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Topic: Body - November 20 2025
Women Athletes in the Weight Room

As women athletes, we deserve more research about the effects of strength training for women. We spoke to VIS Expert Gauri Desai about how the lack of research in this space affects all of us—and what we can do about it.

By Sarah Turner

VIS Creator

& Gauri Desai

VIS Expert

Topic: Body

November 20 2025

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What do we know about women in the weight room?  Well, it turns out, not much. Or at least not much compared to how much we know about men in the weight room. The research disparity between women and men athletes has been a glaring problem for many years. But specific research on women athletes in the weight room is even more limited.  Why do we know so little about women athletes in the strength training realm? How does strength training benefit us as women athletes? ...
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