But because of the hormone testostore, men create muscle faster and with that, loose weight faster because of the higher calorie requirements. I'm not saying it's impossible for women. I'm saying it's harder to have fast results with weight training.
For women, cardio is normally a faster way to get lean fast. I suggest to read the book: Burn the fat, feed the muscle which has really learned me a lot about "the body", metabolism and losing weight
Muscle burns more calories than fat. After gaining lean mass, doing HIIT cardio was that much more effective.
Fat people doing cardio without having lean mass often stay fat.
The main reason for this is that maximal strength is related to the number of muscle fibers pulling together, so when lifting on a calorific deficit your body will try to not burn muscle for energy as every muscle fiber is being employed to move weights, so instead will focus on fat.
If you lose weight on a cardio dominant exercise program the body will burn fat and muscle for energy as the fast twitch fibers primarily employed for lifting are not being used when running and so are as much a dead weight as the excess fat that is trying to be lost. This is why many cardio only people end up dissatisfied with their "goal weight" physiques because they lost as fat and muscle and still look quite soft - this can lead to excessive dieting and other such body image/eating issues.
Fundamentally (and barring any hormonal issues related to things such as the thyroid) losing weight is a calories in vs calories expended calculation. The type of weight you lose (muscle vs fat) is determined by the exercise that you do. Some studies have shown women who have low levels of fat and engage in a strength training protocol lose more fat than muscle compared to those who just stick to cardio.
The fact that women have low levels of testosterone compared to men is a big help as they literally can't get bulky and have very low amounts of visceral fat which is great for long-term health.
I don't think we are fundamentally disagreeing but I just want to highlight that women should lift just as much as men do.
All in all, i don't think we disagree. But tend to push another perspective. Which ain't bad after all
This is patently false
Assuming you are implying that weight training is something that only men need do for this approach to work I would say that the health and fitness industry has done a huge disservice to women by suggesting that weight training is only for men.
My wife started lifting 3 years ago and loves it, she hated cardio and now rarely does any beyond weekend mountain biking but she lifts for an hour 5 - 6 times a week. The upshot of that change is that her back pain has gone, she can eat more calories than she used to (healthy food though), her posture is much better, she can lift heavy things without a problem and she carries less needless body fat. The benefit it had to her mountain biking was huge, she went from being last up the hills in out group to being the first up everyone with a decent amount of gap to second place.
There is no need for men and women to train differently.