Studies investigating
multi joint exercises (such as the bench press) and single joint exercises (such as the dumbbell fly, pec
deck machine, and bent - forward cable cross-over) have generally found similar
levels of pectoralis major EMG amplitude across all exercises, which suggests that either type of exercise can be used to good effect (Welsch et al. 2005; Rocha - Junior 2007; Shanke 2012).