#74 - Training and Diet for Women Weights and Plates Podcast

To quote Mark Rippetoe, "women are not a special population, they are half the population." In other words, women fundamentally train for strength the same way that men do -- the same principles of progressive overload, using compound barbell lifts that target the whole body, and nutritional principles apply. There are a few exceptions, however, and that's what Dr. Santana and Coach Trent address in today's episode.
 
How Birth Control Can Inhibit Strength and Performance by Lea Genders:
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