All of the time I am hearing about how such-and-such is a fact of science, and nowhere do I ever see the facts actually presented. So let us attempt to present the fact.
From user Rejon Münchausen of Quora:
"By the time a pair of identical (edit: fraternal twins - thanks Dan) twins (one male, one female) reaches adulthood there will be a 5 inch height and 30lb weight difference. The male twin will have 40% more muscle mass in his upper body and 30% more in his lower body. Because of his higher testosterone levels the male twin will also find it much easier to add additional muscle mass through training."
"When it comes to athletics there appears to be a pretty consistent trend [...] Top female athletes score at roughly 90% of their male counterparts"
A study in PubMed:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8477683
"The women had 45, 41, 30 and 25% smaller muscle CSAs for the biceps brachii, total elbow flexors, vastus lateralis and total knee extensors respectively. The men had significantly larger type I fiber areas (4597 vs 3483 microns2) and mean fiber areas (6632 vs 3963 microns2) than the women in biceps brachii and significantly larger type II fiber areas (7700 vs 4040 microns2) and mean fiber areas (7070 vs 4290 microns2) in vastus lateralis."
Another study in JAP:
https://jap.physiology.org/content/83/5/1581.full
The answer seems to be: yes, cis women are physically weaker than cis men, but by an impact of numbers like 10% and 25% - not *enormously*, really, all things considered. But true.
The average male is stronger than the average female. With that, the above-average female can definitely be stronger than the average male. A male at full potential will always be stronger than a female at full potential due to biological differences.
Yes, that's the general rule. Average man tends to be taller and stronger than the average female. However, at an individual level, some females may be or may become more strong than particular males.
While men may be naturally stronger, the wild females are generally found roaming in packs, waiting to pounce on a poor unsuspecting attractive male.
In general of course, I don't know about you but my school had it where girls did about half the pushups we did for fitness tests etc.
YES BUT
with a lot of women doing physical activity these days and a lot of guys sitting at home or idle... I think women are only SLIGHTLY weaker than men on an average
Everyday I see plenty of women who could easily tear the average guy to shreds
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You look like you have an agenda and you seem pretty upset. Men and women on average have certain physical advantages over each other.
Yes. Obviously lol. That's not sexist to say at all. That is factual.
Men have more muscle mass than women, but that doesn't make them more stronger
The average man is stronger than the average woman.
Lol it's not sexist to say that the average man is stronger than the average woman because it's true.
Yeah girls have to exercise a lot to be as strong as a guy who never exercises
By default, you say? Depends on what you mean by that. And depends on the person. By default, I am like physically the weakest person ever.
Is this a serious question?
not necessarily. Some women are stronger then men.
on average ya but not absolutely.
My experience = Vote A... no contest.
Generally men are stronger... Generally.
No. Girls are strong too. 😊
yes.
On average, yes.
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