Do you believe that women have stronger lower bodies than men's lower bodies?

[Anonymous]

On an average base, do you believe women have stronger lower bodies than men's or not?

I often hear on the internet how women on average supposedly have stronger lower bodies than men yet the heaviest weight ever squatted was by a male powerlifter. www.seriouspowerlifting.com/.../jonas-rantanen-breaks-world-record-squat

Yes

No

Women on average have stronger bodies than their upper bodies but their lower bodies are still not quite as strong as men's. However, not too far behind.

[Anonymous]

I think using squats as the example is a false equivalency because upper body strength is imperative to squats. The weights are on your shoulders, right?

Specifically, women's calfs can be a lot stronger than mens'. I know this is anecdotal, but as teens, my best friend and I used to go to the gym occasionally (not by any means on a regular basis). the machine where you put on a belt and step up onto a block and allow your heels to fall below the toes (I have no idea what this machine is called) but we put all the weights on the machine the very first time we used it. Both of us could handle it easily and we could have lifted a lot more weight. They guys we took the machine over from typically had only 3 or 4 of the weights on it. Again, I know this is anecdotal,, but I truly believe our calves are way stronger. Thighs, not so much because on the thigh machine, your back is involved and I can't do those because I have a bad lower back.

[gonegirl16]

No, women generally have smaller calves (less muscle), so they are not stronger.

[theshewolf]

men are overally by nature stronger than women... so a man kicking you in the face is gonna have a lot more strenght than a woman... men have testosterone women have more estrogen testosterone builds muscle quicker and more defined... thats why you dont see women walking around looking the rock and stuff unless she's been on steroids... dr oz proved this... we women tend to carry more weight in the lower body because of child birth but not more muscle strength

[theshewolf]

there is a guy in my pole dancing class that can accomplish inverts within 4 days.. while even my strongest pole instructor whos pretty strong , can not do the stuff he does as quickly... takes her about 3 weeks to get it

[CamillaX]

I think most girls really don't show their true potential because they are afraid of "getting big". However when I got rid of this silly idea and really started to push myself I actually discovered that I have very strong legs, stronger than my boyfriend's , who is athletic and plays soccer.

[paleness2213]

Women have birthing hips which adds strength. Plus they can take a pounding (just saying) and it helps their strength level if they also play sports because it builds muscle. Butbthen again men are naturally more muscular and fit, so it may depend on the individual.

[matrix124]

When it comes to physical strength, men take the cake every time. There upper bodies are especially stronger than women's, but I'm certain their lower bodies are as well.

[Waterways]

No, it's just one of those common myths that people like to believe. Women's lower bodies are generally stronger than their upper bodies, but that doesn't mean they're stronger than men's lower bodies. Maybe people get confused because women tend to have larger legs due to higher fat %. Men are naturally more powerful, and this fact doesn't skip the legs.

Just look at these squat records:

weight class - lift
123 - 644.9 men's, 530.0 women's
132 - 705.5 men's, 556.7 women's
148 - 806.9 men's, 675.0 women's
165 - 887.4 men's, 775.0 women's
181 - 935.0 men's, 770.0 women's
198 - 1055.0 men's, 804.7 women's

max lift: 1267.7 men's, 854.3 women's
max bodyweight coefficient: 6.01 men's, 4.70 women's

https://www.powerliftingwatch.com/records

[Asker]

You wanna know what's funny? People often mistake muscle mass/size for actual strength and since there's a lot of women I've seen in the gym with thicker, a little more toned and curvier thighs than men, it LOOKS like they can squat a lot of heavy weights but it turns out, the heaviest they can squat on average (at least in my gym) are between 150-190lbs while I've seen plenty of men in the same gym who's squatted as heavy as 300-350lbs. It goes to show that looks can be deceiving.

[Anonymous]

I read a study once that said per oz of muscle a womans legs are slightly stronger than a mans legs. However, because men naturally create about 10 times more amount of testosterone in their body than women the strength of a mans leg overall will end up being vastly stronger than a womans leg. If you were to go by oz, then the womans leg is stronger (which is irrelevant to who has stronger legs) but if you go by overall strength, mens legs are far stronger for the simple fact that they can build a lot more muscle a lot easier. Just to note. Just because a mans body produces about 10 times more amount of testosterone does not mean that their lower bodies are going to be 10 times stronger... Stronger yes, but not 10 times stronger.

