from McMaster University and Experimental Physiology
Turns out there is not that much difference
between men and women when it comes to
certain kinds of exercise. A Canadian study
in the journal Experimental Physiology
counters previous beliefs that women may
not respond to sprint interval training as
much as men—that women may not get the
same muscle benefits as men. The new
research demonstrates that brief, intense
exercise is a powerful stimulus toward
changes in cells of skeletal muscles in both
women and men. However, lead author
Martin Gibala, a professor at McMaster
University, says whether both sexes get
these beneficial changes from intervals of
intense exercise over weeks or months is
yet to be determined.