Can women carry heavier weights than men?
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As a normal man, I was struggling to carry 30 kilo luggage in one hand. Is 30kilo a heavy luggage for a man to carry for 10 mins?
Seeing me struggling and stopping, a girl (little taller than me) from my family carried that without stopping for 10 mins. I guess, she teased me by continuing carrying the luggage in elevator too with a comment that the luggage was not heavy for her.
Can a normal woman carry 30 kilo luggage in one hand? Or is she stronger than a normal girl?
I guess, this is a childish question but I feel shy when I see my wife’s cousin in the house and keep my eyes down because I see her always smiling at me since the day she defeated me in arm wrestling and carried heavy luggage for me. Is it ok that I compare myself with her in power?
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No question is childish since it is a genuine one so far yours. One thing you should understand that everyone is individual and we should not compare to ourselves with others as everyone have their own quality and their strength so there is no question of keeping your eyes down. Tell yourself that you are what, what you are; if someone likes you than he or she can do, otherwise I do not care. May be you are not able to carry 30kgs and she can carry it is a way you are. Generally, men have strength and physical strength more than women do but it does not mean that every man have same quality. If she can carry heavy weight than you, you should have to say her that you are strong than me positively instead of running away. Once you accept that she is stronger than you your fear will go and you will not feel shame on yourself.
You are worrying for nothing it is a matter of individual and it does not prove that you are abnormal you physical loser. Total acceptance of your weakness will act, as breather so does not run away.
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It would be right to assume that men can carry heavier weights than a woman. But then there are many ifs. One would need to consider the age difference and their respective heights. Obviously, the weight carried by a teenaged girl would be more than a 70 yr old man, or if the woman is a weightlifter, she would be able to carry weights more than an average man.
One of the factors is the testosterone levels. Women do not produce as much testosterone as most males and so the physique would not be the same.
Carrying of weight takes into consideration : The proportion of your own body weight that you are carrying. The shape, dimension and density of the load you are carrying and your own physical structure and training.
It is believed that one can carry 50% of one’s body weight for a short distance. An object that is difficult to grip and involves extending the whole arm like carrying a mattress may be difficult to hold unless you are very tall. Also, a sack weighing 20 kgs may be easier to carry than a barbell of the same weight, because of the shape. Finally, if you are trained to lift weights then you can carry more weight.
I read somewhere that the average weight one can carry is 10.175 Kgs.
Yours seems to be more of an ego problem. So why cant you look your cousin in the eye. She is stronger than you and proved it. Be proud to have someone in the family who can help you with your physical burden, though the mental burden you will have to carry yourself!
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Each individual is different. No 2 persons are one and the same, so the same applies to your cousin. Yes, she must be more powerful than you owing to her figure which is even heavier than you, so why are sulking with this?
It’s no biggie for you to be ashamed just because she defeated you in arm wrestling and she is capable of carrying heavier weights than you. Owing to your small figure I presume you’re no match to her strength, so accept this and get on with your life.
Don’t live under the impression that men should be stronger than women; just see the women engaged in sports or weight lifting, I bet no normal guy can be a match to them. So stop worrying about it.