Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly reported that Jasmin Paris was pumping breast milk when she competed in the 2024 Barkley Marathons race. Instead, she was pumping milk during ...

In most gyms, strength is still judged by how much weight someone can bench, squat, or deadlift. That’s long been the standard, and it usually favors male physiology. But strength isn’t only about ...

American men are much more likely to pursue strength training than women. CDC data published in May 2022 revealed that 35.2% of adult men and 26.9% of adult women met the federal guideline for ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Starre Vartan is the author of “The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us About the Power of the Female Body,” which will be published on July 15. People who lived through the Irish ...