After a tough chest workout, your ability to push your arm across your chest comes back fully within three days, no matter if you used a machine, barbell, or dumbbells.

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Chest Press Exercises With Different Stability Requirements Result in Similar Muscle Damage Recovery in Resistance-Trained Men

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2017 Jan

The study found that after doing three types of chest presses, men’s main chest muscles fully recovered their strength by 72 hours, no matter if they used a machine, barbell, or dumbbells.

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Chest Press Exercises With Different Stability Requirements Result in Similar Muscle Damage Recovery in Resistance-Trained Men

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DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000001453

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When trained men do different types of chest presses—using a machine, barbell, or dumbbells—their chest muscles and shoulder strength bounce back at about the same rate after a tough workout, no matter how stable the equipment is.

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