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REVIEWS EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness 2015 June;55(6):604-8
Copyright © 2015 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA
language: English
Bench press exercise: the key points
Padulo J. 1, 2, Laffaye G. 3, Chaouachi A. 4, Chamari K. 2, 5 ✉
1 University e Campus, Novedrate, Italy; 2 Tunisian Research Laboratory “Sports Performance Optimization”, National Center of Medicine and Science in Sport, Tunis, Tunisia; 3 UR CIAMS - Motor Control and Perception Group, Department of Sport Sciences, Université Paris‑ Sud, Orsay, France; 4 AUT University, Sports Performance Research, Institute New Zeland, Auckland, New Zeland; 5 Aspetar, Qatar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Research and Education Centre, Doha, Qatar
The bench press exercise (BPE) is receiving increasing interest as a field testing, training/therapeutic modality to improve neuromuscular performance or to increase bone mass density. Several studies have been performed using BPE as a standard for increasing upper-limb strength. For this purpose, the position of the bar, the loads, the sets, the number of repetitions, the recovery time in-between sets, the movement speed, the muscular work and the use of the determination of the one repetition maximum (1-RM) are the classical tools investigated in the literature that have been shown to affect the BPE effect on neuromuscular. The goal of the present short review is to make a picture of the current knowledge on the bench press exercise, which could be very helpful for a better understanding of this standard movement and its effects. Based on the related literature, several recommendations on these key points are presented here.