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Could women actually be better suited to weight lifting than men are?

Popular Science Team

created: June 18, 2025, 12:56 p.m. | updated: June 28, 2025, 12:58 p.m.

What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week hits Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and everywhere else you listen to podcasts every-other Wednesday morning. FACT: Women really are stronger than menBy Casey JohnstonThis week’s episode features writer and author Casey Johnston. After a triumphant arm-wrestling moment against several male competitors at a party, Johnston dove into the physiology behind strength and found that women may actually be better suited to strength training in many ways.

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