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What's a myth about women's health? (piefed.blahaj.zone)
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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

That women can't be strong.

On its face this is silly, women's peak lifts might not be as high as men but they can lift really fucking heavy things if they train.

But if you dig deeper this actually has to do with how we measure strength. What is true is that men can lift a larger amount of weight in a single lift, but what this misses is that women can have more endurance and can lift as much (if not more) weight cumulatively over the course of a day in the gym. Estrogen and progesterone play important roles in muscle development, it's not just testosterone.

Ask yourself which is stronger: lifting 800 lbs once and then being wiped out, or lifting 450 lbs twice before being wiped out?

[–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 5 points 2 weeks ago

After a year of weight training despite not having visibly bulked up (because the bulky muscles are the weaker fast-twitch muscles, not the strong and enduring slow-twitch) my SO got very ... ah ... flummoxed, shall we call it? ... when I was able to squat him. Or, you know, throw him off of me with just a hip thrust. 🤣