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Dumbbell Chest & Shoulder Training Shoot Out: New EMG Data from Experienced and Novice Female Lifters

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Does a woman's pectoralis react the same way to dumbbell bench, incline and shoulder presses as the one of their male training partners? Does it make a difference whether you are a novice or an advanced trainee? What about light vs. heavy weights - any effect on the activation patterns of pectoralis, delts, trapezius & co? Learn the answers to these & other questions in today's SuppVersity article (photo bodybuilding.com) The SuppVersity EMG Series is still one of the the most popular article series, here at the SuppVersity and that despite the fact that I guess most of you will already know the results by heart. Therefore I am happy to present you some additional data from a recently conducted study from the Biodynamics and Human Performance Center at the Armstrong Atlantic State University in Abercorn. The study that was published in the Journal of Sports Medicine a couple of days ago is - according to the authors - the first to investigate, whether the previ...
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Impingement No More: Study Outlines 6 Week Protocol That Reduces, in 15% of the Cases Even Resolves Shoulder Pain

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Image 1: A 1990 study by Lo et al. reports that 43.8% of athletes who are competing in sports with upper arm involvement complain about shoulder problems, 29% with constant pain (Lo. 1990)! If you are thinking about sex, lies, ex-presidents and obese interns at the White House, when you hear the word "impingement" your language proficiency is not the best and / or you are one of those guys (or girls) who prefers his gossip weekly over the latest issue of a fitness, let alone a bodybuilding magazine (unlikely for SuppVersity students, but who knows?). If you don't belong to this group and / or have just begun to massage your aching shoulder, however, the results of a recently published study on the effectiveness of a 6-week scapular muscle rehabiliation exercise regimen that was specifically designed to alleviate the pain and improve the limited flexibility of athletes with mild to moderate shoulder impingement could be of great interest to you. The scientifically pr...
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