Therefore, the sticking
region during the bench press occurs at different joint angles depending on grip width.
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.
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.
Grip width affects the elbow angle
during the sticking
region in the
bench press, where elbow angle is more flexed
during the sticking
region in medium and wide grip widths.
Assessing the effect of
bench press muscle action and
region, Newton et al. (1997) found that a greater concentric average velocity was achieved at all loads between 15 — 90 % of 1RM
during the
bench press throw when preceded by the eccentric muscle action compared to the concentric - only muscle action.
They reported that biceps muscle activity showed a trend towards superior muscle activity
during the counter-movement
bench press in the pre-sticking
region, however the data did not reach statistical significance.
Grip width affects the shoulder angle
during the sticking
region in the
bench press, where shoulder abduction angle is more acute and flexion angle is greater at the start of the sticking
region using a narrow grip compared to medium and wide grip widths.