Comparing Resistance Training Effectiveness In Sexes
The short answer
Short answer: Men and women adapt to resistance training more alike than you might expect. The featured study found that resistance training induces similar adaptations in both upper- and lower-body muscles between sexes — meaning the fundamentals of smart programming don't need to change based on whether you're male or female.
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Comparing Resistance Training Effectiveness In Sexes
This week our four coaches are back with another great study. The study is on male and females and how resistance training can affect their bodies. The coaches give their takeaways on this one and how to kill comfort. For this week's topic the coaches give ideas on traveling workouts for the Daily Over Decades challenge. If you are headed out of town soon, make sure to try out some of these tips! For this week's Meet Yourself Saturday workout we have Under Pressure. The coaches give their tips, tricks, and music choices for this one.
What the research says
The featured study of the week reported that resistance training induces similar adaptations of upper- and lower-body muscles between sexes. In practical terms, when men and women follow comparable resistance-training programs, their muscles adapt in a similar fashion across both the upper and lower body. That undercuts the common idea that women need a fundamentally different "toning" approach while men "lift to build." The same principles — progressive overload, sufficient effort, consistency, and recovery — drive results for both. The smarter variables to individualize are your goals, training experience, and recovery capacity, not your sex.
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IN THIS 54-MINUTE EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
- 90's Hip Hop
- Strength Gains Between Sexes
- Under Pressure
- Letting The Wheels Fall Off
- Travel Workouts for DOD Challenge
- Tips For MYS
- Updates and Announcements
- And A LOT MORE!!
Diving Deeper…
If you want to go a little bit deeper on this episode, here are some links for you:
Study of the Week
Garage Gym Athlete Workout of the Week
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