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great article on gender bias re strength

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  • Bardane
    Bardane Posts: 60 Member
    Thanks. Needed that today :flowerforyou:
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    Outstanding. One of the mental changes I have experienced as a result of getting stronger is that I demand more of the people with whom I spend my time. I enjoy being around other people who lift and who have goals and aren't content with the status quo. It charges me up and makes me want to be better. I don't have time for people who don't want to be stronger in all respects. Male or female, doesn't matter.
  • annieu613
    annieu613 Posts: 143 Member
    Great article. Thanks for posting!
  • cad39too
    cad39too Posts: 874 Member
    Thanks for posting this great article.
  • ttippie2000
    ttippie2000 Posts: 412 Member
    I remember the coach of my old power lifting team (that had a bunch of world champion women on it) say, "The average untrained woman is about half as strong as an average untrained man. However, women respond better to strength training pound-for-pound than men." Given that my 135 lb 52-year old wife has a 260 bench I am in no position to argue.
  • prium01
    prium01 Posts: 306 Member
    bump for reading later when I get back home...
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