I saw a post on R3dd1t that said the following...
"Hi, Heat application before a PE routine does make it more pliable.....which I find to be a bad thing. You want the fibers to break, not bend or deform, so I find warming up of any kind to counterproductive. If I do any apply heat, its following a workout only as it helps increase inflammation. Just my 2 cents."
"Currently I hang heavy weights for a few minutes before any routine to break down the tissues a bit and make any routine more effective. Doing everything at room temps versus using heat was a trial and error thing for me, but my data said heat was actually slowing my gains. Its definitely something you have to get used to."
"The heat will definitely allow the cell walls to stretch and deform, versus generate cellular breakage that creates the gains. While warm ups help prevent injuries with weight lifting, its actually preventing gains during the PE process. So yes if you do any heat application, do so after workouts to increase the infallamation/repair cycle. Thanks."
Thoughts on this? It makes some sense.
"Hi, Heat application before a PE routine does make it more pliable.....which I find to be a bad thing. You want the fibers to break, not bend or deform, so I find warming up of any kind to counterproductive. If I do any apply heat, its following a workout only as it helps increase inflammation. Just my 2 cents."
"Currently I hang heavy weights for a few minutes before any routine to break down the tissues a bit and make any routine more effective. Doing everything at room temps versus using heat was a trial and error thing for me, but my data said heat was actually slowing my gains. Its definitely something you have to get used to."
"The heat will definitely allow the cell walls to stretch and deform, versus generate cellular breakage that creates the gains. While warm ups help prevent injuries with weight lifting, its actually preventing gains during the PE process. So yes if you do any heat application, do so after workouts to increase the infallamation/repair cycle. Thanks."
Thoughts on this? It makes some sense.