Mobility & Prep
You Do Not Really Warm Up Before You Lift
The fault
Walking in and going straight to the bar.
Why it happens
Warming up for weightlifting is not general cardio. It is rehearsing the positions you are about to load, so the first working set is not also the first time you visit them.
The fix
One drill that covers the ground a weightlifting warm up needs to cover. Short enough that you will actually do it.
About this fix
Originally published as "The Perfect Weightlifting Warm Up" on 9 May 2016, part of The Lifting Fix, a free weekly weightlifting technique series Danny Lehr ran from June 2015 to December 2016. Every episode is free here and always will be. For the full structured course, see the professionally filmed program.