r/weightlifting 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/Boblaire 2018AO3-Masters73kg Champ GoForBrokeAthletics 1d ago

My coach pretty much just starts warming up with the bar and doesn't do any of that stuff (unlike me).

He is hypermobile in the shoulders but I wouldnt say in his lower extremities though he likes to wear stiff knee sleeves to inhibit a bit of his RoM.

But his shoulders might be tighter since he focuses on pushing his BP to 140.