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I'm so glad this turned out successful for her.
Imagine, like all Olympic athletes, she worked her ass off for months and years to get there. To be the best in her sport she can be. Sacrificing a lot in the process, including some of her femininity, building up what is considered masculine muscles and body parts. Boxing isn't a feminine sport, you can't do it without building a lot of muscle mass that isn't very feminine. And btw heavy weight training on a professional level can also result in a hormonal inbalance in women where the estrogen levels fall and the body produces more testosterone.
Then she gets there after all this work and sacrifice, just wanting to concentrate on her sport and being the best athlete she can be and the whole world just ripps her apart. And instead of focusing on her competitions, she is constantly bombarded by bigots and know-it -alls who think they have a right to judge and question her body.
Not trying to counter your point, but female athletes that don’t dope don’t ever become super muscular. Like, look at Khelif. She has just proven she is the best in the world in a combat sport, and she still doesn’t look muscular to the point of looking male. The transphobes mainly came at her because her face isn’t super feminine, which doesn’t really have anything to do with boxing.
I occasionally hear women saying they don’t want to do workouts that target their upper body, and I’m always baffled because it’s not like they’ll ever even slightly look like a dude lol.
Yeah. Furthermore, if you want to show off, you definitely can do certain exercises to strengthen muscles and get a more 'toned' look, but one of the strongest women in the world looks like this ordinary gal:
And, hell, look at this guy, one of the strongest men in the world
He doesn't look like a musclebound bodybuilder, he looks like a big trucker dude who frequents your local bar.
Real, practical muscles rarely look like what it's thought of. You definitely see some development, but not nearly as much as people think.
Isn't that just Rachel Dratch?
Jesus Christ, his legs are as thick as tree trunks though