solution: part b.

the motion of bringing the weight back to its original position recquires the same Work as lifting it because you are holding the velocity constant and you must still keep the weight of the bar from accelerating.
1 bench press (up and down) =1180J
We need to convert this energy in Joules to Calories and then find out how many reps you need to do to burn that many Calories.

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