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Warm-up31 October 2026Are band pull-aparts a good warm-up for your shoulders?They are a sensible way to get the back of your shoulders working before you lift. No trial has tested them as a warm-up, so treat them as an easy extra and keep your lighter sets of the lift itself.
Warm-up3 September 2026How many warm-up sets before a heavy lift?As many as it takes to arrive at your working weight having already lifted something close to it. The research does not name a number, and the numbers you are given are convention.
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