It focuses on the long head (outer portion) of the biceps
brachii during the bicep workout.
Not exact matches
However, the biceps
brachii are also get worked hard, though less directly,
during brachialis exercises (e.g. preacher curl, concentration curl), brachioradialis exercises (e.g. hammer curl, reverse curl) and back exercises (e.g. chin up, underhand row).
They reported that the biceps
brachii displayed significantly greater muscle activity
during the dumbbell bench press, while the barbell bench press displayed significantly greater activity than the smith machine.
The data therefore suggest that triceps
brachii muscle activity is superior with greater relative loads regardless of whether maximal intended velocity is used
during each repetition.
They reported that the triceps
brachii medial head displays significantly different muscle activity
during all regions, insofar as
during each region muscle activity is greater
during the counter-movement condition compared with the concentric - only condition, and the greatest difference is
during the sticking region.
Van den Tillaar & Ettema (2009) found that no difference existed between the triceps
brachii muscle activity between successful and unsuccessful 1RM attempts or between periods (pre-sticking, sticking and post sticking)
during concentric muscle actions.
Comparing four different angles of the bench used
during the narrow grip bench press, Barnett et al. (1995) found a main difference in triceps
brachii muscle activity between -18 degrees and 0 (flat) compared with 40 and 90 degrees.