Comment on Heroes with super strength would be really out of shape
NONE_dc@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
That’s what I’ve always thought! I could never understand how Superman could get to have so much marked muscle if he is naturally able to lift tons without much effort, which makes it very difficult for him to break down his muscle fibers and regenerate them to gain muscle mass.
Unless in the Fortress of Solitude he has a gym with weights made from neutron star cores, he is much more likely to have a belly like the strongest men in real life.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Inactive Myostatin gene or it’s equivalent if they’re alien.
rainwall@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
Exactly. His body isn't human, it just looks like it. He gets all his energy from photosynthesis. In at least one "bullshit" iteration, he can sap solar power from plants directly.
This is not a person with a person's constraints.
TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 5 weeks ago
Excuse me, but even we regular humans can sap solar power from plants, with extra steps of course.