Which bicep curl makes which part of your arm stronger and bigger?
Distinct muscle growth and strength adaptations after preacher and incline biceps curls
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Girls did different types of bicep curls for 8 weeks. Some did preacher curls, others did incline curls. Scientists measured their arm muscles and strength before and after.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Girls did different types of bicep curls for 8 weeks. Some did preacher curls, others did incline curls. Scientists measured their arm muscles and strength before and after.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 549 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
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Kassiano W, Costa B, Kunevaliki G, Lisboa F, Stavinski N, Prado A, Tricoli I, Francsuel J, Lima L, Nunes J, Ribeiro AS, Cyrino ES
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Performing different types of biceps curls, such as hammer curls or preacher curls, leads to different amounts of muscle growth and strength improvements depending on how the movement is performed.
If young women do incline bicep curls twice a week for 8 weeks, their upper arm muscles grow more than if they did preacher curls — showing that the type of curl might change where the muscle grows most.
Doing preacher curls might build more muscle in a specific lower part of your upper arm than incline curls do.
For young women doing strength training twice a week, preacher curls might build more muscle in the lower part of the biceps than incline curls.
Doing bicep curls on an incline bench might build your biceps muscle better than doing preacher curls, especially in the middle part of your upper arm.