I agree with James on the U of O example. Most of the work needs to be peripheral, not CNS directed, the day before. Everyone rants and raves about stimulating the CNS when one of two things are most likely to happen:
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They overdo it and the CNS is shot and their performance suffers (much like many idiots were trying to do when Charles Poliquin was claiming that Ben did heavy squats right before the Seoul 100m final. I guess CP was likening himself to a “fluffer” before the big competition.).
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They don’t do enough to even come close to stimulate the CNS, but they engage in a circulatory activity and get a metabolic jump-start – which is all they need
Go for a light run, do a few push ups, do some activity flexibility work. But please don’t overstate the efficacy of your specialized CNS warm-up routine. Sketchy recruiting practices probably do more for Oregon than Friday workouts!