Do unilateral and bilateral biceps curls produce the same muscle growth in untrained women?

Biceps Curl Muscle Growth1 min readUpdated May 30, 2026

What the Evidence Shows

We analyzed two assertions about unilateral and bilateral biceps curls in untrained women, and both point to similar outcomes. What we’ve found so far suggests that whether a woman performs biceps curls with one arm at a time or both arms together, her biceps muscle thickness increases by about the...

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Small muscle mass exercise enhances muscular adaptations? Effects of unilateral and bilateral biceps curl on maximum strength and muscle size changes.

DOI: 10.1007/s00421-025-06033-4

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May 30, 2026·Last updated May 30, 2026
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