thisismyrealname [he/him] to chapotraphouse • 2 years agohairless chimpanzeeimagemessage-square45 fedilinkarrow-up163file-text
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minus-squareVampire [any]hexbear15·2 years agoThey have way lower body fat than us, typically 3-9% link
minus-squareRiceIsNice [none/use name]hexbear12·2 years agoYeah, chimps are stronger than humans but not in this mystical magical way that people think they are. A human could rip someone's face off too if they exercised all day and had the disposition to do it. link
minus-squareVampire [any]hexbear3·2 years agoDon't they have a 4th muscle fibre type? Xtra-fast twitch link
minus-squareRiceIsNice [none/use name]hexbear4·2 years agoI don't think so. From what I've read, human muscles and chimp muscles are mostly the same just with different compositions. link
minus-squaresgtlion [any]hexbear6·2 years agoExcept the old jaws. We gave up jaw muscles for more brainspace. link
minus-squareVampire [any]hexbear4·2 years agoYeah ok you're right. They have 67% fast-twitch fibres according to https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1619071114 link
They have way lower body fat than us, typically 3-9%
Yeah, chimps are stronger than humans but not in this mystical magical way that people think they are. A human could rip someone's face off too if they exercised all day and had the disposition to do it.
Don't they have a 4th muscle fibre type? Xtra-fast twitch
I don't think so. From what I've read, human muscles and chimp muscles are mostly the same just with different compositions.
Except the old jaws. We gave up jaw muscles for more brainspace.
Yeah ok you're right. They have 67% fast-twitch fibres according to https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1619071114