The Claim
In recreationally trained women, performing inclined bicep curls three times per week for nine weeks, to volitional failure with four sets of twelve repetitions, does not result in statistically significant regional hypertrophy, as measured by lack of increase in muscle thickness at 50%, 60%, and 70% of the acromion-olecranon distance.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
Doing inclined bicep curls 3 times a week for 9 weeks doesn’t seem to make women’s biceps grow more in specific areas, even when they push themselves to the max each time.
See the scientific wording
Inclined bicep curls performed 3 times per week for 9 weeks do not produce statistically significant regional hypertrophy in recreationally trained women, as no increase in muscle thickness was observed at 50%, 60%, or 70% of the acromion-olecranon distance, despite training to volitional failure with 4 sets of 12 repetitions.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that doing inclined bicep curls didn’t make women’s arm muscles thicker in any specific area, which is exactly what the claim says.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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