The influence of internal (movement focus) and external (outcome focus) attentional-focusing instructions on muscular endurance were investigated using three exercise protocols with experienced exercisers. Twenty-three participants completed a maximal repetition, assisted bench-press test on a Smith's machine. An external focus of attention resulted in significant (p < .05) improvements in perf...

Injuries to the pectoralis major muscle are relatively infrequent. The mechanism of injury is usually an eccentric shortening of the pectoralis major under heavy load, such as when performing a bench press exercise. We report a case that presented to us with a history of sudden pain in the left pectoral region while doing heavy bench press exercise. The patient sustained a type III D pectoralis...

The study was conducted to register the occurrence of Bioccipital/ Rotator Cuff Tendonitis in the subjects involved in Bench Press Activity in gymnasium. Fifty male subjects (age group 2030 years), having shoulder pain for at least three weeks, were selected randomly and were interviewed for the present history of shoulder pain, from various gymnasia. The subjects were interviewed through a que...

researchers and coaches are constantly looking for the most effective ways to enhance athletic performance. the aim of this study was to investigate the response of strength, power and muscle endurance to resistance training with different rest intervals. 16 male volunteers were selected and divided randomly into two groups. group a (n=8, age 22±2.55 yr, height 174.20±6.14 cm, weight 64.20±6.33...

The bench press is one of the most popular weight training exercises. Although most training regimens incorporate multiple repetition sets, there are few data describing how the kinematics of a lift change during a set to failure. To examine these changes, recreational lifters (10 men and 8 women) were recruited. The maximum weight each subject could bench press (1RM) was determined. Subjects t...

UNLABELLED Local cooling can induce an ergogenic effect during a short-term intense exercise. One proposed method of personal cooling involves heat extraction from the palm. PURPOSE In this study, we hypothesized that local palm cooling (PC) during rest intervals between progressive weight training sets will increase total repetitions and exercise volume in resistance-trained subjects exercis...

The purpose of this study was to (a) develop a functional field test to assess the role of the core musculature and its impact on sport performance in an athletic population and (b) develop a functional field test to determine how well the core can transfer forces from the lower to the upper extremities. Twenty-five DI collegiate football players performed medicine ball throws (forward, reverse...