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A Comparison of Muscle Activity Between a Free Weight and Machine Bench Press
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1994
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Bench PressPhysical ActivityNeuromuscular CoordinationMuscle FunctionKinesiologyMuscle InjuryFree WeightMuscle Activity BetweenApplied PhysiologySport PhysiologyHealth SciencesPhysical MedicinePhysical FitnessMusculoskeletal FunctionRehabilitationExercise PhysiologyIemg ValuesElectromyographyMachine Bench PressEmg DataMusculoskeletal InteractionHuman MovementMedicine
ABSTRACTThis study calculated IEMG values during the ascent and descent phases of the bench press and compared the values between lifts performed with free weights versus a guided weight machine. In Phase 1 of the study the l-RM on each mode was determined for each subject. In Phase 2, EMG data were