Researchers recruited 21 volunteers without a history of shoulder injury to participate in active compression, Speed’s, pronated load, biceps load I, biceps load II, resisted supination external rotation and Yergason’s tests. The researchers found that Speed’s active compression palm up, bicep I and bicep II produced higher long head activations.
The remaining tests produced higher long head of the biceps brachii proportion.
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