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Women exhibit a significantly greater relative increase in maximal strength (1RM Bench Press) compared to men after 16 weeks of resistance training, although absolute strength gains may be larger in men.
If you are a woman, expect your relative strength gains (percentage increase) to be higher than men's on upper body pushing movements like the bench press. This may be due to neural adaptations or less prior familiarity with the exercise. Men may still lift more absolute weight, but women often see bigger percentage jumps.
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There was a significant (p<0.05) time-by-group interaction in 1RM BP (men=+16%, women=+26%)
Why this rating
Robust study design with significant interaction effects.
Source
Effect of 16 Weeks of Resistance Training on Fatigue Resistance in Men and Women
Alex S. Ribeiro et al. · Journal of Human Kinetics · 2014
DOI 10.2478/hukin-2014-0071
rct · n=123Cited 28×
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