Women and Sport

Physiological neuromuscular differences in women There are the same physiological characteristics between both sexes at muscular level, that is to say, the nervous impulse that activates them is the same. In contrast, the difference lies in the capacity of muscle hypertrophy, the female will always be less than that of man. This can be due to a lower concentration of testosterone, because they, in rest situation exceed in 10 times the levels of the same in blood. This is what can significantly influence the difference in hypertrophy between both sexes. Thus, in trained women the cross-sectional areas of both types of fiber turn out to be smaller than those of untrained males. Likewise, these differences are also maintained in trained subjects. Women's response to strength training: When a woman trains there is an increase in strength similar to the other sex, in relation to the weight of each, but its relative hypertrophy is smaller. The responsible of the inc...

Marion Jones. Maria Sharapova. Tennis player. The Russian revealed that during the last Australian Open tested in a doping test for the consumption of meldonium, a hormone that increases physical endurance and mental capacity. Sharapova was informed through a letter from the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The tennis player assumed "full responsibility" for what happened. As he explained, he had been using meldonium since 2006 because of physical problems, a substance that had not been on the list of banned until January 1, 2016, without Sharapova or his medical team realizing, which provoked the positive Australia. Sharapova, 28, has five Grand Slam tournaments in her career and became the world's number one. Marion Jones. Athlete. In the fall of 2007, Jones yielded to the pressure and admitted his guilt before a federal court in White Plains, New York. He confessed, before a Federal Court of the United States, to have consumed substances unautho...

They are those that serve us to strengthen our muscles and increase the resilience of our body. It is best to start working with small weights, your own body or resistance bands. Many women think that the exercise of strength will make them look masculine, with lots of muscle mass and lose all their femininity. This is false, since achieving a considerable increase in muscle mass in women requires a lot of work and possibly some supplementation. Some strength exercises to be performed by women to strengthen their muscles are as follows: Squats. The very complete exercise to train, since you work quadriceps, femoral and gluteal. Keep your back straight and your knees do not go over your toes. Lunges. This exercise strengthens lower body muscles and will be very complete if you perform them "more dynamic" considering a cardiovascular activity. Push-ups. With this, strengthen the entire upper train: chest, arms, shoulders. One way to start this training is to ...

They are exercises of contraction of the pubocoxygeo muscle, intended to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor. They were created in the 1940s by the gynecologist Arnold Kegel as a means to prevent and resolve urinary incontinence in postpartum women. Little by little it was discovered that they could be used for much more than to treat urinary incontinence. The exercises do not require a visible movement, since we work the internal musculature, that is why we can do them anywhere. The ideal is to perform them sitting, but if you are a beginner you can start to make them lying down to avoid the force of gravity. Guidelines for implementation : 1 . We place our hip in a neutral position and perform the movement of the pelvic floor musculature in four phases: contraction and elevation of the musculature, maintenance of that position, return to the initial position and finally relaxation. 2 . We should breathe normally, not hold our breath in the contraction phase, relax our...

Many girls aspire to be Olympic gymnasts, but only a few do. The methods for teaching are very demanding and at advanced levels, they need to give up other areas of their lives. This can have negative consequences for development. Parents should note that in the participation of moderate rhythmic gymnastics, it is less likely to cause damage. Some effects may be the following: Stunted growth They are especially vulnerable to delaying puberty. These girls often have their periods too late, or stop menstruating for an extended time. This can be due to excessive training, extreme diets and stress associated with the sport. Eating Disorders Coaches sometimes pressure their team members to lose weight and young women are especially vulnerable to this. The body with curves of an adolescent is generally considered undesirable in gymnastics. Injuries Gymnastics is a high impact sport, and a bad step can cause serious injuries. Broken bones and serious sprains are common among gymn...

Holistic method that considers the body as a whole and conceives training globally, integrating posture and breathing, with special attention to the body of women. Some of its postpartum benefits for women are as follows: Postural recovery. Repositioning of the projection of the axis of gravity, reduction of lumbar curves (so accentuated in pregnancy) and greater sensation of postural comfort after the practice of a regular program of hipopressive gymnastics by women. Reduction of back pain. The origin of back pain is related to physiological, anatomical and mechanical changes during pregnancy. It usually appears in the lumbar or anterior region of the pubis, due to the change in the stability of the pelvis and systems of muscular and ligament attachments. Therefore, it is highly recommended the toning of the abdominoperineal muscles and postural reeducation. Improves intestinal transit. Hypopressive gymnastics aid in visceral mobilization and d...

The use of fat or carbohydrate by the cells will depend to a large extent on the intensity of exercise. Therefore, when the intensity of the exercise increases, the use of glucose increases as an energy source, accentuating according to sex. Women, use more fat as a source of energy when they are at rest, but more glucose when given pre-workout. This may be due to: a. Greater amount of testosterone in men, and b. A greater amount of TGIM (intramuscular triglycerides) in women. TGIM are small reserves of energy that are found in our muscles. Some studies have shown that these "fats" are higher in women than men, helping to meet energy needs during training. These intramuscular triglycerides are mainly found in type I (oxidative) fibers, so it will allow to maintain the performance during exercises of long duration.