title: Effect of different warm-up procedures on the performance of resistance training exercises.
abstract: Warm-up has been shown to mediate numerous acute physiological alterations that have been purported to confer beneficial effects on performance. This study investigated the acute effects of different warm-up procedures on resistance training performance. Employing a randomized, counterbalanced crossover design, 15 men performed 3 exercises (4 sets of bench press, squat, and arm curl at 80% of 1RM) to failure in 4 conditions (control, specific, aerobic, and combined). Outcome measures included the sum of repetitions and a fatigue index measuring the decline between sets. There was no significant difference for the sum of repetitions or for fatigue index among conditions for the 3 exercises. Performance in the resistance training exercises was not influenced by warm-up.
authors.affiliation: 1 Study and Research Group in Metabolism, Nutrition, and Exercise Londrina State University, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alex S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romanzini
authors.forename: Brad J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Schoenfeld
authors.forename: Mariana F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Ademar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avelar
authors.forename: Edilson S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Cyrino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018763:Muscle Fatigue / Q000502:physiology*; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D011897:Random Allocation; D055070:Resistance Training / Q000379:methods*; D063996:Warm-Up Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult