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The average young man has about the same hand-grip strength as an elite female judo player. A woman at the 90th percentile has similar grip strength to a man at
by jdietrich 8y ago
The average young man has about the same hand-grip strength as an elite female judo player. A woman at the 90th percentile has similar grip strength to a man at the 5th percentile. No amount of training can overcome that level of difference unless you're a massive outlier or you're using anabolic steroids.
We should be careful to avoid attributing innate differences to traits that are really socialised, but we can't simply overlook the vast gender differences in many traits.
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