• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    17 hours ago

    gorillas sit around eating a vegetarian diet and have massive muscle mass just because they metabolize different kinds of protein MUCH more effectively than humans do and also are much more physically active than the average human

    Fixed it for you.

      • Barbecue Cowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        16 hours ago

        Definitely a little but probably not as much as you’d think.

        Humans produce a protein that forcibly limits our muscle growth and its impact is kinda crazy. Gorillas produce a bit of it too, but it’s a drastically lower amount. It’s called myostatin if I remember right, there is a dog that sometimes has a mutation where they barely produce it too and the differences between a regular one and a mutated one is pretty extreme. Look into ‘Bully Whippets’ if you want some interesting reads.

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      12 hours ago

      I don’t know about the physical activity. Gorillas are known for not moving around much. But they lack the muscle size regulation that we have.

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      13 hours ago

      But what if the gorillas stopped sitting around and actually worked to build muscle mass? We’ve never actually seen a gorilla that was trying to get as big and as strong as he could.

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      16 hours ago

      Well That was my point, we work at it they don’t. And most of bro dude protein intake is wasted