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Strength training tailored to older men and women maximizes benefits, therapists say – Clinical Daily News – McKnight’s Long Term Care News
Older men and women may be better served by a resistance training program that recognizes the differences in how and where they build muscle, according to a new…
Older men and women benefit equally from strength training, but may be better served when therapists understand the differences in how and where they build muscle, according to a new review.
Investigators compared muscle mass and strength gains in 651 men and 759 women across 30 studies. Participant ages ranged from 50 to 90 years, and most had no resistance training experience.
The data showed that men are likely to gain more absolute muscle size, but match womens gains when body size is factored…
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