Originally Posted by
Ric Stern
you're citing research on untrained women.
Untrained women
and men. Quite common in exercise physiology studies.
Originally Posted by
Ric Stern
If you search for experts in the field of women's endurance training you'll find that they state that you need to lift heavy. the same is true for males. these are researchers who work in this area.
I sure wish those experts could point to studies to back up their "heavy lifting is optimal for endurance" claims. If those studies exists, they are quite hard to find. The few studies I have found say those claims are wrong.
I tend to discount expert opinions, unless they can bring the data.