Response to Giangregorio et al.: "Intensity is a subjective construct"

B R Beck^{1

2

3}, S L Watson^{4

5}, L Weis⁶, S A Horan^{4

5}, B K Weeks^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, QLD, Australia. b.beck@griffith.edu.au.
² Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. b.beck@griffith.edu.au.
³ The Bone Clinic, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. b.beck@griffith.edu.au.
⁴ School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, QLD, Australia.
⁵ Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
⁶ The Bone Clinic, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Comment

B R Beck et al. Osteoporos Int. 2016 Jul.

. 2016 Jul;27(7):2393-2394.

doi: 10.1007/s00198-016-3554-2. Epub 2016 Mar 7.

B R Beck^{1

2

3}, S L Watson^{4

5}, L Weis⁶, S A Horan^{4

5}, B K Weeks^{4

5}

¹ School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, QLD, Australia. b.beck@griffith.edu.au.
² Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. b.beck@griffith.edu.au.
³ The Bone Clinic, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. b.beck@griffith.edu.au.
⁴ School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, QLD, Australia.
⁵ Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
⁶ The Bone Clinic, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

No abstract available

Comment on

Heavy resistance training is safe and improves bone, function, and stature in postmenopausal women with low to very low bone mass: novel early findings from the LIFTMOR trial.
Watson SL, Weeks BK, Weis LJ, Horan SA, Beck BR. Watson SL, et al. Osteoporos Int. 2015 Dec;26(12):2889-94. doi: 10.1007/s00198-015-3263-2. Epub 2015 Aug 5. Osteoporos Int. 2015. PMID: 26243363 Clinical Trial.
Intensity is a subjective construct.
Giangregorio LM, Papaioannou A, Heinonen A, Cheung AM, Laprade J, Ashe MC, MacIntyre NJ, Shipp K, McGill S, Ravi J, Keller H, Wark JD. Giangregorio LM, et al. Osteoporos Int. 2016 Jul;27(7):2391-2392. doi: 10.1007/s00198-016-3507-9. Epub 2016 Feb 9. Osteoporos Int. 2016. PMID: 26860501 Free PMC article. No abstract available.