Schantz et al. (1983) compared the muscle cross-sectional area between male and female students (aged 26 years) and reported much lower
biceps muscle cross-sectional area.
Macdougall et al. (1984) compared
the biceps muscle cross-sectional area of untrained, intermediate and elite - level male bodybuilders.
Not exact matches
After 12 weeks of training, the researchers assessed
muscle growth in the subjects with the help of ultrasound examination of the
cross-sectional area of the brachialis
biceps muscle.
From the limited literature, it is generally apparent that the
biceps femoris (long head) and the semimembranosus have the greatest
muscle cross-sectional area, while the
biceps femoris (short head) and semitendinosus generally have the smallest
muscle cross-sectional area (Pohtilla et al. 1969; Ito et al. 2003; Woodley and Mercer, 2005).