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Old Fri, Jan-23-04, 19:34
LisaS LisaS is offline
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Plan: PPLP
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to me, that article by Eliza completely refutes any differences in *training plans (e.g sets/reps/wts)* that are based solely on gender. it makes the point that timing around hormonal cycles could be used to optimize gains, and recognizes some biomechanical differences that might be gender specific (though not necessarily in all individuals). and of couse it recognizes differences in hormone levels between the genders and how that will ultimately effect the abilty to pack on muscle mass. This is not that different than recognizing that tall people with long arms and long legs will have different mechanics while benching & deadlifting than those with short arms and short legs.

The basic prescripts for training to gain strength, or power, or speed-strength, or muscular endurance, or hypertrophy are not gender specific. And to take some sound information like Eliza's and other sound bytes found here and there on the web and transform it into misogynistic trash (as I've seen others do, not you) such as "women shouldn't use heavy weights" or "women should only use high reps with low weights" is just wrong. And just as bad is the myth that women shouldn't lift heavy cuz they'll get HUGE - women aren't going to get huge, just strong and healthy.
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