No Differences in Muscular Adaptations to Long-Term Resistance Training Between Young Strict Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Women - PubMed
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- No significant differences in muscular adaptations were found between young strict vegetarian (VEG) and non-vegetarian (NV) women after 16 weeks of resistance training (RT).
- Both groups showed significant increases in thigh muscle thickness (MT) and composite maximal strength, with no between-group differences.
- VEG consumed less protein (1.0 g/kg) than NV (1.3 g/kg), yet muscle hypertrophy and strength gains were similar.
- Thigh lean soft tissue (LST) increased in both groups, while calf LST, gastrocnemius medialis MT, total fat mass, and bone mass remained unchanged.
- The study suggests that strict vegetarian diets do not impair muscle adaptations to long-term resistance training compared to non-vegetarian diets.