Does Exercise Order Matter in Terms of Rest?

[absf]

For example, on my first lower day, I start with squats, then rdl's, seated leg curls, and end off with split squats. I was wondering if that's an issue because my quads get a lot of rest time between exercises, my hamstrings are hit back to back, and my glutes and hit heavy throughout the whole workout. Similarly, I've been thinking of slightly increasing my volume by switching to a U/L X Arnold (5 days). Not sure if I'll stick with it, but I wanna try it out. I ask because I was wondering if on a chest / back day, could I start with a flat press, do my full back workout, and end with an incline press? Or should I just start with flat press, then incline press as soon as a bench and dumbbells are free?

[SuicideGripMe]

Try it out. Usually you'll find what works for you at a given time. I used to love going from bench work to row work because then my shoulders felt amazing after (almost tonic effect after the heavy bench work). Other times, I found after heavy squats jumping into heavy RDL's was too taxing and I couldn't do it when I was cutting. Other times it felt perfect to go from heavy movements to more stretching movements (IE bench to fly and front squat to sissy squats).

Experiment, listen to your body, and watch your progression. Best of luck!

[DRCoaching]

It is mainly personal preference. I used to love deadlifting at the start of a lift but have also learned to love doing them towards the end with a lighter load. I have seen better progression for my specific compound lifts when doing them at the start when I'm fresh, but haven't seen any real negatives from doing them towards the end. So just try both and see what you like!

[pondman]

Big lifts take a lot of ATP. It would be reasonable to expect a squat or deadlift to drain the energy. Not sure how effective it is to work little muscles afterwords. Not sure a Natty can handle much more work. After deadlifting I enjoy doing walking lunges, but I don't want to do Pull UPS without a rest.