The Claim

Do men and women respond equally to preacher curl training in terms of muscle growth and strength?

Source: Placing Greater Torque at Shorter or Longer Muscle Lengths? Effects of Cable vs. Barbell Preacher Curl Training on Muscular Strength and Hypertrophy in Young Adults

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
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Challenges
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Cause and effect
1 study reviewed
In plain English

Men and women both gain the same amount of biceps size and strength from preacher curls — whether they use a cable or barbell — so the training works equally well for both sexes.

See the scientific wording

Sex does not significantly moderate the effects of cable or barbell preacher curl training on biceps hypertrophy or elbow flexion strength gains in young adults, as responses were similar between men and women across all measured outcomes.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Placing Greater Torque at Shorter or Longer Muscle Lengths? Effects of Cable vs. Barbell Preacher Curl Training on Muscular Strength and Hypertrophy in Young Adults

    The study found that both men and women got similarly stronger and built similar amounts of bicep muscle from doing either cable or barbell preacher curls, so sex didn’t make a difference in results.

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