Strategies for Optimizing Strength, Power, and Muscle Hypertrophy in Women.
Abstract
This report overviews the work that was done in year 2 of our investigation. We completed all of the upper and total body resistance training (6 months) groups (n=17 to 21 per group) and are now examining the longitudinal data. In year 3 will work to finish the field training and endurance training groups along with completion of the normative men group. We have completed a number of acute cross-sectional studies and have made the following observations: (1) Different from prior studies in the literature with small n sizes, women can see a transient increase in testosterone in response to an acute resistance training workout, (2) A relationship between free testosterone and regional fat distribution exists in healthy women too. (3) Insulin-like growth factor response to exercise in women is related to the pre-exercise values and not related to immunoreactive growth hormone responses; (4) Post-exercise cortisol concentrations explain the immuno-suppression observed after exercise, (5) To predict abilities in repetitive lifting tasks the best predictors were 1 RM box lift and the 2 mile run time; (6) Prediction of strength from cross-sectional area of muscles can be misleading due to a high neural component not factored into many equations; (7) The relative gender difference in occupational lifting performance which requires both strength and endurance is less than in pure strength only tasks.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA348669
Entities
People
- William J. Kraemer
Organizations
- Pennsylvania State University