After a bicep workout, your muscle swells up right away — by about 12% — but that puffiness goes away within a day, even if you changed up your arm angles during the workout.

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The Effects of Varying Glenohumeral Joint Angle on Acute Volume Load, Muscle Activation, Swelling, and Echo-Intensity on the Biceps Brachii in Resistance-Trained Individuals

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2019 Sep 4

The study looked at how changing arm position during bicep curls affects muscle swelling, and found that swelling goes away within a day no matter how the arm is positioned, just like the claim says.

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The Effects of Varying Glenohumeral Joint Angle on Acute Volume Load, Muscle Activation, Swelling, and Echo-Intensity on the Biceps Brachii in Resistance-Trained Individuals

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DOI: 10.3390/sports7090204

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