Abstract:
As long as their level of physical activity is similar, there are few differences in body size,
body composition, strength, aerobic abilities or anaerobic abilities of boys and girls before
puberty. However, due to the hormonal changes that occur with puberty, there are
differences between the two sexes in terms of body size and body composition. As a result,
there are quantitative differences in the acute responses to exercise and the chronic
adaptations to training, i.e., men and women differ because of differences in body size
and/or body composition. However, there are little or no qualitative differences in the way
they respond to exercise or adapt to training.
