The Body Recomp Podcast | Beyond Fitness
The Body Recomp Podcast is where smart lifters (like you) go to learn what actually works for losing fat and building muscle. No fads. No quick fixes. Just real, evidence-based strategies to get leaner, stronger, healthier... and more jacked, of course.
I’m your host, Kade Howell — a coach, father, husband, and wiener dog dad/connoisseur. After coaching hundreds of clients to transform through body recomposition, I’m here to share the training, nutrition, and lifestyle principles that cut through the noise and actually create lasting change.
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The Body Recomp Podcast | Beyond Fitness
The Ultimate Pre-Workout Warm-Up for Muscle Growth & Body Recomp | Ep. 119
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Most people waste time foam rolling, stretching, or jogging before lifting. In this episode, we break down what the science (and real-world experience) says about warm-ups that actually improve training performance.
You’ll learn why most warm-ups don’t help (or even hurt progress), how to structure yours for strength and hypertrophy, and the exact warm-up protocol we use with clients for better results in less time.
Timestamps:
00:10 – Most people are warming up wrong
01:05 – Free month of coaching (podcast-only offer)
01:50 – Why foam rolling is (mostly) useless
04:00 – When stretching becomes counterproductive
05:00 – Why cardio before lifting backfires
06:15 – What to do instead: simple warm-up structure
08:20 – Dynamic drills for upper and lower body
12:20 – The warm-up that matters most: ramp-up sets
16:50 – Examples for warm up sets
20:30 – Warming up for isolation/accessory work
24:30 – When to break the rules + final takeaways
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