Here's another news article on the elevator crank used on the 737 NG and MAX:
Wall Street Journal Article
... and let's tolerate the technically incorrect descriptions, WSJ is trying to communicate to the lay folk.
Turning the crank moves a horizontal panel on the tail, which can help change the angle of the plane’s nose. Under certain conditions, including at unusually high speeds with the panel already at a steep angle, it can take a lot of force to move the crank in certain emergencies. Among other things, the people familiar with the details said, regulators are concerned about whether female aviators—who typically tend to have less upper-body strength than their male counterparts—may find it difficult to turn the crank in an emergency.
I have never flown a 737 and hopefully none of us have had the opportunity to work this crank under the most adverse conditions.
So is a printed sheet of paper describing this difficulty good enough training?
From what I gather, existing 737 simulators do not reproduce this problem. But they should!