# How Much Do You Really Need To Warm-Up? | Dr. Milo Wolf Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/rp-strength-podcast-257875/how-much-do-you-really-need-to-warm-up-dr-milo-wolf Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/rp-strength-podcast-257875/how-much-do-you-really-need-to-warm-up-dr-milo-wolf.md Podcast: [RP Strength Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rp-strength-podcast-257875) Published: 2026-06-08T16:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://rppodcast.libsyn.com/dr-milo-wolf-on-how-much-you-really-need-to-warm-up Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/rppodcast/Dr._Milo_Wolf_on_How_Much_You_Really_Need_to_Warm_Up.mp3?dest-id=1653215 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rp-strength-podcast-257875/episodes/how-much-do-you-really-need-to-warm-up-dr-milo-wolf Duration seconds: 3460 ## Resource Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. Guest Links Dr. Milo Wolf's Links: Website/Coaching: Wolf Coaching App: MyoAdapt YouTube: Dr. Milo Wolf Instagram: @wolfcoach_ Timestamps 00:00 Intro and why warmups matter 00:46 Why warmups may be overrated for hypertrophy 03:21 General vs specific warmups and static vs dynamic stretching 04:41 Static stretching and short-term performance tradeoffs 07:25 Stretching and injury-prevention evidence 10:08 FIFA 11, strength training, plyometrics, and multi-part warmups 11:42 Why plyometrics can build resilience 15:55 Mechanisms: temperature, oxygen uptake, psychology, and neural readiness 18:16 Sports-team warmups, coaching logistics, and specificity 38:29 Nick's real warmup routine and Milo's reaction 49:20 Milo's default warmup recommendation 53:07 Pain, injury, and adjusting the approach ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rp-strength-podcast-257875/episodes/how-much-do-you-really-need-to-warm-up-dr-milo-wolf/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/rp-strength-podcast-257875/how-much-do-you-really-need-to-warm-up-dr-milo-wolf.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.