- men
>(gross generalizations!) are taller, heavier, and have more muscle mass
>along with better gross motor skills than women. Women (gross
>generalizations!) are more flexible, have faster reflexes, and have greater
>endurance, as well as better fine motor skills. Proper training adds to
>anyone's skills in all these areas.
>
True.
>No matter how much I work out though, I will never have bulging thews (my
>muscles don't work that way), I will probably always weigh less than the
>average male. None of this means I cannot be an effective opponent in a
>physical confrontation. All it means is that I have different strengths and
>weaknesses to exploit, as do we all.
True.
>
>Our culture's image of a powerful physique is one that not many women fit
>and as such it is an inaccurate and incomplete image.
True. Depends on your definition of powerful, too. Roseanne could be a
very powerful woman. So could Courteney Cox.
-Sean
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