# Ultimate Strength - HIIT Strength Barbell Warmup **URL:** \ **Category:** Training Q&A\ **Created:** [June 30, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/ultimate-strength-hiit-strength-barbell-warmup/22363 "2025-06-30T17:41:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mattia.cattini](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.freeletics.com/mattia.cattini/32/5158_2.png) [@mattia.cattini](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/mattia.cattini)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/ultimate-strength-hiit-strength-barbell-warmup/22363/1 "2025-06-30T17:41:04Z")
Ultimate Strength actual warmup? I just started Ultimate strength. As I’m coming from a pure max-strength training block, I decided to step away from heavy-barbell work for a bit, so I selected only hiit-strength. Now, for standard strength I see the plan suggesting typical ramping sets up to 2 or 3 top heavy sets on compound lifts. For hiit strength there is no ramping, so you are straight into heavyish moderate-range reps. Like this morning I did 2x10 Romanian Deadlifts with 92.5kg. I can rep out 170kg on regular deadlifts (after a decent ramping) so 92.5kg for 10 isn’t very heavy for me, however that’s a typical 3rd or 4th set for me normally (I’d do like 1 set with 50kg, one with 70kg and then I’m into the 90s). Going straight into 92.5kg without even a minimal ramping seem to be a good way to pull something. I see on Friday I have push-presses 10reps with 55kg. That’s into the heavyish side for me and I know for sure it’s gonna be too much without a bit of ramping. Without a ramping is also difficult to assess if the weight it’s too much and how much to reduce… I don’t know, I kinda like how things look on paper, but I feel there’s a bit of proper warming up missing. What do you guys think? ---
**Author:** ![roberto.franceschini](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.freeletics.com/roberto.franceschini/32/2606_2.png) [@roberto.franceschini](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/roberto.franceschini)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/ultimate-strength-hiit-strength-barbell-warmup/22363/2 "2025-07-01T05:21:30Z")
Totally agree ---
**Author:** ![TomG](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.freeletics.com/tomg/32/3296_2.png) [@TomG](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/TomG)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/ultimate-strength-hiit-strength-barbell-warmup/22363/3 "2025-07-02T02:08:02Z")
I changed my setting to have a look and I agree! there should be some sort of barbell warm up if a barbell exercise is listed in the first interval. ---
**Author:** ![Ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.freeletics.com/ben/32/28_2.png) [@Ben](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/Ben)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/ultimate-strength-hiit-strength-barbell-warmup/22363/4 "2025-07-02T10:35:04Z")
Hey Mattia 👋 Great point, and you’re right 👍 HIIT Strength doesn’t currently include ramp-up sets, unlike Traditional Strength, which is where we program our heaviest lifts and include warmup sets. That said, improving warm-up guidance across the board is something we are currently working on. In the meantime, given the weight you are lifting we would recommend adding ramp-up sets as needed 👍 :clapclapstatic: