Andre the Giant said he never worked out, he just wrestled. He had some kind of growth hormone disorder, if I recall.
Think about gorillas, who are pretty similar to us - they don't lift weights in the gym, do they?
Think about gorillas, who are pretty similar to us - they don't lift weights in the gym, do they?
Yeah, this whole discussion is based on assuming human genetics. Every animal, without any resistance training, will develop an amount of muscle within some range. This can be massive, like for gorillas. Perhaps someday we will have gene editing that allows us to have the muscle building genes of gorillas, so we can all bench 1,000lbs with no training.
I wonder, do gorillas possess the mechanism for stimulating muscle growth via resistance training? How strong could one be with a dedicated training plan and coach?