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...putting on too much muscle. Thank God I'm not married to one of those women. 
I dug up a few articles that may help some of you convince your female friends that increasing muscle mass isn't such an easy process. You know the ones I'm talking about..."If I squat, my legs will get too big."
1) Staron et al. (1994). Skeletal muscle adaptations during early phase of heavy-resisistance training in men and women. Journal of Applied Physiology, 76(3): 1247-1255.
2) Staron et al. (1991). Strength and skeletal muscle adaptations in heavy-resistance-trained women after detraining and retraining. Journal of Applied Physiology, 70(2): 631-640.
3) Staron et al. (1989). Muscle hypertrophy and fast fiber type conversions in heavy resistance-trained women. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 60: 71-79.
In summary, heavy resistance training invokes the same skeletal muscle repsonse in both men and women. HOWEVER, muscle growth occurs greater in males due to increased test and decreased cortisol levels that contribute to protein synthesis. The researchers also revealed that there was no chance in thigh girth measurements in some of the studies. Hence, ladies are at a disadvantage for packing on muscle mass. It's not quite as easy as some ladies claim!
And to the ones that are gutting it out to pack on muscle, keep it up! That rocks!
I dug up a few articles that may help some of you convince your female friends that increasing muscle mass isn't such an easy process. You know the ones I'm talking about..."If I squat, my legs will get too big."
1) Staron et al. (1994). Skeletal muscle adaptations during early phase of heavy-resisistance training in men and women. Journal of Applied Physiology, 76(3): 1247-1255.
2) Staron et al. (1991). Strength and skeletal muscle adaptations in heavy-resistance-trained women after detraining and retraining. Journal of Applied Physiology, 70(2): 631-640.
3) Staron et al. (1989). Muscle hypertrophy and fast fiber type conversions in heavy resistance-trained women. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 60: 71-79.
In summary, heavy resistance training invokes the same skeletal muscle repsonse in both men and women. HOWEVER, muscle growth occurs greater in males due to increased test and decreased cortisol levels that contribute to protein synthesis. The researchers also revealed that there was no chance in thigh girth measurements in some of the studies. Hence, ladies are at a disadvantage for packing on muscle mass. It's not quite as easy as some ladies claim!
And to the ones that are gutting it out to pack on muscle, keep it up! That rocks!
