When people who don't exercise much do a special warm-up called pre-exhaustion before rowing exercises, their shoulder muscle gets tired faster than if they didn't do the warm-up.

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The Pre-Exhaustion Method Does Not Increase Muscle Activity in Target Muscle During Strength Training in Untrained Individuals

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2022 Apr

The study found that doing an extra exercise first made the shoulder muscle get tired faster during rows, which matches what the claim said.

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The Pre-Exhaustion Method Does Not Increase Muscle Activity in Target Muscle During Strength Training in Untrained Individuals

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DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2022-0027

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