Do women train smarter than men?

I spend a large part of my life in gyms, and I have seen thousands of people training. Sometimes it's great to see what people are doing, but sometimes, to be blunt, it's freaking horrifying.

I notice a lot more women who know what they're doing than men in the weight room. I don't mean in total numbers, but as a percentage of their respective gym (and specifically, weight room) populations.

I think there are several reasons for this, working either individually or together.

One reason might be that only those women who are more athletic and confident enough in what they're doing are constantly out there on the gym floor training hard. This is certainly plaussible as there are many more other women who are spending their gym time on cardio equipment (lift some weights!) or in women-only facilities.

Possibly it's because these particular women are more in touch with their bodies and find it easier to learn new technique and feel how the exercises are working, affecting their body, etc. (This is true of the men who know what they're doing as well.)

The other reason, and specifically the one I want to tackle, is that women seem to be much less influenced by their ego than men. I know -- I don't say!

Many of the men (young and old) I see training in gyms are too busy strutting around and posturing to actually spend time to learn how to properly train. It's very ego driven.

It's time to put the ego away and learn how to train properly.

This means using:

Proper load -- stop using weight you need your buddy to help you lift on every repetition!

Proper technique --a 5 inch "squat" or a half-depth bench press don't qualify as training. "Benching" 225 with the bar 6 inches away from your chest doesn't count, stop bragging about it.

Proper workout structure -- chest and biceps 5 days a week? Yes, I've seen that. Cut it out.

The biggest impediment to making progress in the gym, be it muscle buidling, strength training or fatloss is letting your ego control your workouts. Put it away and start using your head. You'll thank me later.

And everybody already doing that... right on, keep it up!