tristan401
New member
@lorial I've been struggling with a similar obsession over gender related strength and muscle mass differences this past year, because I'm afab non-binary and currently have a testosterone-based system (injections) but eventually want to go back to an estrogen-based system (natural) after a while so I don't get "reverse dysphoria" and remain androgynous. I also aesthetically prefer the female shape I guess. I noticed a lot of strength gains on T that I'd be sad to lose again. But they may or may not have happened at some point without T!
It doesn't even make sense for me to feel "inferior", never did, because none is better than the other and...I don't even train for muscle mass and all my strength goals have to do with what I can do with my body weight. And I've seen lots of women do what I want to do (more advanced calisthenics skills, completing harder bouldering problems, doing parkour, doing gymnastics etc.)
Women tend to have advantages in recovery, flexibility and also excel in extreme endurance events (there is a point where the advantages/disadvantages "switch" if you can say it like that), and fitness is so so much more than just strength and speed!
I think by now I'm at peace with it! For now I'll stay on T and wait for more permanent changes, no idea when I'll stop
It doesn't even make sense for me to feel "inferior", never did, because none is better than the other and...I don't even train for muscle mass and all my strength goals have to do with what I can do with my body weight. And I've seen lots of women do what I want to do (more advanced calisthenics skills, completing harder bouldering problems, doing parkour, doing gymnastics etc.)
Women tend to have advantages in recovery, flexibility and also excel in extreme endurance events (there is a point where the advantages/disadvantages "switch" if you can say it like that), and fitness is so so much more than just strength and speed!
I think by now I'm at peace with it! For now I'll stay on T and wait for more permanent changes, no idea when I'll stop