Do guys realize how much stronger they are than women?

[Anonymous]

A few guys that I work out with were making fun of me for using 40kg (88lbs) at the assisted chin up machine. Saying it was basically my own bodyweight (it's not) . In case you're not familar with it, more weight makes it easier and no weight is the hardest. But for me even with 40kg I can only do 6 or 7 chin ups. So it's still hard
The guys were saying to just do it without weight, even if I can just do one repetition. But that's the thing, I can't even do one. It's not that I don't want to, I physically cannot do that. And appearently that was really hard for them grasp.

And I know some women can do chin ups without assistance and that some women are stronger than some men, but overall obviously men are stronger and quite a bit so. And I'm just wondering they you realize that?

It's not just in the gym but also everyday life, like carryin grocery bags home or a suitcase up the stairs. Putting a suticase in the overhead bins is another I physically can't do. Guys just have it so much easier in that regard. Do you even appriciate it?

[ThePragmaticRomantic]

I didn't for a long time. Then one time while play wrestling with the lass I was dating at the time, she didn't stop when I surrendered (she never did and was quite willing to hurt me if she needed to in order to win.. or if she realised that I was letting her win), and she had twice hit me in the face so my eyes were watering. I was a skinny teenager she was a rather overweight lass (weighed rather significantly more than me) who grew up in a woodland dragging trees around and was active in a number of martial arts. When she wouldn't stop I got deffencive and physically picked her up off me, put her back down, and pinned her till my eyes cleared. She looked terrified. Never realised I could do that... A few years on my shoulders broadened out, I spent a few years taking martial arts very seriously (about 3 hours 6 days a week)... and I really wonder how strong I actually would be if I wasn't holding myself back for fear of hurting people (not bragging, as I said the skiniest guy is amazingly strong if not being careful).

It's one thing which really worries me about those women who are physically violent these days. They will cassually assult a guy without a thought, apparently un aware of the potential damage a single well lined up punch in response could do.

[lanternhill]

Yeah. Even wiry guys are much stronger than me and I'm fairly strong for a girl. It's - kind of scary when I actually think about it.

[ThePragmaticRomantic]

And speaking as a complete geek but that incident made me really rethink my oppinions on a lot of things like strenght stats in RPGs and the likelyhood of professional warrior women in early medieval scandinavian society (though admitedly 5 years of formal study did more on that one).
I mean... The worlds strongest women can be beaten at arm wrestling by fairly normal guys. Strong but not uncommonly strong:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF-YeWnIJfU

[victoriaxoxo]

I win hand wrestling with 60-70% of men I challenge and 100% of women. I don't even train. I am however partly Russian.

[DanHart]

Mh, when I was 18, I carried a female friend of mine who had drunk too much alcohol and she was like 5'9 and was 55 Kilo grams. I could pick her up as if she were a feather !

I'm always surprised when my mom says a 10 kilogram basket is heavy O. o

Well I do archery and draw back 60 Kilo grams with each shot and do this for hours and can still keep my focus despite the weight.

I hadn't worked out or something, and I don't look particularly strong either. I rather think of myself as weak.

But I was surprised how I was able to push 80 Kilo grams on a leg press at the gym recently without ever having trained my legs. Maybe this comes from walking my dog 2 or 3 miles almost every day...

[DanHart]

and holding his 40 kilo grams of weight when he sees a cat >.<

[Anonymous]

My boyfriend believes that women can be stronger than men if they tried which can be true but yes, men are stronger than women in general. They have more testosterone and a lower fat percentage on their body.

I am pretty independent and don't mind doing things myself but my boyfriend does try his best to help me with heavy lifting. I really appreciate it when he acknowledges his strength.

[TellyawhatIthink46]

Actually this is not an accurate question. Yes males in general are stronger than females but it depends on the individual. There are plenty of females stronger than men. An individual woman can be stronger than an individual men and as more women have started training the differences have narrowed some. It is about the person not the gender.

[AynonOMouse]

False. The average man that sits on his butt watching TV is stronger than most women that work out frequently.

[TellyawhatIthink46]

@AynonOMouse Not true

[AynonOMouse]

Completely true. Even the mma women's champion could get beat by many of the regular guys in the audience.

[AynonOMouse]

And that is why even the weak men that are trans and enter into women's sports lately are defeating the best women athletes. Men are just far superior to women physically. It is obvious to everyone that isn't delusional.

[TellyawhatIthink46]

@AynonOMouse Whatever dude. Get out of the stoneages. You look at female tennis players, pro golfers etc and that would beat the average man. If you can't handle that then just don't talk to women.

[Anonymous]

I'm sure there are some that realize this.

I don't really have a lot of upper body strength, I could barely do 5 chin ups. I, too, have issues sometimes trying to put my carry on in the bin on airplanes, so I travel light now. My legs are fairly strong, but I'm not saying I'm stronger than any one else.

[justbanANNAz]

guys who aren't aware of this simple fact r just jerks hun. I'm sure most of them do though, and they wouldn't make fun of your abilities like that.

[mikemx55]

It's not that we're not aware. It's thought in school and it's broadcasted all over the papers. It's just that sometimes we don't really know the magnitude of strength difference.

