Difference between Male and Female
For generations women have
been perceived as being the weaker sex. But it is simply not true. Strength and
speed are not a monopoly of the male gender. Women and men have the same
capability to develop strength and speed. Relative to fat-free body mass, women
have nearly the same strength as men. If one were to take the same muscle unit
from a woman and a man and put it in an identical artificial environment with
the same growth media and the same stimulation, the muscles would grow at the
same rate. However, in the body the hormonal and metabolic environment varies
between men and women. Women have smaller muscle fibers and ordinarily have
less overall muscle mass. Nevertheless, women are gaining in rate of
competitive performance on a par with men in both speed and strength.
Fact: Muscle and Strength
In terms of contractile characteristics and the ability to produce force, muscle is identical in both males and females. The differences that exist in strength levels are primarily a function of total muscle mass. Only 24 percent of the typical female body is muscle mass, whereas the male is 40 percent muscle mass.
Strength of the lower female body is similar to men’s when relative to body weight and lean body mass. Men are stronger in the upper extremities due to their greater development of muscle mass in that area. Because of this and the fact that a female typically use the muscle mass in her lower body to a much greater degree then she uses the muscle mass of her upper body, the female is seldom as strong in absolute measurements as the male.
by Ganeshan S Ganesh (Certified GFFI Fitness Trainer)
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Fact: Muscle and Strength
In terms of contractile characteristics and the ability to produce force, muscle is identical in both males and females. The differences that exist in strength levels are primarily a function of total muscle mass. Only 24 percent of the typical female body is muscle mass, whereas the male is 40 percent muscle mass.
Strength of the lower female body is similar to men’s when relative to body weight and lean body mass. Men are stronger in the upper extremities due to their greater development of muscle mass in that area. Because of this and the fact that a female typically use the muscle mass in her lower body to a much greater degree then she uses the muscle mass of her upper body, the female is seldom as strong in absolute measurements as the male.
by Ganeshan S Ganesh (Certified GFFI Fitness Trainer)
https://www.facebook.com/ganeshans.ganesh?fref=ts
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