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Thank you so much for checking out today's show.

This is episode 64 of the Squat University podcast.

The goal with each and every one of these

shows is to bring you as much value-packed content to help you move better in the gym and in life,

decrease your body's aches and pains and help you reach your true athletic potential.

Now, today's show is all about how to warm up properly when you get to the gym. So imagine this.

You're getting ready to lift some big

weight. You've got a big squat day, a big clean day, whatever you're doing, you're ready to lift

some big ass weights. But the first thing you need to do is warm up. But should you stretch,

should you foam roll, should you do lateral kicks with the band? What should you do? Unfortunately,

it can get really overwhelming when you

scour the internet, look on Instagram, talk to friends and coaches as to the best ways to warm up

because there's so many options. Literally, if you scroll through Instagram, you'll probably

see 15 or 20 different channels that have different options and different best practices for warming

up and you're like, do I use this? Is this right for my body? Well, let's talk about it today.

Now, the first thing that you should do whenever you walk into the weight room is to define your

training goal for that day. Are you doing squats? Are you doing deadlips? Are you doing cleans,

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