Different weight training works the same for beginners
Influence of two different modes of resistance training in female subjects.
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Women who never lifted weights did two types of training for 8 weeks
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Women who never lifted weights did two types of training for 8 weeks
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 539 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
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Hisaeda H, Miyagawa K, Kuno S, Fukunaga T, Muraoka I
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For women who don't usually lift weights, doing lots of lighter reps or fewer heavy reps both build similar muscle size and make you stronger after two months.
For women new to weight training, doing either many lighter reps or fewer heavier reps for 8 weeks gives about the same muscle growth in the thigh muscles, showing both methods work well for beginners.
When women who haven't trained before do weightlifting for 8 weeks, they get much stronger (27-43% stronger) but their muscles don't grow much (only 3-4% bigger), showing that getting stronger happens faster than building bigger muscles at the start.
A study found that for women new to weightlifting, doing many reps with lighter weights or fewer reps with heavier weights both built muscle and strength equally well over 8 weeks.