If you keep the resistance the same at different arm angles during cable curls, you can better compare how muscle stretch affects growth, without other forces messing up the results.

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The effects of shoulder extension angle on elbow flexor hypertrophy in the cable curl exercise

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2026

The study tested whether changing shoulder angle in cable curls affects arm muscle growth when the weight and movement are kept the same. It found no real difference in muscle growth, which goes against the idea that this setup reveals meaningful effects from muscle length changes.

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The effects of shoulder extension angle on elbow flexor hypertrophy in the cable curl exercise

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DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2026.1750722

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