Table 4. EMG main effects for time.
Concentric Bench Press Concentric Push-Ups Eccentric Bench Press Eccentric Push-ups
Pectoralis Major Rep1>Q4, p=0.08
Q4>Q2, p=0.03
N/S N/S Q4>Rep1, p=0.05
Q3>Q1, p=0.05
Q4>Q1, p=0.014
Q4>Q2 p=0.011
Anterior Deltoid N/S Q2>Rep1, p=0.03
Q3>Rep1, p=0.001
Q2>Q1, p=0.01
Q3>Q1, p=0.004
N/S Q4>Rep1, p=0.008
Q3>Q1, p=0.06
Q4>Q1, p=0.07
Q4>Q2, p=0.08
Middle Deltoid N/S N/S N/S N/S
Triceps Brachii Q2>Rep1, p=0.08
Q3>Rep1, p=0.06
Q1>Rep1, p=0.02
Q2>Rep1, p=0.002
Q3>Rep1, p<0.0001
Q4>Rep1, p=0.001
Q3>Q1, p<0.0001
Q3>Q2, p=0.08
Q2>Q1, p=0.048 Q4>Rep1, p=0.05
Q3>Q1, p=0.05
Q4>Q1, p=0.10
Biceps Brachii N/S Q1>Rep1, p=0.03
Q2>Rep1, p=0.06
N/S N/S
Q: quartile, Rep: repetition, N/S: non-significant