The Claim
Increases in biceps brachii muscle thickness are significantly negatively correlated with decreases in radial deformation (Dm) measured by tensiomyography (r = -0.763, Adj.R² = 0.560), indicating that Dm may serve as a non-invasive indicator of muscle hypertrophy in untrained individuals.
What the research says
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In untrained individuals, as the biceps muscle gets thicker, the radial deformation measured by tensiomyography decreases in a predictable way, suggesting this measurement can detect muscle growth without invasive procedures.
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A significant negative correlation exists between increases in biceps brachii muscle thickness and decreases in radial deformation (Dm) measured by tensiomyography (r = -0.763, Adj.R² = 0.560), suggesting that Dm may serve as a non-invasive indicator of muscle hypertrophy in untrained individuals.
When muscle fibers grow larger from training, the muscle becomes denser and stiffer, so when it's tapped with a quick electrical pulse, it doesn't bulge out as much as it did before.
What the research says
1 studyWhen people train their biceps and the muscles get bigger, the way the muscle bulges when zapped with electricity gets smaller — and this change is a good way to tell how much muscle they gained, without needing scans or needles.
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