Sentences with phrase «major during the bench press»

However, when performing the bench press at 80 % of 1RM, pectoralis major EMG amplitude is almost maximal (at 93 % of MVIC), which suggests that loads of 80 % of 1RM are sufficient to train the pectoralis major during the bench press.

Intervention — any acute study assessing the muscle activity of the pectoralis major during the bench press exercise

Not exact matches

The bench press targets the overall chest region during your chest workout with the pectoralis major as the primary mover in this exercise.

Since the front deltoids are a very small muscle compared to the huge pectoralis major of the chest, it stands to reason that during the bench press the deltoids of your shoulders will fatigue way before your chest even starts to get a proper workout.

EMG studies reveal that the front deltoids receive the same stimulation as the pectoralis major of the chest during the flat bench press.

Targeting each of the two parts of the pectoralis major can be done by altering grip width and pressing angle during the bench press.

They reported that the pectoralis major displayed greater muscle activity during the sticking and post-sticking region when performing the counter-movement bench press compared with the concentric - only condition, while the pre-sticking region muscle activity was not different between phases.