TRICEPS: PUSH EXERCISES – LATERAL & LONG HEADS
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EMG STUDIES
PECTORALIS MAJOR, TRICEPS LONG HEAD & LATERAL HEAD
– Straight Bar vs. Cambered Bar
Bench Press Cambered vs. Standard Bar – 2020 – Krzysztofik
Procedure
– 12 resistance-trained males; selected loads 50%, 70%, 90% 1RM
Results for the Straight Bar
Lateral head of the triceps brachii: 90%1RM=70 · 70%1RM=50 · 50%1RM=40
Long head of the triceps brachii: 90%1RM=90· 70%1RM=60 · 50%1RM=40
+ Pectoralis major: 90%1RM=100 · 70%1RM=80 · 50%1RM=80
+ Anterior deltoid: 90%1RM=110· 70%1RM=100 · 50%1RM=80
Results for the Cambered Bar
Lateral head of the triceps brachii: 90%1RM=65 · 70%1RM=45 · 50%1RM=40
Long head of the triceps brachii: 90%1RM=60 · 70%1RM=50 · 50%1RM=30
+ Pectoralis major: 90%1RM=75 · 70%1RM=70 · 50%1RM=65
+ Anterior deltoid: 90%1RM=120 · 70%1RM=110 · 50%1RM=95
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