Fact or Fiction: Man muscle is the same as woman muscle?

crystalstinson7
crystalstinson7 Posts: 101 Member
edited November 19 in Fitness and Exercise
I saw this in a blog just now: "There is no reason women should strength train differently from men. Man muscles are not alien tissue. Man muscles and woman muscles are the same. They are human muscles. They respond to the same fuel and the same stimulus." Is this true?

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  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    crystalstinson7 wrote: »
    I saw this in a blog just now: "There is no reason women should strength train differently from men. Man muscles are not alien tissue. Man muscles and woman muscles are the same. They are human muscles. They respond to the same fuel and the same stimulus." Is this true?

    Yes. Now what you will notice is the gains won't be like a man because of lack of testosterone.
  • 3bambi3
    3bambi3 Posts: 1,650 Member
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    crystalstinson7 wrote: »
    I saw this in a blog just now: "There is no reason women should strength train differently from men. Man muscles are not alien tissue. Man muscles and woman muscles are the same. They are human muscles. They respond to the same fuel and the same stimulus." Is this true?

    Yes. Now what you will notice is the gains won't be like a man because of lack of testosterone.

    What he said.

    What has led you to believe that women and men have different muscles or muscle tissue?
  • BenjaminMFP88
    BenjaminMFP88 Posts: 660 Member
    3bambi3 wrote: »
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    crystalstinson7 wrote: »
    I saw this in a blog just now: "There is no reason women should strength train differently from men. Man muscles are not alien tissue. Man muscles and woman muscles are the same. They are human muscles. They respond to the same fuel and the same stimulus." Is this true?

    Yes. Now what you will notice is the gains won't be like a man because of lack of testosterone.

    What he said.

    What has led you to believe that women and men have different muscles or muscle tissue?

    By the same guy that said I could lose weight by eating chocolate every day :)
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    Why would you think there's any difference?
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    BenjaminMFP88 wrote: »
    3bambi3 wrote: »
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    crystalstinson7 wrote: »
    I saw this in a blog just now: "There is no reason women should strength train differently from men. Man muscles are not alien tissue. Man muscles and woman muscles are the same. They are human muscles. They respond to the same fuel and the same stimulus." Is this true?

    Yes. Now what you will notice is the gains won't be like a man because of lack of testosterone.

    What he said.

    What has led you to believe that women and men have different muscles or muscle tissue?

    By the same guy that said I could lose weight by eating chocolate every day :)

    As long as you aren't eating at a caloric surplus you can eat chocolate every day.

    Yes, OP. There is no need for men and women to train differently. How you train should be based on your goals regardless of gender.

  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    JenAndSome wrote: »
    BenjaminMFP88 wrote: »
    3bambi3 wrote: »
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    crystalstinson7 wrote: »
    I saw this in a blog just now: "There is no reason women should strength train differently from men. Man muscles are not alien tissue. Man muscles and woman muscles are the same. They are human muscles. They respond to the same fuel and the same stimulus." Is this true?

    Yes. Now what you will notice is the gains won't be like a man because of lack of testosterone.

    What he said.

    What has led you to believe that women and men have different muscles or muscle tissue?

    By the same guy that said I could lose weight by eating chocolate every day :)

    As long as you aren't eating at a caloric surplus you can eat chocolate every day.

    Yes, OP. There is no need for men and women to train differently. How you train should be based on your goals regardless of gender.

    I believe he was referring to this article:
    http://io9.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-chocolate-helps-weight-1707251800
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    Stuff like this has to be why some people feel that women can just become bulky from lifting weight. Even for men it is a task that takes works. It takes way longer for women to and they would never get that muscular physique that men have naturally.
  • DesertGunR
    DesertGunR Posts: 187 Member
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    crystalstinson7 wrote: »
    I saw this in a blog just now: "There is no reason women should strength train differently from men. Man muscles are not alien tissue. Man muscles and woman muscles are the same. They are human muscles. They respond to the same fuel and the same stimulus." Is this true?

    Yes. Now what you will notice is the gains won't be like a man because of lack of testosterone.

    Muscle is Muscle, whether it is Male or Female! Strength gains can be achieved by both, though it will take a little longer for a woman than a man of equal lean muscle mass. However muscle growth will be a lot less noticeable in a woman due to lack of testosterone.

    So if you and man of equal lean muscle mass start a StrongLifts 5x5 program you will each progress through it differently only due to your lack of testosterone. You will gain far less lean muscle mass and your strength gains will be limited by that fact. Do not let that discourage you there many women here that have achieved great bodies and strength gains by going through a well structured program.

    And I've known a few women that can out lift and out perform men of equal size. Just because of their diets, program and good genetics.

    Good Luck and Good Lifting!
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