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I wonder if the 160 lb 11 year old is unusually mature, tall and athletically built or an average height obese 11 year old girl. It makes a difference.
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Not as much as you'd think. I am a shorter-than-average, overweight person, and I am much harder to throw, leverage, and control, even in a cooperative workout, than someone even 20-30 lbs lighter than me.
edit: that is to say, it has less to do with strength than with sheer physical mass. In fact, if she's weaker, she's likely in more danger of injury.
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