I've been googling Q angle etc to make sense of my knee MRI results (which are at the end of this post in case anyone happens to have any comments ) and I read the on average a female has her body weight sitting one inch lower and behind that of a man. A woman will tend to have her body weight over her heel whereas a man will have his over his toes. Thinking about it I'd be surprised if a female can really train exactly the same way a man can and have the same power/balance. What adjustments would the trainers recommend for a female boxer that are not applicable to the guys?



MRI results:

A routine MR protocol demonstrates normal appearance to the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments. The medial and lateral menisci also appear normal. No abnormality is seen in the medial or lateral collateral ligaments. The chondral and subchondral surfaces appear normal and there is no increased signal within the marrow space.

The infrapatellar tendon on the sagittal PD images appears normal. There is increased signal within the marrow space of the inferolateral patellar facet. The overlying patellar cartilage thickness does however appear normal. The appearances would be consistent with some patellar marrow oedema and probable early chondromalacia. There is no significant joint effusion.