Good article, rarely seen side of
resistance training.
I get surprised sometimes by how strong women are - a couple of times women - not into fitness, 45+ women have helped me move stuff - desks, mattress etc. across stairs(me and a female carrying together). Those are heavy objects that I struggle with on my side, the women seem as strong as me, or almost as strong as me. And I'm like, dam, if u folks are that strong, u certainly should be
lifting heavier in the gym.
Funny thing is women tend not to carry heavy stuff alone, but if its under the pretence of helping a guy partner, they can carry a crapload of weight.
Unfortunately they tend not to use those muscle - when they're young its fine, but at 55+ muscles really atrophy and then there are a host of problems.