Training & movement
B · Reasonable confidenceWhat strength training does for strength and muscle growth in women
Subject: Strength training in women: strength and hypertrophy
What this means
Strength training produced large gains in upper and lower body strength in women and a medium gain in muscle size. Training more often and doing more work was linked to greater strength gains.
Hagstrom AD, Marshall PW, Halaki M, Hackett DA · 2020 · Sports Medicine 50(6):1075-1093
What does this rating mean?
A solid systematic review with caveats, or consistent indications with a limited scope.
Findings
An analysis of strength training effects specifically in women, a group underrepresented in much of the older literature.
Who this applies to
Healthy adult women.
Size of the research
24 studies, lasting between 4 weeks and 12 months.
What to keep in mind
Mostly favourable results seemed to get published. After correcting for this, the gain in leg strength was medium. The quality of the studies was moderate.
Practical conclusion for REZA
Relevant because a substantial share of the literature is based on men. Assumptions aren't carried over without checking.
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Methodology
Systematic review with meta-analysis
Original source
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-019-01247-x · PMID: 31820374
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