Bilateral Biceps Curl Shows Distinct Biceps Brachii and Anterior Deltoid Excitation Comparing Straight vs. EZ Barbell Coupled with Arms Flexion/No-Flexion
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Exercises Technique
2.4. 8-RM Protocol
2.5. Maximum Voluntary Isometric Excitation
2.6. Data Analysis
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Coratella, G.; Tornatore, G.; Longo, S.; Esposito, F.; Cè, E. Bilateral Biceps Curl Shows Distinct Biceps Brachii and Anterior Deltoid Excitation Comparing Straight vs. EZ Barbell Coupled with Arms Flexion/No-Flexion. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2023, 8, 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk8010013
Coratella G, Tornatore G, Longo S, Esposito F, Cè E. Bilateral Biceps Curl Shows Distinct Biceps Brachii and Anterior Deltoid Excitation Comparing Straight vs. EZ Barbell Coupled with Arms Flexion/No-Flexion. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2023; 8(1):13. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk8010013
Chicago/Turabian StyleCoratella, Giuseppe, Gianpaolo Tornatore, Stefano Longo, Fabio Esposito, and Emiliano Cè. 2023. "Bilateral Biceps Curl Shows Distinct Biceps Brachii and Anterior Deltoid Excitation Comparing Straight vs. EZ Barbell Coupled with Arms Flexion/No-Flexion" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 8, no. 1: 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk8010013