ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Effect of Grip Width on Muscle Strength and Electromyographic Activity in Bench Press among Novice- and Resistance-Trained Men.
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- Acute muscle excitation response across various bench press ranges of motion.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Neuromuscular Repatterning of the Pectoralis Major During the Bench Press Exercise Following a 10-week Targeted Resistance Training Intervention.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2024Article
- High-Density Electromyography Excitation in Front vs. Back Lat Pull-Down Prime Movers.Journal of human kinetics · 2024Article
- Optimizing Resistance Training Technique to Maximize Muscle Hypertrophy: A Narrative Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Review
- Lateral Force and EMG Activity in Wide- and Narrow-Grip Bench Press in Various Conditions.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- How Does Instability Affect Bench Press Performance? Acute Effect Analysis with Different Loads in Trained and Untrained Populations.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Effect of the Weight and Type of Equipment on Shoulder and Back Muscle Activity in Surface Electromyography during the Overhead Press-Preliminary Report.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study compared the muscle activity and six repetition maximum (6-RM) loads in bench press with narrow, medium, and wide grip widths with sub-group comparisons of resistance-trained (RT) and novice-trained (NT) men.
methodsAfter two familiarization sessions, twenty-eight subjects lifted their 6-RM loads with the different grip widths with measurement of electromyographic activity.
resultsBiceps brachii activity increased with increasing grip width, whereas wide grip displayed lower triceps brachii activation than medium and narrow. In the anterior deltoid, greater activity was observed using a medium compared to narrow grip. Similar muscle activities were observed between the grip widths for the other muscles. For the RT group, greater biceps brachii activity with increasing grip width was observed, but only greater activity was observed in the NT group between narrow and wide. Comparing wide and medium grip width, the RT group showed lower triceps activation using a wide grip, whereas the NT group showed lower anterior deltoid activation using a narrow compared to medium grip. Both groups demonstrated lower 6-RM loads using a narrow grip compared to the other grips.
conclusionGrip widths affect both 6-RM loads and triceps brachii, biceps brachii, and anterior deltoid activity especially between wide and narrow grip widths.
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