Muscle hypertrophy in men and women

Segmented-body Change driven VR Game Character Deformation with Cross Sectional Area Mapping

“…We found changes in muscle size for men and women after resistance training. These increases are similar to those found by Cureton et al [11]. In the experiments, we rather focused on experiment-based CSA parameter that ranges from 0% to 20% or 30%.…”

Positive Effects of Physical Training in Activity of Daily Living–Dependent Older Adults

“…The shoulder flexibility enhancement could also be considered an expected result, as it has been already reported in older adults without mobility and cognitive impairment (American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand, 1998;Nelson et al, 2007). The lack of changes in arm circumference, considered an index of muscle atrophy (Cureton, Collins, Hill, & McElhannon, 1988), suggests that the improvement of strength was obtained without a significant change of muscle volume. Several reasons may be related to the absence of muscle mass increase: the light-load resistant training used, the limited consumption of proteins with food, the short duration of the program (Fiatarone et al, 1994), and for this specific population the frequent use of corticosteroid-based medications that reduced the turnover of contractile proteins (Nava et al, 2002;Nici et al, 2006).…”

Gender differences in strength and muscle fiber characteristics

“…While testosterone may not be required for activity-induced hypertrophy, its involvement in skeletal muscle growth during the adolescent growth spurt in males suggests it may enhance the activity-induced process (Griggs et al 1989). In contrast, a number of studies have found no relationship between the levels of blood androgens and the extent of muscle hypertrophy in males and females (Cureton et al 1988). Kuhn and Max (1985) found testosterone did not enhance the hypertrophy process in female rats.…”