“…17,22 The wall press and bench press are CKC exercises that elicit activity from the upper extremity muscles and are frequently used in rehabilitation protocols, 18,27,28,32 as well as in recreational and professional athletic performance training. 11,27,31,34,36 Nevertheless, due to limited information regarding muscle demand and load applied onto the shoulder, the phase of a rehabilitation program in which these exercises should be introduced remains unclear. 38,41 The purpose of this study was to quantify muscle activity elicited during isometric wall press and isometric bench press tasks in 7 muscles shown in the literature to be important for shoulder movement.…”