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octahedrite ([personal profile] octahedrite) wrote in [community profile] lifting_heavy_things2023-07-05 11:30 pm

relative strength of men vs. women

Today I read this interesting article about why "men are strong, women are weak" does not universally apply.

Shield Maidens, Bell Curves and Strong Women - R. J. Eliason

When people say things like men are x% stronger than women, many of us have this image of lining all the men and women up side by side. And the men will all lift x% more than the woman next to them. But that’s not how it works.


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