The purpose is to gain a better understanding of how different exercises affect the muscular system.  This is important to the fitness community and the world at large to become a stronger, healthier place.  Hypertrophic science and sport science is a relatively new science, but there have been important strides in the field in the past 30 years.  The study of how muscle reacts to stress and stimuli is crucial in understanding how to optimally train for the best results as an athlete or just a normal person. The first modern EMG machine was constructed by Jasper in 1942 at McGill University, Montreal, Canada.  Also, Lambert, MD, PhD (1915–2003), known as the "Father of EMG," with the assistance of his Research Technician, Ervin L Schmidt, a self taught electrical engineer, developed an EMG machine, with the ability to be moved outside of a lab environment in the 1950s.  This is influential to anyone interested in fitness and becoming stronger and fitter will benefit from this study because it will help discover which movements are best for muscle growth.  Additionally it could help personal trainers and fitness programmers better design workout plans for their clients.

I will be using a surface EMG machine to (electromyography) to collect electrical signals in the muscle.  These electrical signals are then collected and analyzed to measure the fatigue of the muscle by comparing the strength of the electrical impulses.  An EMG machine allows for the collection of electrical signals and contraction of the muscle, allowing to observe fatigue rate and intensity in an accurate way.