Orwi@programming.dev to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoWomen suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up1225
arrow-up1225external-linkWomen suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study findswww.theguardian.comOrwi@programming.dev to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square46linkfedilink
minus-squareTubularTittyFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoit’s because what matters is vo2max. men have higher vo2max, but also higher mass, so in the end the supply of oxygen is the same. it has nothing to do with pain. it’s about your bodies ability to power itself, and that overwhelmingly comes from oxygen uptake. that and how many carb you can uptake, which is proportional to your mass.
minus-squaremagnue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoYou think vo2 max is important for ultra endurance? I would say mitochondrial efficiency is more important in anything above say 12 hours.
minus-squareusername123@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoWell the mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell.
it’s because what matters is vo2max.
men have higher vo2max, but also higher mass, so in the end the supply of oxygen is the same.
it has nothing to do with pain. it’s about your bodies ability to power itself, and that overwhelmingly comes from oxygen uptake.
that and how many carb you can uptake, which is proportional to your mass.
You think vo2 max is important for ultra endurance? I would say mitochondrial efficiency is more important in anything above say 12 hours.
Well the mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell.