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There is an argument to be made here. The majority of the money is in men's sports. Arguably that means that's where the best trainers, nutritionists, and sport
by violentvinyl 11y ago
There is an argument to be made here. The majority of the money is in men's sports. Arguably that means that's where the best trainers, nutritionists, and sports doctors go. The edge that those things can give you cannot be discounted.
- littletimmy 11y agoThe onus would be on you to prove that this "edge" explains the entirety of men's domination in sports. I don't quite know how you'll explain away in social terms greater muscle mass, greater testosterone, and all other physical differences, but you are welcome to try.
- paganel 11y agoThe Williams sisters had a lot more money and access to better nutritionists than Karsten Braasch, who was placed a lowly ~200 in the ATP rankings (and he used to smoke cigarettes, also). Nevertheless, he beat them 6-1 6-2. From here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karsten_Braasch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karsten_Braasch: > Braasch competed in a "Battle of the Sexes" contest against Venus Williams and Serena Williams at the 1998 Australian Open when he was ranked 203. A decade and a half older than the sisters, Braasch was described by one journalist as "a man whose training regime centred around a pack of cigarettes and more than a couple bottles of ice cold lager."[2] He nonetheless defeated both sisters, playing a single set against each, beating Serena 6–1 and Venus 6–2.