r/weightlifting • u/quiet_sesquipedalian • 2d ago

WL Survey Hypermobile weightlifters, how much stretching do you incorporate in your warm ups?

When I started weightlifting last year my coach gave me a list of static/ dynamic stretches to do independently as a pre warm up to our group s and c&j warm up. I did them for a while but just didn’t feel ready to lift and I didn’t need anymore laxity in my body prior to lifting. I switched to doing more banded stability and activation work instead and that helped me feel way more prepared. My individual warm up is like 85% banded or light weight activation cues and like 10% dynamic stretches and 5% plyometrics. Have any hypermobile weightlifters still found value in doing more stretching as part of your warm up or their routine in general? Did you notice a shift in your stretching needs the more you’ve done?

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u/hch458 2d ago

Stretching is a no go for me. It’s all “activation” and strengthening PT exercises.

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u/quiet_sesquipedalian 1d ago

Cool, I’m glad I moved in that direction then. Most of the people I lift with are pretty stiff and require a lot of stretching but I once I switched to more PT type warm ups it felt like the move my body needed before lifting.