No matter how you turn your hand while bending your elbow, the brachioradialis muscle works about the same amount.

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The function of brachioradialis.

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2008 Dec

The study found that the brachioradialis muscle works just as hard when your palm is up, down, or facing you during elbow bending — so it doesn’t care much about how your hand is rotated when you bend your elbow.

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The function of brachioradialis.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.07.019

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