Curious that these studies seem to suggest women and men have different muscle development rates. Sadly when it comes to pain, the recent studies demonstrate that while men and women detect pain at the same threshold, men and women differ in terms of their tolerance. Unfortunately, not in the direction that women would like! Females appear to be less tolerant to pain, report more pain, and develop chronic pain problems during the years that oestrogen is the dominant hormone... I suggest that perhaps this is to help women take more care of their bodies, to risk injury less readily, and so be able to protect the young of the species! Will post some refs later if anyone's wanting them. This might, however, be why some women prefer not to be involved with heavy weight and cardio - feeling 'the burn' may be less tolerable for women.
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