Ape Strength: Myth vs Reality

[Pckts]

(01-13-2019, 09:00 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(01-13-2019, 08:59 PM)Pckts Wrote: A gorilla is much more muscle packed than a chimp, it's going to be far more powerful.

So you think, that gorilla muscle fiber is stronger than what chimp has? Any study about that? Of course 200 kg animal is stronger than for instance 70 kg animal, but that doesn´t mean, that it is relatively stronger.

You said that chimps were 1.35xs stronger based off the study you saw, gorillas are far more muscular so going off whatever study you saw, Gorillas would certainly out perform chimps in raw strength. 

In regards to muscle fibers, I dont know, i haven't read any studies comparing the two but let's say they are similar a gorilla would still most like have stronger fibers since it's much larger and fibers actually grow based off of use and being heavier means more muscles needed to get the body in motion.

Lastly is the lb for lb comparison
Lb for lb if like I stated earlier were true and gorillas, chimps and humans performed the same technique, I'd bet everything I own that a gorilla would out perform a chimp and human of equal size. If you could design the perfect body composition for a deadlift it would look like a gorilla but a lift like the bench press a gorillas long arms would actually be a detriment for instance. But any pulling motion or core and glute dominate lifts would be right in the gorillas wheelhouse. Reply