Do most girls have stronger legs than me?

[Upperbodyripped]

I have always kept my upper body lean toned and muscular and I can bench press 255 pounds. I only run for legs and overall fitness. I was recently surprised to find out my GF's legs are stronger than mine. I was surprised because I knew her upper body was weak so I figured her legs are likely not very strong either. She beat me in leg wrestling so she was curious if it translated in the leg press or squat. We did deep squats with 105 pounds on her brothers curling bar. I was all rubbery after 10 reps. Heck I knew I could press 105 pounds over my head 15 times or more. She did 15 deep squats and followed up with other 15 on her second set. I could only muster 8 reps. She could leg press 360 deep 10 times and I could only do 360 for 4 reps. On the fifth rep I needed help to get the sled back up. Now I'm wondering if most girls have stronger legs then I do. Also wondering if running limits power. I think my quest to be lean has my legs too slim now.

[arcieres]

lol, I m impressed with the ignorance and the miths around it.

Male are naturally stronger than woman in every part of the body, but the difference of strenght is bigger in the upper part than in the lower part. Anyway there are strong and weak boys and strong a weak girls, a strong girl can many times beat a weak boy. But about lower body we should consider too that women use to train hard this part (and not necessary only in the gym) and many men almost forget to train the lower body (if at least they train) and they focus only in the upper body.

But if you compare an average boy with an average girl, both really untrained or with the same kind and time of lower body training, you ll see that the boy will have stronger legs with difference.

[ShishKabob]

The majority of girls' strength is in their lower body. However, if you can bench 255 but can only get 10 reps @ 105 for deep squats I'd say you're incredibly disproportionate. Of course there are girls out there that warm up with my max, but I'd say your average girl shouldn't be able to beat your average guy.

Long distance running can give you thin legs if you're not eating a lot. However, I run but still do a leg workout once or twice a week and have been gaining leg muscle. I see a lot of guys at the gym just trying to get their upper bodies big, not paying much attention to the bottom half.

[Upperbodyripped]

I am guilty of only working my upperbody with weights. I don't go to the gym very often because I work out at home. What have you found the average girl squats or leg presses. Are my legs weaker then the average girl in the gym? No one has actually answer this yet. I have seen girls leg press more but most the ones I recall press less. My guess is the more serious fit girls like my Girlfriend have stronger legs than I do.

[Tina1999]

This is very common. I'm no gym rat, but I can still easily outlift average guys on leg machines in the gym.. Even my ex-boyfriend, who was a football player and very athletic, was very annoyed i could almost double his weights on the legpress :-D

[Kaufman]

I would love to challenge you to a like press wrestling match. You said that your ex-boyfriend got annoyed, but how did you feel when you won

[timetowaste]

Women's upper body strength is fairly weak. All of our strength is in our lower body. I don't know the statistics of it however when it comes to male vs female.

[DebiPie]

Total fact, woman have more leg strength than men.

[Upperbodyripped]

I am curious where you got these facts. If true then I don't need to feel embarrased being a musclar guy having weaker legs then my GF. She is all smiles having stronger legs but I have to admit it I am not.

[DebiPie]

I learned it in college. I can't remember what class. Look it up. I also learned it again in karate. And I was also told this by my doctor, when I had a knee injury. Look it up.

[Upperbodyripped]

I did a quick search. I found mixed results. Most common belief is that guys are still get stronger in the legs because we have testosterone. It seems like girls have slightly more leg strength for the same body weight because they have most of their muscle distribution in the lower half. I think that is for untrained people. Upper body strength is a guys domain.

[timetowaste]

Wouldn't say we have MORE, because apparently the record for squats is at 1200 by a man. World record for a woman is 800, supposedly. Girls have testosterone, too. Just not as much as guys.

[Carsongrettler]

I agree their leg muscles are bigger and stronger I'm a guy and I have weaker legs than most average girls

[Anonymous]

Many teengirls outlift me at legpress. I am 30 y and legpress 260 lbs

[BlackShineRaven]

Usually Women have more strength in their Legs

[GucciBandanna]

She sounds like a man. You gay bro?

[Upperbodyripped]

No bro, I am completely straight. As for my GF, she is fit, feminine and curvy.

[GucciBandanna]

Naked pics?