Even after a super hard chest workout, the size of the triceps muscles goes back to normal within a day—meaning the workout didn’t actually tear them up much.
Scientific Claim
Triceps brachii muscle thickness returns to baseline within 24 hours after all three chest press variations in resistance-trained men, indicating minimal structural muscle damage despite high-volume training.
Original Statement
“Triceps brachii muscle thickness returned to baseline by 24 hours (p > 0.05).”
Evidence Quality Assessment
Claim Status
appropriately stated
Study Design Support
Design supports claim
Appropriate Language Strength
definitive
Can make definitive causal claims
Assessment Explanation
The RCT design with repeated ultrasound measurements and statistical confirmation (p > 0.05) supports definitive language. The claim accurately reflects the data.
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (0)
Contradicting (1)
Chest Press Exercises With Different Stability Requirements Result in Similar Muscle Damage Recovery in Resistance-Trained Men
The study looked at how sore the triceps felt after different chest presses, but it didn’t measure if the muscle thickness went back to normal within 24 hours — so we can’t say the claim is true or false based on this study.