The Claim
In well-trained individuals, performing lengthened partial range-of-motion resistance training to failure results in similar muscle hypertrophy of the biceps and triceps compared to full range-of-motion training when matched for effort.
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.
If you're already fit, doing bicep and tricep exercises through a shorter range of motion—but pushing to your max—can build muscle just as well as doing full reps.
See the scientific wording
In well-trained individuals, lengthened partial range-of-motion training produces similar biceps and triceps hypertrophy compared to full range of motion training when performed to failure.
What the research says
2 studiesThe study found that doing certain types of partial arm exercises that stretch the muscle works just as well as full arm curls for building muscle in trained people.
The study found that doing certain types of partial arm exercises that stretch the muscle works just as well as full arm movements for building muscle size in trained people.
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