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Topic | Steroid expert breaks down why MTF trans is not fair in women's weightlifting |
AngelsNAirwav3s 08/01/21 10:11:29 PM #1: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeQj-wVRVLo Basically he says: -288 ng/deciliter of testosterone is a ridiculous limit that athletes have to be under, when the high end of testosterone in women is 70 ng/dL (average is 40). Basically 4x of the top end amount of testosterone a woman would naturally produce. -Ignores all the facts of going through puberty as a man: Bigger hands, growth plates close later, taller, denser bones, etc. -Testosterone by itself isn't a good measurement in itself: Men naturally produce more "free testosterone", which is way better in muscle building than females; men are also more efficient in taking advantage of testosterone in the body, as they have less binding proteins that females produce since males produce less estrogen. --- Hello world! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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