A kinetic and electromyographic comparison of the standing cable press and bench press

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1271-1277

  Santana, Juan Carlos ^a   Vera Garcia, Francisco J ^b   McGill, Stuart M ^b  

^a Institute of Human Performance   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURE; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; UPPER EXTREMITY; WEIGHT LIFTING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 38049062947     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-20476.1     Document Type: Article

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