With the advent of Libby Lenton's 51.91 WR in the 100m free. I propose a swim off and battle of the sexes.
Paul "the evil" Smith (45) representing Bobby Riggs
vs.
Libby Lenton (20) as Billie Jean King.
My money rests on the female.
John Smith
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Former Member
OK…I’m going to jump in here. I’m probably going to piss off some women and a few men, but it’s pretty clear than women are not going to “catch men and pass them” when it comes to athletic events that rely on muscle. The bottom line is that we (women) do not carry as much muscle as men. Now there are a few women who will beat most men in many events. Exceptional training and fairly high levels of testosterone (for a woman) will pay off. But at the elite level, I believe that men’s ability to lay on muscle will prevail. Lengthy endurance events may be another story. There seems to be some advantage to having extra fat stores, but the jury is still out on this issue.
I do want to stress that this does not mean that men are superior to women. Heck, 21 second versus 23 second does not mean much in the scheme of things. Unless you’re a sprinter!!! :D
OK…I’m going to jump in here. I’m probably going to piss off some women and a few men, but it’s pretty clear than women are not going to “catch men and pass them” when it comes to athletic events that rely on muscle. The bottom line is that we (women) do not carry as much muscle as men. Now there are a few women who will beat most men in many events. Exceptional training and fairly high levels of testosterone (for a woman) will pay off. But at the elite level, I believe that men’s ability to lay on muscle will prevail. Lengthy endurance events may be another story. There seems to be some advantage to having extra fat stores, but the jury is still out on this issue.
I do want to stress that this does not mean that men are superior to women. Heck, 21 second versus 23 second does not mean much in the scheme of things. Unless you’re a sprinter!!! :D
