/sci/ - Science & Math

They squat when you're not looking.

>>5761273
its cause their genetics is like DOWN with the mass, man

>>5761291
>genetics DOWN with the mass

Is that why people with down syndrome seem to be strong as apes when they get mad?

Because gorillas are not humans.

They eat gorilla munch cereal, part of a nutritious breakfast

>>5761273
For one, a gorilla's knees do not lock, so whenever they move, they're constantly expending energy to balance.

Stand upright, then bend your knees slightly. Walk around like this for an hour and see how you fair.

For another, gorillas need to find food and water every day, neither of which are easily obtained on a daily basis.

Lastly, they need to woe their females. Since most herds are governed by "Alpha Male" government, females tend to pick the biggest, strongest males to mate with - promoting large upper-bodies as a result of genetics, not hard work and excersize, across the entirety of the species.

>>5761273
By not sitting still all day like humans do

everyone in this thread is over explaining or wrong.

theres 1 simple answer

Genetics.

it ain't because it doesn't "lock its knees" or some shit. It eats leaves and walks around all day and can lift cars. It just can.

Hormones, physiology, size which of course leads back to genetics

How can hippos get so fat without any fast food or diet soda?

Gorillas are awesome. They don't just fuck you up for shits and giggles like these motherfuckers. Fucking Chimps are my nightmare. I'd hang with Gorillas any day. I'll bow my head, not make eye contact and obey to the clan leader. I'll also cover my dick, cause I know it's bigger than that of a Gorilla. But I ain't gonna brag about it, just got lucky. Whatever, you're still the boss, Gro.

Follow them around.

Eat gras all day.

Chimps are gonna gang rape me.

Why dont birds have big muscles if they eat bugs that are high in protein?

>>5761522
That's irrelevant.
Sit or not makes a difference only within a genetic group.

We're talking about interspecies muscle difference.

>>5761376
That's mainly the evolutionary explanation.
I think OP wanted specific, like the chem biology involved in the process.

Well, consider this, there was study on humans, focus was muscle mass, they formed 4 groups.
1 group worked out
2 group didn't work out at all
3 group worked out + got testosterone injections
4 group didn't work out but also got testosterone injections

The results after several weeks was that the group with testosterone injections but 0 workout had bigger gains than the group that worked out without testosterone.

That goes to show the big role chemistry/genetics can have.
Simply gorillas are built this way as a whole.
Another follow up question would be "how do they get their protein then?".
There are tons of answers for this if you use google.
The main cause though is how they process their food (types of enzymes and whatnot).

Also this
>>5761534

How do giraffes get so tall when they don't really play any basketball?