While doing the yoga section of ChaLean Extreme today, I realized how unflexible the man in the video is compared to the women. I've also seen this in some other exercise videos as well. While men can be more flexible than women (Rodney Yee sure is more flexible that I can hope to be), it seems like in general, women have greater flexibility. I read this article here which gives a brief explanation on some of the physical differences between men and women. Men have some differences in their joints which can make them less flexible than women, and women also have differences in our pelvis which makes it easier for us to tone our lower bodies without getting injuries as easily.
I think sometimes FTMs feel bad about our physical abilities because we're not as naturally strong in our upper bodies as bio-men are. While I would like to be able to lift more and show off my arms to everyone, I think we should also recognize these other benefits we have from being bio-female that bio-men do not have. We just have to work a little extra hard at our upper bodies, but our bio-male friends need to work a little extra hard on their flexibility training and lower body work. Our lower bodies and flexibility is just as important health wise, so we shouldn't forget that we have this advantage.
And if you guys want some inspiration, check out what a bio-female can do with her upper body, and check out her workout schedule and logs she provides.
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