Is 5kg the maximum norm, for a lady to lift?

[Anonymous]

I recently completed a box lifting course. A petite female come over to me that done it earlier, she asled me, how did i find the box lifting. I said fine, she said to me, she couldn't lift anything, she is a weakling, the maximum she can lift is 5kg. She is in her mid 30's. Is this too weak for a lady that age or is it the norm.

For some reason she often tells me how weak she is, like once , she collected a file off site, told me to feel the weight of it that it was very heavy. I could lift it but I could tell she was anxious I would find it easy so I just said it was heavy alright.

Another time she asked me to do a complex task as she had previously asked another girl to do the last 3 and if she asked her again she would beat her, she was genuinely concerned. I said yeah, she said thanks and again mentioned that the other girl would beat her.
Is this lady too weak or the norm.
No other girl has discussed with me their physical strength so not sure

[redeyemindtricks]

Hahaha no.

I can deadlift almost twice my bodyweight. In kilograms, I can deadlift about 110-115 kg with solid form, against a bodyweight in the low 60's.

Rectangular boxes are obviously more awkward to pick up than barbells, but, I can still reliably lift a 40-50kg box off the ground, and I can carry 20-30kg boxes for decently long horizontal distances.

And... I am skinny as all living fuck. Yes, I'm actually a fitness industry professional, but, I'm over 40 years old and I'm a total ectomorph.

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The international standard for jobs, by the way, is that adult men and women should be able to lift up to 50 pounds (about 22.5 kg), repeatedly, without excess strain. That is NORMAL. (It's also the baggage limit for non-overweight luggage in basically every airline in the world.)

If this woman is claiming that she can't even lift 1/4 of the amount that RANDOM adults are supposed to be able to lift REPEATEDLY... then, either (a) she has some non-obvious physical disability or injury, or else (b) she's bullshitting, and this is the worst way EVER of trying to seem "cute" and "dainty" and in need of male help.
Ugh. I HATE when women do that shit.

[Asker]

Ha ha, no she is genuinely that weak. Once a girl called her a weed on front of the team and another manager because she couldn't carry a file from offsite, the lady said she did carry it, the other girl went yeah out the door than you gave it to me. She just looked weakervthan for not standing up for herself. A bigger girl used report bin to her and she was afraid of her, on the girls leaving speach, she told the girl if that girl told her to do something she would do it, in other words afraid of her. The problem is everyone knows she's weak but no one pulls her aside. You are a strong lady, if she was in your work place would you whip her into shape

[redeyemindtricks]

I mean... We'd be having a talk, that's for sure -- if physical labor was actually a significant part of the job. I wouldn't manufacture an issue out of a non-issue, especially something that's obviously already some sort of psychological issue.

The woman is obviously not THAT weak. That's physically impossible.
Babies typically weigh 5kg by the time they are a month old, if not earlier. This woman couldn't hold a baby older than 1 month old? I call bullshit.

This is obviously an extension of her inability to stand up to the other women -- it's a psychological issue, not a physiological issue. She should get herself into some therapy... and make her life BETTER.

[Asker]

Yeah, it's just I have never come across anyone so weak willed. Like someone once said she is afraid of her shadow, I have seen her been intimidated by other female managers in the department and her just been afraid. I think vthey use it to their advantage.

[redeyemindtricks]

No doubt.

I'd imagine therapy could help her.

If anything is going to break through the veil of bullshit, the example of holding babies probably has the best chance. She's a woman. I don't think a woman would actually try to claim she couldn't physically hold a 2-month-old baby.
So, someone could use that to call her out on her bullshit, and then get her started on the road to getting help.

[Asker]

Yeah, like I would listen to how weak she was, like once , we got talking about white collar boxing, I asked her would she give it a go. She said she would probably start to cry. I really should have went into importance of building up strength.

[Asker]

Once told me her sister keeps taking her stuff, I said why don't you ask for it back, she just said she is bigger than me.

[redeyemindtricks]

Tx for the MHLuv <3

[wankiam]

she is not the norm... you sure she ain't playing you so you will do her work for her?

[Asker]

No, she genuinely is that weak and easily intimidated by other women. Once told me her sister keeps taking her stuff, I said why don't you ask for it back, she just said she is bigger than me.

[wankiam]

she sounds weak minded rather than physically weak in that case. uk solo lift limit in work is 25kg so girls are not discriminated against. most guys can lift a lot more

[Asker]

I think that is a big part of the problem

[Josht13]

No that's weak as fuck.