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ONE WAY TO HEAT UP YOUR COLD WEATHER WARM-UPS
Your MOTION can change your EMOTION. Your MOVEMENT can change your MOOD. Your ACTIONS can change your ATTITUDE.
(I promise this is not a motivational message….keep reading)
Lower temperatures can often leave athletes FEELING like they can’t (or don’t want to) move fast or be powerful. Lucky for them, we have the power to overturn our thoughts and ‘trick’ our minds into doing what we want to do, actually. Including some sort of Neural Activation to the end of a warm-up routine can override those negative thoughts and actually get the mind (and body) to perform at a higher level than what it may have felt like just moments before.
Here’s a few examples of some simple CNS (Central Nervous System) exercises to mix into your routine:
It only takes 5-10 seconds of each exercise to get a heightened response from your nervous system and be better prepared for what comes next (power, speed, etc)
Try it out before your next power/explosive segment and let me know if you notice a difference in your first few reps.
Yours in Health & Performance, Justin Goonan, MSc, CSCS Owner/Coach Universal Sports Strength & Conditioning www.universalsportsstrength.com universalsportsstrength@gmail.com
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