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Skeletal muscle size distribution in large-sized male and female athletes.

Takashi AbeZachary W BellVickie WongRobert W SpitzYujiro YamadaJun Seob SongJeremy P Loenneke
Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2020)
The relative values of MT for female/male athletes were higher in the lower body compared to the upper body. This is similar to that observed in healthy non-athletes indicating that this difference is not due to resistance training. The lower muscle mass in the arms and trunk of females appears to be a true sex difference but the cause of this difference is unknown.
Keyphrases
  • resistance training
  • skeletal muscle
  • body composition
  • high intensity
  • metabolic syndrome
  • lower limb