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Comparison of upper body strength gains between men and women after 10 weeks of resistance training.
Gentil, Paulo; Steele, James; Pereira, Maria C; Castanheira, Rafael P M; Paoli, Antonio; Bottaro, Martim.
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  • Gentil P; College of Physical Education and Dance, University of Goias , Goiania , Brazil.
  • Steele J; Centre for Health, Exercise and Sport Science, Southampton Solent University , Southampton , United Kingdom.
  • Pereira MC; College of Physical Education and Dance, University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil; College of Physical Education, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
  • Castanheira RP; College of Physical Education, University of Brasilia , Brasilia , Brazil.
  • Paoli A; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova , Padova , Italy.
  • Bottaro M; College of Physical Education, University of Brasilia , Brasilia , Brazil.
PeerJ ; 4: e1627, 2016.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26893958
Resistance training (RT) offers benefits to both men and women. However, the studies about the differences between men and women in response to an RT program are not conclusive and few data are available about upper body strength response. The aim of this study was to compare elbow flexor strength gains in men and women after 10 weeks of RT. Forty-four college-aged men (22.63 ± 2.34 years) and forty-seven college-aged women (21.62 ± 2.96 years) participated in the study. The RT program was performed two days a week for 10 weeks. Before and after the training period, peak torque (PT) of the elbow flexors was measured with an isokinetic dynamometer. PT values were higher in men in comparison to women in pre- and post-tests (p < 0.01). Both males and females significantly increased elbow flexor strength (p < 0.05); however, strength changes did not differ between genders after 10 weeks of RT program (11.61 and 11.76% for men and women, respectively; p > 0.05). Effect sizes were 0.57 and 0.56 for men and women, respectively. In conclusion, the present study suggests that men and women have a similar upper body strength response to RT.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: PeerJ Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: PeerJ Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Estados Unidos