Who's the better Athlete?

Are Men or Women Better Athletes in the American Universities?

This question has  been asked throughout out the years and many people have their own opinions on it. When it comes to athletics, it really depends on the sport in which men and women play. University sports that include females, are completely different to that of the males, including softball, volleyball, and  tennis. I would say it all depends on the sports in question. After reading the facts and statistics on this subject, I can say that men are ultimately better athletes.

    It is true that men and women each have their own special abilities that they are typically better in. Overall, men however tend to be the better athletes. Males typically are more athletic, and women have more body fat because they have the ability to carry children. According to the article titled “Athletic Differences Between Men & Women”,  the average male is stronger than the average female.  Men also have a physiological advantage over women because their heart, lungs and legs tend to be larger. This helps to bring an advantage to men who can last longer with more stamina and physique during a set time period. It would also depend on the physical shape and the size of each individual athlete, which would determine who had the advantage. The article continues to state why the hearts of men help support their athletic ability better than that of a woman. Men’s larger hearts pump about sixteen percent more liters of blood per heartbeat. Most studies have given a clear advantage to men which demonstrates how they well exceed expectations comparatively so to women athletes. Males tend to be naturally athletic. Throughout history men were considered workers while females naturally took to the role of “caretaker and caregivers”, but the times have changed drastically.
    Physically, male athletes are naturally in better shape also, although a female athletes could train just as hard as males can, men naturally develop muscles while training less. A female would have to train even harder in order to be on the same level as a male with similar stature. To break things down even further, another article of the same title “Athletic Differences Between Men & Women” from “Ehow.com” states that men have 11% percent more red blood cells inside of their body. This helps in enabling their body to pump more oxygen to the muscles faster than to that pumped to a female. This is helpful because it increases their overall stamina. Some females are actually better than males in certain sports, which could debate that in favor of women with who is a better athlete,  but it becomes an entire new argument every time a new sport is being discussing.

I would say that men are better athletes than females due to the fact that a their bodies are naturally fit to be athletic. But if a female trained more than the average male, she could nearly match it. If women and men trained the same amount, the male would end up in better shape as the statistics have shown in the studies. Men will always be of dominance in athletics as years pass and new ages begin.