The Best Warm Up For Leg Workouts

Do this before every leg workouts!

That combination of movements addresses your entire lower body as well as some upper body.

This will greatly improve your leg workout results overtime!

• The standing back bend stretch helps opening the shoulders, rib cage and hips.
• Then down to foot and toes activation to make sure the big toe muscle chain is active and ready to push for a whole workout. Squatting on your toes also allows for full bent knee range of motion.
• Moving on to hips, ankle and shoulders with the standing frog. This movement is a major tool to improve hip and shoulder mobility.
• Side to side rotations are great to address thoracic spine mobility. You can do it both in a squat and lunge variations.

Go for 4-6 reps of each movement. You can repeat the sequence 1-3 times.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the overall benefit of performing this pre-leg workout sequence? This combination of movements will $\mathbf{greatly}\mathbf{improve}\mathbf{your}\mathbf{leg}\mathbf{workout}\mathbf{results}$ over time by addressing the entire lower body, as well as necessary upper body mobility.

2. Which key areas does the $\mathbf{standing}\mathbf{back}\mathbf{bend}\mathbf{stretch}$ target? The standing back bend stretch helps in $\mathbf{opening}\mathbf{the}\mathbf{shoulders},\mathbf{rib}\mathbf{cage},\mathbf{and}\mathbf{hips}$.

3. Why is $\mathbf{foot}\mathbf{and}\mathbf{toe}\mathbf{activation}$ included in the warm-up? Foot and toe activation is included to ensure the $\mathbf{big}\mathbf{toe}\mathbf{muscle}\mathbf{chain}\mathbf{is}\mathbf{active}\mathbf{and}\mathbf{ready}\mathbf{to}\mathbf{push}$ throughout the workout. Squatting on the toes also helps achieve a full bent $\mathbf{knee}\mathbf{range}\mathbf{of}\mathbf{motion}$.

4. What is the purpose of the $\mathbf{standing}\mathbf{frog}$ movement? The standing frog is a major tool used to $\mathbf{improve}\mathbf{hip}\mathbf{and}\mathbf{shoulder}\mathbf{mobility}$ simultaneously.

5. Why are $\mathbf{side}\mathbf{to}\mathbf{side}\mathbf{rotations}$ included in the sequence? Side to side rotations, performed in either squat or lunge variations, are included to $\mathbf{address}\mathbf{thoracic}\mathbf{spine}\mathbf{mobility}$ (mid-back movement).

6. What are the recommended repetitions and sets for this sequence? You should aim for $4-6\mathbf{repetitions}$ of each movement and $\mathbf{repeat}\mathbf{the}\mathbf{entire}\mathbf{sequence}1-3\mathbf{times}$.