• Kaboom@reddthat.com
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    21 hours ago

    Ok, tentatively, that’s a small sample size, but if it scales up, transwomen still have higher absolute handgrip strength, lower forced expiratory volume in 1 s:forced vital capacity ratio and lower relative V̇O2max. They still went through male puberty and are reaping the benefits.

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      7 hours ago

      But a higher expiratory volume and higher VO2max is better. So they have an advantage in grip strength and a disadvantage in everything else…

      Also consider that even within cis women, there’s a huge variation in ability. So there are plenty of cis women with a higher grip strength than some trans women.

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      11 hours ago

      you lose a lot of muscle mass and grip strength in the first year of mtf HRT. You should look into things before stating them as facts.