Constantly Learning and Sometimes Amazed

This past
weekend I attended a clinic where I learned that something that I have been
doing for my 39 years of coaching is wrong! I learned that warm-up is now
outdated and that I need to do movement prep instead. I learned that all
warm-up does is raise the temperature of the body. Naturally I was taken aback.
I am always open to new ideas and I continually challenge myself to learn and
improve, but this was a bit much. Let’s get something straight, warm-up is
warm-up, movement prep as I see it presented and executed is an implicit part
of warm-up. You must warm-up in a systematic, sequential and progressive
manner. In fact warm-up may be the most important aspect of the whole workout.
It is your bridge from your everyday activities to the mental and physical rigors
of the workout. Warm-up does not stand alone; it must match up and dovetail
with the objective of the workout, it must be carefully choreographed and
sequenced so that it seamlessly flows into the actual workout. Forget movement
prep and warm-up, it has worked well for a long time.