🔥𝐏𝐔𝐒𝐇 𝐔𝐏 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐔𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐇 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒🔥 📚 follow thetrainingmanual For more !! .⠀ 📍The push-up is a closed chain exercise while the bench press is an open chain exercise. In a 2018 study, they compared toe push-ups, knee push-ups, and bench press. We’ll focus on the toe pushups and bench press. They tested 3 different grip widths (narrow, middle, wide). ⠀ 📍Results 1️⃣Anterior deltoid activation was 59% greater during the narrow hand position bench press than the narrow hand position push-up and 38% greater during the middle hand position bench press. 2️⃣Biceps brachii was 49% more active during a wide hand position bench press than a wide hand position push-up. 3️⃣Rectus abdominis activation was 51% less during the narrow, 50% less during the middle, and 47% less during the wide hand position bench press in comparison with activation at the parallel push-up hand positions. ⠀ The difference between closed versus open chain exercises for all 3 hand positions was the 50% g...