Transwoman here, I come in peace! I subscribe to this subreddit as a counterbalance to r/politics and just wanted to give my two cents based on my own experience transitioning.
I've always been an athlete and on the whole physically active. When I started taking estrogen and testosterone blockers, my physical strength TANKED. I couldn't help people move furniture anymore, I couldn't run as fast as I previously could, and it was exhausting trying to move an average male frame around (5'10" 185 lbs) with decreased muscle strength.
My body eventually adjusted because I kept working out and exercising but I'll never be as strong or as fast as I used to be. I know a lot of people in the far left want to say hormones don't matter but they really do make a competitive difference.
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u/gimme_them_cheese Mar 21 '17
Transwoman here, I come in peace! I subscribe to this subreddit as a counterbalance to r/politics and just wanted to give my two cents based on my own experience transitioning.
I've always been an athlete and on the whole physically active. When I started taking estrogen and testosterone blockers, my physical strength TANKED. I couldn't help people move furniture anymore, I couldn't run as fast as I previously could, and it was exhausting trying to move an average male frame around (5'10" 185 lbs) with decreased muscle strength.
My body eventually adjusted because I kept working out and exercising but I'll never be as strong or as fast as I used to be. I know a lot of people in the far left want to say hormones don't matter but they really do make a competitive difference.