According to a study, men get tired more quickly than women during daily muscular efforts.
This is a study that will shatter many clichés. Women are more enduring than men during daily muscular efforts, according to work published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. At the same age and similar athletic abilities, women would show less muscle fatigue than men.
Although the sample for this study is small – eight men and nine women – it gives rise to unexpected results. For the work, participants were asked to perform sets of 200 flexes of the foot, as fast as possible.
Women hold on to the length
The speed, power and rotational force of their movements, as well as the electrical activity of their muscles were recorded. The researchers focused on flexing the feet that stimulate the muscles in the back of the leg to mimic everyday actions, such as walking or standing in place.
The results show that the men were faster and more powerful at the start, but got tired more quickly than the women. The researchers thus found a “significant” difference between the two groups.
“We have known for some time that women are less fatigable than men on isometric muscle strength tests (static exercises in which the joints stay still, such as carrying a weight) but we wanted to know if this was also true during more movements. dynamics and everyday practices ”, write the researchers. The answer is yes !
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