The Claim
Mechanical work performed during bench press exercise declines at different rates across sets between men and women when using one-minute rest intervals, indicating sex-specific patterns of fatigue in upper-body resistance exercise.
What the research says
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During bench press sets with one-minute rests, men and women show different rates of decline in the amount of mechanical work they perform, reflecting distinct fatigue patterns in upper-body resistance exercise.
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The mechanical work performed during bench press declines differently across sets in men and women, with women showing a less steep decline under one-minute rest, suggesting sex-specific fatigue patterns in upper-body resistance exercise.
Women's muscles use energy more efficiently and recover faster between sets, allowing them to maintain force output longer than men during repeated bench press efforts with short rest periods.
What the research says
1 studyWomen kept pushing with more power than men during multiple bench press sets when resting only one minute between them, meaning their strength didn’t drop off as fast.
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