What are the bone strength differences between men and women?

Answer 1

Strength training is necessary to maintain a healthy, fit body. Both men and women should engage in strength training as part of their regular training. However, there are few differences in how women should approach strength training than men. Below are some differences and why these differences do not affect a woman’s training regimen.

The most recognizable difference is body structure. Women have smaller frames and therefore, by nature, have less strength than men. Nevertheless, women can participate in the same training regimens as men. Another difference in body structure is bone density.

Women’s bone structure is less dense than men’s. One reason is the lesser amounts of testosterone in women. Women should supplement their training diets to increase bone density. Stronger bones translate into increased weight training. Weight training helps the body increase bone density. Hormones also regulate bone structure.

Hormones play a significant role. Men produce up to ten times the amount of testosterone than women. For this reason, women can lose muscle mass quicker than men when not training. Women therefore need to train more consistently than men to maintain muscle mass. However, both genders need to begin training with slower paces.

Both men and women need to gradually increase the intensity and weight used during training. However, women can train with the same intensity as men. Although the weight is not as great, proportionally speaking, women can train with the same intensity as men.

Men and women generally have the same lower body strength when comparing lean muscle mass to strength. However, men have more upper body strength than women. Therefore, women need to focus more on upper body training to maintain proportional strength to their male counterparts.

When it comes to aging, women in their 40’s tend to slow down, losing endurance and strength. Men on the other hand can maintain nearly the same level of intensity well into their 50’s and in some men into their 60’s. Age is the only disadvantage women have concerning training regimens.

This doesn’t mean that women should stop training when they reach a certain age. Even though a woman’s training regimen may lessen, it is still important to maintain regular exercise. Women exercising at an older age have less degeneration of bone density and better joint stabilization.

As one can see, there is very little difference between men and women when it comes to exercising. The routines, intensity and equipment are the same. The only real difference is the focusing of the upper body to maintain strength to weight ratios.

Answer 2

Bone density- men have denser bones than woman