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