The research I would like to see would address sex differences. Does the relationship between performance decline and age differ between women generally and men generally? Among women, does the pattern in middle age and older relate weakly, or strongly, to age at menopause?
I've never seen such research, and I assume that a robust data set from which to address such questions probably didn't exist until recently because participation by girls and women in sports over their lifetimes has risen a lot during my own lifetime.
The research I would like to see would address sex differences. Does the relationship between performance decline and age differ between women generally and men generally? Among women, does the pattern in middle age and older relate weakly, or strongly, to age at menopause?
I've never seen such research, and I assume that a robust data set from which to address such questions probably didn't exist until recently because participation by girls and women in sports over their lifetimes has risen a lot during my own lifetime.
