title: Analysis of the training load during a hypertrophy-type resistance training programme in men and women.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to analyze the specific training load during a resistance training (RT) programme designed to increase muscular hypertrophy in men and women. Thirty-four women (22.7 ± 4.1 years, 58.8 ± 11.9 kg, 162.6 ± 6.2 cm and 22.1 ± 3.6 kg.m(-2)) and 30 men (22.7 ± 4.4 years, 68.4 ± 9.0 kg, 174.5 ± 6.6 cm and 22.5 ± 2.4 kg.m(-2)) underwent a supervised RT programme that was divided into two phases of 8 weeks each. Training consisted of 10-12 exercises performed with three sets of 8-12 repetitions at repetition maximum resistances performed 3 times per week on nonconsecutive days. There was a significant (P < 0.05) main effect for gender by time interaction for average training load of all the exercises performed in the first 8 weeks of RT with women showing a higher relative increase than men (+43.6% vs. +32.5%, respectively). This result was not observed during the second 8-week phase of the RT programme during which no significant gender by time interaction (P > 0.05) was shown with both genders having a similar relative increase (+28.7% vs. +24.3%, respectively). Women had a higher increase than men in specific average training load of the upper limb exercises during both the first 8 weeks of training (+30.2% vs. +26.6%, respectively) and the second 8 weeks of training (+31.1% vs. +25.3%, respectively). We conclude that the adaptation in specific training load is influenced by gender.
authors: a Group of Study and Research in Metabolism, Nutrition, and Exercise , Londrina State University , Londrina , Brazil.
authors: Alex S
authors: AS
authors: Ribeiro
authors: Ademar
authors: A
authors: Avelar
authors: Brad J
authors: BJ
authors: Schoenfeld
authors: Steven J
authors: SJ
authors: Fleck
authors: Mariana F
authors: MF
authors: Souza
authors: Camila S
authors: CS
authors: Padilha
authors: Edilson S
authors: ES
authors: Cyrino
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D053580:Muscle Strength; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D009929:Organ Size; D055070:Resistance Training / Q000379:methods*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000502:physiology; D016474:Weight-Bearing; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Weight training; gender; muscular strength