• fidodo@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Even with the lore explanations, I think it just helps maintain suspension of disbelief when you visually see someone muscular doing impossible feats of strength rather than someone physically unfit. But to your point, I would like to see more super heroes with strongman barrel physics instead of the aesthetic prioritizing body builder physique.

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        8 months ago

        I think Spiderman is a decent example of not being comically ripped but I always believe he’s as strong as he’s depicted due to his powers.

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          8 months ago

          Spiderman is still super fit. He’s lean muscle and not bulky body builder fit, but he still has muscle. Even in the comics his muscles are very well defined.

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      8 months ago

      Well, I don’t know about Thor (but he is a god short of and from an advanced culture ), but Superman received perfect nutrition from our Sun.

      There is that alt timeline story of Superman where he didn’t see the Sun and was captured when he landed as a baby.

      He grew up to be skinny and had severe malnutrition, was still tall and became strong as soon as he saw the sun the first time.