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My friend said that girls can do more push ups than boys since boys are heavy weight. Then in military service, why are there more push ups for boys to pass? That's the question.
Panda said:The ability to do Push-ups is upper body strength versus body mass. Increased Upper-body strength does increase body mass but not as much as the additional strength.
I have never seen anything that has indicated that Women are stronger than Men in any muscle group where equal training has been carried out, hence the majority of sports being separate for men and women.
russ_watters said:For men, however, the skinnier ones (like me!) were often able to do more pushups because pushups don't actually require much strength, just muscle endurance.
Not really. When doing a pushup, you are lifting only perhaps 3/4 of your body's weight. There is just no need to be musclebound. And for those who are, most of that added weight is toward the upper-body, so most of it adds to the amount you have to lift (meaning if you are skinnier, your center of gravity is lower).radou said:Muscle endurance yes, but I thought the mass also plays an important role (?).
It may be worthwhile to note that the specific combination of strength(...to weight ratio), flexibility, and agillity required for gymnastics and similar sports (figure skating) favors women. Women are superior to men in most aspects of those sports.Moonbear said:This is part of the reason why you'll notice such a big difference in age between girls and boys participating in Olympic level sports such as gymnastics. The female gymnasts are usually at their peak performance levels for such activities around 13-15 years old. The male athletes are reaching peak performance closer to 18 years old.
Moonbear said:One thing to consider in addressing the original question is...at what age? It is quite common for 13 yr-old girls to outperform 13-yr old boys in tests of strength. Boys peak in strength several years later than girls due to a later onset of puberty. This is part of the reason why you'll notice such a big difference in age between girls and boys participating in Olympic level sports such as gymnastics. The female gymnasts are usually at their peak performance levels for such activities around 13-15 years old. The male athletes are reaching peak performance closer to 18 years old.
You also have to ask at what level of training you want to make comparisons. Unless you're specifying a high level of training, among the general population you'll find plenty of men who can't do a single push-up and women who can do 100s.
Keep in mind that push ups are not only dependent on arm strength either, but also the strength of back and abdominal muscles if you're using proper form. You use a little bit of leg muscles, but not much relative to other workouts. So, it's not enough to just look at the size of the muscles in the arms, but also at entire upper body strength.
The muscles are physically different: http://members.shaw.ca/bodybuilding/Muscles/structure.htmlpakmingki said:what exactly is the difference between muscle strength and muscle endurance?
How mutually exclusive are they from each other?
Yes, it was probably an overgeneralization. A lot has to do with diet, drugs, and suppliments screwing with your body chemistry, but too much exercising alone can do that too. I probably shouldn't have limited it to powerlifters - too much running (I'm not sure if it is the exercise itself or the low body fat) can be harmful as well.Azael said:Why do you say male powerlifters have unhealthy bodies? Might be true for the super heavyweights but I don't se how it would apply for the middle weights. The lightweights might be pushing it a bit but only around contest time.
Most powerlifters and weightlifters do not carry any obscene ammounts of musclemass either.
In general, the answer is no. But when you ask broad, vague questions, you get a lot of caveats.hehehaha said:So you mean girls can do more push ups than boys?
russ_watters said:You seem to be very hung up on the issue of physical strength differences between the sexes. You shouldn't be - it isn't a big deal.
And suddenly spiders pop up in thread like this from thin air!Again.jim mcnamara said:Female spiders are generally much larger
Uh, what? How can you rest a sack of grain or a heavy sack of groceries on your hip(s)?As a more common example...carrying a heavy sack of groceries or something else of similar size. Men might have better forearm strength to just hold onto the sack using their arms alone, but women can rest it on their hips and use less arm stregth to carry the same size sack.
Mk said:Uh, what? How can you rest a sack of grain or a heavy sack of groceries on your hip(s)?
No, on average, boys tend to have greater upper body strength and muscle mass, allowing them to do more push ups than girls.
Yes, there are definitely some girls who have exceptional upper body strength and can do more push ups than some boys. However, this is not true for the majority of girls.
Yes, on average, girls tend to have less upper body strength than boys. This is due to genetic and hormonal differences that affect muscle mass and strength.
Yes, with proper training and exercise, girls can improve their upper body strength and potentially be able to do more push ups. However, it is important to note that there may still be differences between girls and boys in terms of strength and muscle mass.
There are no significant benefits to being able to do more push ups based on gender. The ability to do push ups is not indicative of overall physical fitness and should not be used as a measure of comparison between girls and boys.