higher reps for females?

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        • Participant
          hscoach on February 10, 2008 at 10:24 pm #14335

          i was at a D1 meet yesterday and i was visiting with a D1 jump coach who told me he keeps reps high for his women athletes. his big lifts are bsq (3×8) and all the olympic lifts (reps of 5 – not sure about sets). i just wanted to see if anyone could confirm this.

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on February 11, 2008 at 10:13 pm #68400

          Several use this setup in an attempt to keep endocrine levles similar to their male counterparts.

          ELITETRACK Founder

        • Participant
          hscoach on February 11, 2008 at 10:15 pm #68401

          ok. is there any risk of hypertrophy for female athletes?

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on February 11, 2008 at 10:16 pm #68403

          ok. is there any risk of hypertrophy for female athletes?

          Not really….other than the rare athlete, women’s natural endocrine system just won’t support much non-functional hypertrophy.

          ELITETRACK Founder

        • Participant
          hscoach on February 11, 2008 at 10:29 pm #68406

          please help me out. my female sprinters have followed a 3-1 loading and unloading scheme since november. for the bsq they have gone 3×6 >>> 3×8 >>> 5×4 >>> 6×3. we are currently in a pre-comp mini-peak phase. we start outdoor in march. we are tentatively planning a gpp/spp for march (5 wks), pre-comp in april (4 wks) and comp (3 wks) in may. what do you suggest for reps and set schemes? i was planning on 4×5, 6×3 and 3×2-3 for boys – but what about girls?

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on February 11, 2008 at 11:03 pm #68411

          Personally, I don’t switch up my male and female schemes for my collegiate athletes because my group is too large for it to be logistically manageable. For the two post collegiate females I’m working with, their power work set and rep schemes are the same as the post-collegiate guys but they do more weight lifting circuits on easy days where the reps are 8-20.

          ELITETRACK Founder

        • Participant
          hscoach on February 11, 2008 at 11:04 pm #68412

          thanks for the help. so by increasing their reps on ancillary lifts we can increase their endocrine levels? am i on the right path?

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on February 12, 2008 at 1:05 am #68417

          Any resistance training will enhance endocrine profile. Since women naturally have less testosterone they may benefit from a higher total volume of strength work.

          ELITETRACK Founder

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