Biological dimorphism results in greater average upper body strength in human males compared to females
Is it true that biological dimorphism results in greater average upper body strength in human males compared to females?
Yes. Biological dimorphism results in human males having greater average upper body strength and muscle mass compared to females.
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The retrieved papers provide robust physiological and evolutionary evidence demonstrating that human males possess greater average muscle mass and absolute upper body strength compared to females due to biological dimorphism.
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Lassek, W. D. & Gaulin, S. (2022). Substantial but Misunderstood Human Sexual Dimorphism Results Mainly From Sexual Selection on Males and Natural Selection on Females. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.859931
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Riem, L. I., Pinette, M., DuCharme, O., Pabon, V., Morris, J., Coggins, A., Harold, L., Costanzo, K. E., Cousins, M., Hein, R., Rhodes, M., Llevens, E., Shah, R. B., Feng, X., Benusa, S., Breeding, T., Nelson, M. D., Derave, W., & Blemker, S. S. (2025). Big Bones Mean Big Muscles: An MRI-Based Dataset of Muscle-Bone-Body Size Relationships Across 70 Human Muscles of the Upper Limb, Trunk, and Lower Limb.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00772.2025
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Cidrais, M. & Mendonca, G. V. (2026). Sex differences in resistance training: a brief narrative review. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-026-01650-8
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The retrieved papers provide robust physiological and evolutionary evidence demonstrating that human males possess greater average muscle mass and absolute upper body strength compared to females due to biological dimorphism.
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