NASM Master Instructor Roundtable: A Show for Personal Trainers

15-Minute Warmup Routine for Maximum Performance


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Unlock the secrets to maximizing your fitness results with our award-winning podcast! In this episode of the “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts Wendy Batts, and Marty Miller, dive deep into the "15-Minute Warmup"—revealing proven strategies, science-backed techniques, and practical solutions for prepping your body and your clients for peak performance.

What You'll Learn:

  • Why the warmup matters: Discover the science behind movement prep, muscle activation, and the Bohr effect for explosive power
  • How to optimize warmups: Audit and streamline your routine based on client needs, day-to-day compensations, and training phases.
  • Phase-specific strategies: Learn how to tailor the warmup for stabilization, strength, and power—and avoid the common "treadmill trap"!
  • Real-world coaching tips: Handling late clients, quick 5-minute emergency routines, and anchoring compliance to performance gains.
  • Three-point audit check: Ensure your warmup covers the key movement compensations and kinetic chain checkpoints—essential for injury prevention and maximum results.

    Why Watch?

    Whether you're a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, or dedicated athlete, this episode gives you actionable advice to elevate every session. Stop skipping the warmup—start leveraging it for faster progress, better results, and a safer training journey.

    Show References:  

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    Wilson CJ, Nunes JP, Blazevich AJ. The effect of muscle warm-up on voluntary and evoked force-time parameters: A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression. J Sport Health Sci. 2025 Dec;14:101024. doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2025.101024. Epub 2025 Jan 25. PMID: 39864808; PMCID:

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