title: Recovery of pectoralis major and triceps brachii after bench press exercise.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The present study evaluated and compared the recovery of pectoralis major (PM) and triceps brachii (TB) muscles of trained men after bench press exercise.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighteen volunteers performed eight sets of bench press exercise to momentary muscle failure and were evaluated for TB and PM peak torque and total work on an isokinetic dynamometer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  PM peak torque and total work remained lower than baseline for 72 and 96 h, respectively. TB peak torque was only different from baseline immediately post training, while total work was significantly lower than baseline immediately and 48 h after training. Normalized peak torque values were only different between TB and PM at 48 h after training.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considering the small and nonsignificant difference between the recovery of TB and PM muscles, the results suggest that bench press exercise may promote a similar stress on these muscles. Muscle Nerve 56: 963-967, 2017.
authors.affiliation: College of Physical Education, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Diogo V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: College of Physical Education and Dance, Federal University of Goias, Avenida Esperança s/n, Campus Samambaia, Goiania, GO, Brazil, 74690-900.
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2459-4977
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gentil
authors.affiliation: College of Physical Education, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Saulo Rodrigo Sampaio
authors.initials: SRS
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: College of Physical Education, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Martim
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bottaro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D015444:Exercise; D064368:Healthy Volunteers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D063806:Myalgia / Q000209:etiology; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000502:physiology*; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000502:physiology*; D055070:Resistance Training; D013997:Time Factors; D019415:Torque; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: chest press; dynamometry; muscle strength; resistance exercise; resistance training; strength training