[Asker]

You wanna know what's funny? People often mistake muscle mass/size for actual strength and since there's a lot of women I've seen in the gym with thicker, a little more toned and curvier thighs than men, it LOOKS like they can squat a lot of heavy weights but it turns out, the heaviest they can squat on average (at least in my gym) are between 150-190lbs while I've seen plenty of men in the same gym who's squatted as heavy as 300-350lbs. It goes to show that looks can be deceiving.

[Opinion Owner]

Right. Usually, muscle mass does go along with strength but some people just naturally have a lot of muscle mass but little strength and someone else could have very little muscle mass but a lot of strength. Plus there are certain kind of steroids that people can take that are used solely for gaining muscle mass, but not gaining a lot of strength. A lot of amateur bodybuilders use that kind of shit. Even some pro bodybuilders will use that. Now, I don't know too much about steroids or anything like that... but I have a friend that does take steroids and he was telling me about that shit. He could give you the name of the steroid, what exactly it does, how to take it... most of the time he tells me I'm usually half listening or completely spacing out, though.

[ThePragmaticRomantic]

In a lot fo the world a woman is more likely to be obese or overweight than a man. This might shift the average enough that the average women has slightly stronger lower legs (due to carrying excess weight for their height, thus building muscle) than the average man (who is carrying closer to normal weight for his height and thus not building excess muscle)... but that seems unlikely.

Generally I think it's just that women are proportionally stronger in their lower bodies, but not as strong as men. And the media don't like implying that women are generally comparitivly weak in any field even if it is true.

[BeardedDude]

That's not true. Men are 'usually' stronger overall regardless of body part but the difference isn't as much in the lower body when it comes to the genders as it is in the upper body.

If that were true that women were stronger in the lower body then all these girls at my gym would be squatting 300-400 problems with no problem.

[Asker]

What's the heaviest weight you've ever seen a woman squat on average in your gym?

[BeardedDude]

I don't know, I'm not really paying attention to them. Some are stronger than men but it's because they train more.
I've seen women squat 190-200 on the heavy end, I'm aware there are women who can squat more but on average that's the most I see women squatting.

[funkipunk]

Men (on average) are stronger than women. There's really no debate on this; any health professional will support this statement.

The higher amount of testosterone in a male's body allows for higher muscle mass.

[doireallyneedone]

Medical perspective: Men are hands down physically stronger than women, even lower limbs. Men have greater muscle mass for one, and secondly different shaped pelvises than women which allows for greater mechanical advantage.

[Asker]

You wanna know what's funny? People often mistake muscle mass/size for actual strength and since there's a lot of women I've seen in the gym with thicker, a little more toned and curvier thighs than men, it LOOKS like they can squat a lot of heavy weights but it turns out, the heaviest they can squat on average (at least in my gym) are between 150-190lbs while I've seen plenty of men in the same gym who's squatted as heavy as 300-350lbs. It goes to show that looks can be deceiving.

[Tallblondie]

Women are made with a strong lower body especially the legs since we have to carry babies.

[Asker]

Well, I can't think of one female bodybuilder who can squat as much as this man. www.seriouspowerlifting.com/.../jonas-rantanen-breaks-world-record-squat

[Asker]

*powerlifter*

[Ananchor]

I am a pretty strong lady, my legs being my strongest, I don't squat heavy due to my back, but leg press around 400... By boyfriend 800... When he's not even really trying.

[Tina1999]

Yeah, and very much so. Guys are superior in upper body strength, but it is very much the opposite in lower body strength. In my experience, looking at the amount of weight people use, I'd say I'm probably twice as strong in the lower body than the average guy at the gym. My boyfriend doesn't even wanna work out legs swith me, lol.

[MaryAnn123]

Most of the girls I know know have stronger legs than most of the guys I know. My current boyfriend has maybe half of my lower body strength. Upper body strength, now that's a different story!

[Thatsamazing]

It doesn't matter whether we "believe" it or not-- they don't.

[esotericstory]

Women have wide hips which means that they have more bone structure for bigger muscles to fit on than on men's hips.

[dev765]

Men are way stronger in every way.