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Men experience greater absolute gains in leg extensor power and strength than women when performing high-intensity resistance training, regardless of age.

Women can achieve similar relative improvements in muscle power and strength as men through resistance training. While men may see larger absolute gains due to higher baseline muscle mass, women should not be discouraged. Focus on progressive overload and consistency.

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Older and younger subjects also had similar absolute increases in leg extensor power at 40 and 60% of 1RM, but men responded with greater absolute gains than women at these percentages (p < .05).
Alison C. Jozsi et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 1999

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Randomized controlled trial with direct comparison between genders.

Source

Changes in Power with Resistance Training in Older and Younger Men and Women

Alison C. Jozsi et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 1999

DOI 10.1093/gerona/54.11.m591

rct · n=34Cited 180×
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