Strength Training Prior to Endurance Exercise: Impact
on the Neuromuscular System, Endurance Performance and
Cardiorespiratory Responses
and plyometric strength-training protocol, significant decreases were observed in the maximal voluntary
contraction and rate of force development, whereas no changes were observed in the electromyographic parameters.
Oxygen uptake and a heart rate during endurance exercise were not significantly different among the protocols.
However, the time-to-exhaustion was significantly higher during endurance exercise alone than when performed after
hypertrophic strength-training or plyometric strength-training (p