ArticleFrontiers in physiology2024
Effects of bench press technique variations on musculoskeletal shoulder loads and potential injury risk.
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- Risk factors and management of atraumatic distal clavicular osteolysis: A scoping review.Shoulder & elbow · 2026Review
- Shoulder Complex Dysfunction Through an Evolutionary Lens: The Need for Closed Kinetic Chain Loading in Upper Extremity Program Design.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Conductivity Enhancement and Strain Gauge Optimization for Accurate and Stable Flexible Wearable Motion Sensors.ACS omega · 2026Article
- Acute Effects of Thoracic-Spinal Elevation via a Novel Bench Press Pad on sEMG and Barbell Kinetics in Resistance-Trained Males.International journal of exercise science · 2026Article
- Decoding the Contribution of Shoulder and Elbow Mechanics to Barbell Kinematics and the Sticking Region in Bench and Overhead Press Exercises: A Link-Chain Model with Single- and Two-Joint Muscles.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Comparison of subject-specific musculoskeletal model calibration strategies on muscle force and fatigue estimation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
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Abstract
While shoulder injuries resulting from the bench press exercise are commonly reported, no biomechanical evidence for lowering injury risk is currently available. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to compare musculoskeletal shoulder loads and potential injury risk during several bench press variations. Ten experienced strength athletes performed 21 technical variations of the barbell bench press, including variations in grip width of 1,1.5 and 2 bi-acromial widths (BAW), shoulder abduction angles of 45°, 70° and 90°, and scapula poses including neutral, retracted, and released conditions. Motions and forces were recorded by an opto-electronic measurement system and an instrumented barbell. An OpenSim musculoskeletal shoulder model was employed to estimate joint reaction forces in the glenohumeral and acromioclavicular joints. Time-series of joint reaction forces were compared between techniques by statistical non-parametric mapping. Results showed that narrower grip widths of
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