Shoulder Muscle Activation of Novice and Resistance Trained Women during Variations of Dumbbell Press Exercises

Table 2

Mean ± standard deviation for the three time-related variables across all subjects (𝑛=24). There were no significant differences between the dumbbell press exercises.

	Bench press	Incline press	Shoulder press
Eccentric phase time (s)	1.28±.16	1.32±.36	1.30±.31
Concentric phase time (s)	1.22±.21	1.16±.34	1.21±.27
Total repetition time (s)	2.51±.36	2.48±.42	2.51±.54