The News:
Age, stage play key roles in strength-training benefits
By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times
Article Last Updated: 11/02/2008 08:48:07 PM MST
Strength training is not just for muscle-heads anymore. But the later you start, the fewer benefits you can reap. A study found that although older women gained muscle strength after an eight-week strength-training program, they showed little improvement in muscle power, or how much force is generated in a given amount of time. The latter is indicative of having fewer fast-twitch muscle fibers which are engaged during sprinting, kicking a ball or getting up and down from a chair.
The Research:
Read the research behind this story in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
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