If women with or without PCOS do a 4-month strength training program, they’ll both get stronger—like being able to lift heavier weights on the bench press and leg machine.

Context Details

Domain

exercise_science

Population

human

Subject

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome and women without polycystic ovary syndrome

Action

increases

Target

maximum muscle strength as measured by 1-repetition maximum tests for bench press and leg extension

Intervention Details

Type: exercise

Duration: 4 months

Gold Standard Evidence Needed

According to GRADE and EBM methodology, here is what ideal scientific evidence would look like to definitively prove or disprove this specific claim, ordered from strongest to weakest evidence.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

40

Hyperandrogenism Enhances Muscle Strength After Progressive Resistance Training, Independent of Body Composition, in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Case-Control Study

Human

2018 Sep

The study gave women with and without PCOS a 4-month weight-training program and found that both groups got stronger, just like the claim says.

Contradicting (0)

0

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Hyperandrogenism Enhances Muscle Strength After Progressive Resistance Training, Independent of Body Composition, in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Score: 40

DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002714

Similar Assertions

If women—whether or not they have PCOS—do strength training for four months, they tend to lose body fat and have lower testosterone levels.

40

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Women with PCOS who have higher levels of male-type hormones tend to get stronger faster when they do weight training for 4 months—even if their body fat or muscle size doesn’t change much.

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Women with PCOS who exercised regularly became fitter and had better blood sugar control, but didn’t lose weight or change their fat levels in the blood.

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