In contrast, it is unclear whether the free
weight bench press produces superior middle deltoid muscle activity.
Not exact matches
Free -
weight exercises such as the
bench press produce better muscular and skeletal adaptations than machine exercises such as the chest
press.
Pneumatic (constant resistance)
produces comparatively greater gains in pneumatic
bench press 1RM, while free
weight (constant load) strength training leads to comparatively greater gains in free
weight bench press 1RM (Frost et al. 2016).
Overall, research indicates that the free -
weight and machine
bench press produce very similar levels of pectoralis major EMG amplitude and therefore either will train the muscle effectively.
Free
weights only and free
weights plus either bands or chains seem to
produce similar gains in 1RM free
weight squat or
bench press (Anderson et al. 2008; McCurdy et al. 2009; Ghigiarelli et al. 2009; Rhea et al. 2009; Shoepe et al. 2011; Joy et al. 2014; Jones, 2014; Ataee et al. 2014; Calatayud et al. 2015; Andersen et al. 2015).