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TopicSteroid expert breaks down why MTF trans is not fair in women's weightlifting
AngelsNAirwav3s
08/01/21 10:11:29 PM
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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.


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