The Claim

High-volume resistance training (approximately 997.3 arbitrary units) is associated with greater increases in whole-body muscle hypertrophy (mean gain of ~1.3 kg) compared to low-volume resistance training (approximately 445.0 arbitrary units, mean gain of ~0.9 kg) in postmenopausal and older females aged 45 years and older.

Source: Higher volume resistance training enhances whole-body muscle hypertrophy in postmenopausal and older females: A secondary analysis of systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

What the research says

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Supports
33score
Challenges
0score

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Correlation
1 study reviewed
In plain English

If older women who’ve gone through menopause do more weight training sessions, they tend to gain more muscle mass than those who do fewer sessions.

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High-volume resistance training (approximately 997.3 arbitrary units) is associated with greater increases in whole-body muscle hypertrophy (mean gain of ~1.3 kg) compared to low-volume resistance training (approximately 445.0 arbitrary units, mean gain of ~0.9 kg) in postmenopausal and older females aged 45 years and older.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Higher volume resistance training enhances whole-body muscle hypertrophy in postmenopausal and older females: A secondary analysis of systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

    This study found that older women who did more weight training gained more muscle than those who did less, exactly as the claim says.

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