Proper recovery is essential to performance, and standardized warm-up protocols are critical prior to testing maximum strength to avoid injury and ensure accurate results.

“whenever you do these tests, especially if you're going to do a test and then a test again down the line, you want to make sure that warm-up protocol is standardized. Now, again, the NFCA-- and I can give you resources-- has specific guides for exactly what to do for your warm-up protocol”