[justbanANNAz]

that's pretty much what i was getting at. @mikemx55

[Anonymous]

Yes. It isn't news to anyone that males of the species are physically stronger than women (in general). It is why police, military, and firefighters no longer require physical tests to prove you can do the job, because women whined it wasn't fair that they couldn't met the standard. Now those jobs are filled with weak females who can not do the job as well as a male but get the same pay... so when you are in a fire and a 120 pound female can't bust the door down and save you... at least you know she is being paid the same as the male who could have kept you alive.

And no we don't "appreciate it" (knowing we are stronger) because we are not permitted to. It is one of the reasons males who are violently abused get ignored. Even if the female uses a weapon and almost kills him, he has to "take it" and if he fights back he goes to jail because "he was stronger than her."... it's why many women used false claims of abuse to get revenge, because our society instantly see's the male as "stronger, therefore guilty by comparison"

[mikemx55]

Didn't think on that last point. It's a good one

[Emms12]

Women don't get paid the same as males for the same job

[Opinion Owner]

@Emms12 HAHAHAHAHA YES they do!
Are you actually trying to claim wage gap after the hundreds of times it's been shows as a complete farce! OMG I can't even begin to respond to that without being condescending.

[Ogbeeho]

That’s bullshit. As a female Marine , we still do physical tests every year. Just different standards.

[Opinion Owner]

@Ogbeeho if you don’t get paid the same, then you do NOT do the same job. It is literally against the law and the military would 100% be held accountable for that.

[bailey11]

It's ok if guys have upper body strength and are usually stronger than girls/women. Women are (like it says in the book by Josette Sona), stronger than men in every other aspect of life, generally speaking. Anybody can train and build muscles and strength. It's a lot harder to be emotionally and behaviorally stronger: having a strong character, making right choices in life, etc.
And women, again, generally speaking, can take pain better than a lot of guys and women have a lot of strength in their legs, too.

[Leaflar]

We're aware in the academic sense, but sometimes the actual magnitude of difference can be surprising, especially for guys who lift. Sometimes it can be hard to tell if women are actually serious about not doing things or just pretending so you'll do stuff for them.

However, as a matter of gym etiquette, you really should never mess with people in terms of what they are working out with. Most gym folks will frown upon people doing that, but there will be the occasional jerks who do.

[mikemx55]

The first paragraph says it all. But some other times it's the opposite: we get used to the idea of reality, and then comes some tiny woman who can lift like a man, and suddenly I feel awful for thinking she was much stronger than I thought

[jomu0136536]

Yes i have realized it.. But i started lifting weights when i was young.. So i have always been pretty stong.. That pretty odd they did that tho, i havnt seen weightlifters make fun of someone That just started out... Mayb its the only way they could talk to you

[poopedmypantsagain]

Well if they do not know this already.. they are pretty lame... but there are also some very tough women around some of witch the guy would not stand a chance with if he were to get out of hand around her after he tried showing her how tough he was or thought he was.. just to satisfy his big ego.. I would hope in that case the women shuts this guy up.. and his ego as well

[Octavius]

I appreciate it. I do see how we have the advantage. Tell those guys to fuck off you're trying your best. I hate pricks that harass other people about their workout routine. If you want to work on being able to do more chin ups try other exercises that target the biceps as well as use a lat machine to build your back muscles which also are a huge one in chin ups.

[badger25]

yeah I think those guys were just naive.

if you are interested though, when it comes to pull ups/ chin ups
-start in the up position
-take away the weight assist
-slowly lower yourself to the down posistion
-then assist back to the up position.

[vjais]

I have never thought of that.. but u makes me think of it.. thank u.. it is natural thing so we generally dont appreciate it or even think about it.. but we like when a woman appreciate our strongness.. looks like u r one of them..

[Kirah]

Not all men are stronger than all women. I've known plenty of guys who were pretty weak, and I dare say I'm stronger than the average man my age.

This seems like more of a rant than a question.

[BeerFarts]

That's hard to believe.

[BroDudeBro]

You need to eat your porridge oats lassy, I have seen Irish and Scottish women that can chuck Yaks across fields with one arm.

[idkwtftoputhere]

lmao

[victoriaxoxo]

As a Russian girl, I can confirm.

[blondfrog]

88lbs isn't that bad actually lol. Take marital arts and kick all those guys asses there ya go you win.

[Maverickj]

Men aren't necessarily stronger, stop hiding behind your gender.

[dudeman]

i weight 240 pounds most men are weaker than me as well.

[PrettyRegular]

Men are stronger in average, but probably not by a large margin.

[Minute_Man]

I've never noticed that. I've always wondered why people say to not hit woman.

[Yanoa_Yanza]

but you women can go to gym too, or just by doing hard work, muscles will start to form

[mikemx55]

Even with that, I think it develops faster for man, and even if they do, there is a tendency for men to still be stronger

[Yanoa_Yanza]

Wew the downvotes are real though

[dsrice]

It depends on the woman and the man on who is stronger. There are a lot of women that lift and are stronger then me.

[apple24]

Yeah I am pretty sure they know.

[mikemx55]

I guess it depends on our level of contact with women or our jobs. I still don't realize it or appreciate it that much.

It's like saying that women get more attention and overall are better treated by society than men. I bet you don't realize it either. Only being on the other side makes you be conscious about these kind of things I guess.

[Jayded1]

They were trying to impress you. Mahco types.

[James19]

I realized it long ago...