What does the RAMP model stand for in warm-up?

What does the RAMP model stand for in warm-up?

• A. Raise, Accelerate, Move, Prime
• B. Raise, Activate, Mobilize, Potentiate
• C. Ramp, Activate, Mobilize, Power
• D. Rise, Activate, Move, Potentiate

Answer: (B)

The RAMP model is a structured warm-up sequence that prepares the body progressively for performance. It begins by raising body temperature and cardiovascular readiness through light cardio and movement, which increases blood flow and metabolic readiness. Next is activation, where you selectively recruit key muscles and neuromuscular pathways essential for the upcoming activities, using low-load, movement-specific drills to prime movement patterns. Then mobilize focuses on dynamic mobility and joint range of motion tailored to the demands of the sport, ensuring joints can move freely through the needed arcs. Finally, potentiate brings in high-intensity, sport-specific tasks that progressively resemble the upcoming work, such as sprint progressions or plyometrics, to ready the nervous system and musculature for peak effort. This sequence—Raise, Activate, Mobilize, Potentiate—reflects the standard RAMP model. Other options use terms like Prime or Power or mix different verbs, but they don’t align with the established framework.

The RAMP model is a structured warm-up sequence that prepares the body progressively for performance. It begins by raising body temperature and cardiovascular readiness through light cardio and movement, which increases blood flow and metabolic readiness. Next is activation, where you selectively recruit key muscles and neuromuscular pathways essential for the upcoming activities, using low-load, movement-specific drills to prime movement patterns. Then mobilize focuses on dynamic mobility and joint range of motion tailored to the demands of the sport, ensuring joints can move freely through the needed arcs. Finally, potentiate brings in high-intensity, sport-specific tasks that progressively resemble the upcoming work, such as sprint progressions or plyometrics, to ready the nervous system and musculature for peak effort. This sequence—Raise, Activate, Mobilize, Potentiate—reflects the standard RAMP model. Other options use terms like Prime or Power or mix different verbs, but they don’t align with the established framework.