Doing a special warm-up before lifting weights doesn't make you any stronger in chest, leg, or back exercises than just lifting weights normally during full-body workouts.

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Discussion of "The effects of pre-exhaustion, exercise order, and rest intervals in a full-body resistance training intervention"--Pre-exhaustion exercise and neuromuscular adaptations: an inefficient method?

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2015 Aug

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Discussion of "The effects of pre-exhaustion, exercise order, and rest intervals in a full-body resistance training intervention"--Pre-exhaustion exercise and neuromuscular adaptations: an inefficient method?

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DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2015-0136

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