The thought of increased muscular size may not appeal to some however the average pound of fat contains nearly three times the amount of overall mass than one pound of muscle depending upon the type of musle fiber or fat molecule within the body. In the past, women were reluctant to weight-train for fear of becoming too muscular or bulky. For most women, however, muscular gain is not as great as in men due to hormonal differences, even when they make the same relative gains in strength.
A study that compared muscular size between men and women, demonstrated that "muscular hypertrophy in women as a result of weight-training programs will certainly not lead to excessive muscular bulk or produce a musculinizing effect" (Wilmore, 1974).
No comments:
Post a Comment