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In reply to the discussion: CA Gov? Caitlyn Jenner in for a World of Hurt [View all]janterry
(4,429 posts)a few years ago and women were calling in saying, but Phelps and his big feet.....
and the endocrinologist was trying to explain (very patiently) that trans-women - even with suppressed testosterone (which can be 3x higher - still - than most women) - the effects were huge.
Here's another study:
https://law.duke.edu/sports/sex-sport/comparative-athletic-performance/
An extensive review of fitness data from over 85,000 Australian children aged 917 years old showed that, compared with 9-year-old females, 9-year-old males were faster over short sprints (9.8%) and 1 mile (16.6%), could jump 9.5% further from a standing start (a test of explosive power), could complete 33% more push-ups in 30 s and had 13.8% stronger grip. Male advantage of a similar magnitude was detected in a study of Greek children, where, compared with 6-year-old females, 6-year-old males completed 16.6% more shuttle runs in a given time and could jump 9.7% further from a standing position. In terms of aerobic capacity, 6- to 7-year-old males have been shown to have a higher absolute and relative (to body mass.: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-020-01389-3