Deadlifts are the only exercise where I build up to a higher weight. Getting that posterior chain and back warmed up is everything. Anything else I just stretch and practice the form with an empty bar to warm up..
That's the thing. Since my shoulder surgery I have a whole routine in place as how to warm up and loosen up for all my lifts. I use a combination of dynamic band stretches and rep/weight schemes before getting to my working weight. If anything I'm more careful now than ever w all my lifts. That's what makes this so much more frustrating.