Ratings of perceived exertion and muscle activity during the bench press exercise in recreational and novice lifters

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 359-364

  Lagally, Kristen M ^a   McCaw, Steven T ^a   Young, Geoff T ^a   Medema, Heather C ^a   Thomas, David Q ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active muscle exertion; Electromyography; Overall body exertion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; RECREATION; TRAINING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 2942604200     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-12782.1     Document Type: Article

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