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@romans5to8 Also 46F. I'm pretty sure this is par for the course. I used to run marathons, now running more than 100 yards leaves me fatigued beyond measure (I spent 8 months doing C25K hoping it would change; it didn't). Now I only do things I enjoy - for me it's weight lifting, plus some fun...

@anylene It's not clear to me what you don't like about going to the gym. Maybe you don't like the types of exercise at the gym, maybe you don't like waking up early, maybe you don't like the structure, maybe you don't like the focus on fitness. These are different problems with different...

@ilovegodsword I've heard the guys at Starting Strength say some of this, too: e.g. women can handle higher intensities with less recovery.

@787 Obviously there are a lot of factors going into recovery (age, other activity, number of hard sets, how well trained you are, etc.). Another thought is that there is a genetic component to fast and slow twitch muscle fibers. I know from genetic testing that I have one copy of a marker on...

@godslilangel22 Ahahaha! 😂😂😂

@godslilangel22 By HRT do you mean oestrogen for menopause? What made you decide to start? I'm 46F so it's relevant.

@lift4christ He's definitely not the worst one out there, and I appreciate that this video encourages guys (his primary audience) to respect women in the weight room.

@graceadele I have heard this from the SS guys, too, who suggested it may be because of the relative ratio of slow twitch/long muscle fibers. This explanation makes more sense to me than "women don't train as hard," because I would think any semi-serious female athlete running a program like...

@bwell Agreed. He's a bro, even if he doesn't think he is.

@anon103 Ha! Good catch.

@joelthen Not sure why you got downvoted. Certain lifts require good technique to avoid injury, but certain lifts can be sloppy and you'll still get gains without risking injury.

@pakkaw Right? Isn't judging someone because of their gender what we're trying to move away from?

@camo320 I don't know if you're stupid, but reading a paragraph from the article is not the same as reading the article.

@camo320 Hmm. This makes it sound like you didn't read the articles.

@camo320 I'm not sure why you're fighting the conclusions of the Stronger by Science articles.

@yttrium Muscle imbalances interest me, as I'm middle aged and more interested in lifelong fitness and injury prevention. My understanding for hams/quads is that a ratio around 70-75% is considered ideal (I'm still trying to figure out how they arrived at these numbers, and how they translate to...

@dynamitex I don't know why there isn't one on this post. It might be sub rule.

@dynamitex Perfect. Thank you. If there was an "Edit Post" option I would add these to the OP.

@djstav Natural. Not on performance enhancing drugs. People on PEDs recover faster and can handle more volume, so their training protocols will reflect that. Other commenters are correct that once you're at the intermediate stage, you should be able to adjust elements of your own programming to...

I found this video from Dr. Mike/Renaissance Periodization on differences in training for men and women. I know I've wondered about programming, as basically I do programs aimed at men (and not necessarily natty men) and I wonder if I would get better results if someone more experienced than me...