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Women are on average 10 cm shorter & 10kg lighter than men; have wider hips, narrower shoulders, different femur & elbow angle, lighter musculature, lower VO2 max, more body fat, higher leg to body weight ratio, smaller hands & feet,lower basal metabolic rate.
Males have an average athletic performance advantage over females of around 12% - which occurs after puberty - because testosterone.
Key words: Average - Puberty - Testosterone.
Athletic performance will be enhanced if genetic
Key words: Average - Puberty - Testosterone.
Athletic performance will be enhanced if genetic
females take synthetic T, & reduced if genetic males suppress T but the average anatomical & performance differences triggered by hormone changes in puberty are not all lost/or gained if a person's sex hormone ratio is changed after puberty.
In running the difference between elite women & men is 8% at 100m; 12% marathon; 110m hurdles - men run over higher hurdles than women who are 8.5 seconds per metre slower. Pole vault -18%; long jump 17 %; high jump 12 %..
Consider two of NZ's finest elite T&F athletes - Valerie Adams & Tom Walsh. Her PB in shot put is 21.24m; his is 22.90m. She's throwing 3.88 kg vs his 7.26 kg.
In weightlifting the average performance difference between elite female & male lifters is 25%.
Let that sink in.
In weightlifting the average performance difference between elite female & male lifters is 25%.
Let that sink in.
