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A primary consideration before each workout should be warming up. A good warm-up raises core body temperature, improves your mood, and boosts your performance (1<\/a>). The performance boost is that warming up allows vital enzymes involved in energy production to work optimally. Warming up well can also reduce your risk of injury and get you into a training mindset, both of which play an essential role in gym longevity (2<\/a>). Since you\u2019re training your entire body, you should warm up every major muscle group before doing a 5×5 <\/a>or Madcow 5×5<\/a> workout. Specifically, you need to warm up your back, chest, shoulders, triceps, glutes, hamstrings, and calves through a combination of cardio and stretching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warm-up <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cardio:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You can use every cardio machine in your gym: the treadmill, stationary bike, elliptical, Stairmaster, or even a rowing machine. The goal is to do it with low intensity for no longer than five to ten minutes. In doing so, you warm up your body without causing fatigue that can hinder your performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stretches: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n