Gender Powerpoint

1. Phenotypic Fitness
William Birk
Orange 2

2. Essential Question
• How does gender physique variation affect
athleticism?

3. Distinctifying between physical attributes of
gender
• Strengths of each
a. Males
- More muscular, especially upper body.
Testosterone.
b. Females
- Estrogen (varies), more body fat.

4. What gives males the edge in athleticism?
• Males generally have an edge in athletics because
they have a higher oxygen intake, lower resting
heart rates, and are more muscular.
• Females are better at long distance running than
males (beyond 30 miles)

5. Fitness Physique
• Why males and females are built differently, and what
effects it has
• Males: Have larger lungs, 50% more brute strength, larger
skeleton.
• Females:
- Shorter head, broader face, and shorter legs. Larger
stomach, kidneys, liver and appendix. Faster heart rate,
30% less lung capacity than a male. More flexible, have a
more wide and shallow pelvis.

6. Concentration
• Sports like Archery, Equestrian and
shooting competitions females can compete
on par with men.
• Physical balance and mental concentration
are essential

7. Male composition vs. Female composition
• Body composition - is the body’s relative
amount of fat to fat-free mass
• Body fats are classified into two parts,
Essential and non-essential
• Females essential fat – 10-13%
• Males essential fat – 2-5%
• Non-essential fat varies from person to
person based on gender, age, activity level,
and weight

8. Fahey/Insel/Roth, Fit & Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness, Chapter 6
Typical Body Composition

9. PGA Tour

10. LPGA Tour

11. Comparison (2012 London Olympics) 100m
Final Results
• Men’s
- Usain Bolt – 9.63
- Yohan Blake – 9.75
- Justin Gatlin – 9.79
• Women's
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price – 10.75
- Carmelita Jeter – 10.78
- Veronica Campbell-Brown – 10.81

12. Comparison (2012 London Olympics) 800m
Final Results
• Men’s
- David Lekuta Rudisha – 1:40.91
- Nijel Amos – 1:41.73
- Timothy Kitum – 1:42.53
• Women’s
- Mariya Savinova – 1:56.19
- Caster Semenya – 1:57.23
- Ekaterina Poistogova – 1:57.53

13. Comparison of Military physical tests
• US Army basic training PFT minimum
requirement (ages 17-21):
- Males – 35 Push-Ups, 47 Sit-Ups, and
16:36 two mile run
-Females – 13 Push-Ups, 47 Sit-Ups, and
19:43 two mile run.

14. Youth Sports
• 69% of girls participated in an organized/team
sport
• 75% of boys participated in an organized/team
sport
• Geography affects the number of kids
participating in sports
• From 3 to 12, boys outrank girls in participating in
sports

15. Injuries in females
• Females have a higher chance of a knee injury
• Females have a higher chance of a shoulder injury
• Some female athletes face eating disorders.
• Some face an iron deficiency.
• Females have less bone mass
• More prone to stress fractures

16. Injuries in males
• Males account for 75% of tendon ruptures
• Males account for 80% of Achilles Tendon
ruptures

17. Video
• http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/01/female-ath

18. Works Cited
• http://breakingmuscle.com/health-medicine/men-more-prone-to-achilles-injuries-than-women-but-w
• http://www.drjamesdobson.org/Solid-Answers/Answers?a=ff773023-2693-410d-b9e1-662f6985be
• http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/personal-training/men-vs-women-upper-body
• http://www.livestrong.com/article/347443-athletic-differences-between-men-women/
• http://www.livestrong.com/article/373329-how-many-youth-participate-in-sports-in-the-u-s/
• http://www.military.com/military-fitness/army-fitness-requirements/army-basic-training-pft
• http://www.statisticbrain.com/youth-sports-statistics/
• http://weightloss.about.com/od/backtobasics/f/bodycomp.htm

19. Works Cited (Images)
• http://bobsailergolf.blogspot.com/2010/04/blog-post_30.html
• http://breakingmuscle.com/health-medicine/men-more-prone-to-achilles-injuries-than-w
• http://cayennemedical.com/patients/
• http://pgatourchina.com/en/2014PGATourChina/index.html
• http://ribbonsandredtape.blogspot.com/2012/06/triple-x-olympics-female-
equestrians.html
• http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/artblog/2007/jun/05/howlisasimpsontooktheo
• http://usarmy.vo.llnwd.net/e2/rv5_downloads/symbols/armylogovector_black.gif
• http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/golf/lpga/2007-10-03-new-logo_N.htm

20. Slideshare link