Yeah, the best thing to do is work slowly on your strength. Trying to get stronger too fast can have deleterious effects on you. Right now I’m still recovering from running too fast too soon from track season that ended about a month ago. (Shin splints are a b
h) When the male cadets laugh at you, you can smile at their ignorance that a woman's body isn't shaped like a man's, and there for can, and usually, takes longer for them to get up to par.