The number of calories it takes to lift an object of a given weight isn’t affected by how dofficult it is for you. Per the law of conservation of energy, it takes a specific amount of energy to lift an object of a given weight a given height, just as much as it would have if you dropped it from that height in a vaccuum.
The actual reason they would be out of shape is because they wouldn’t NEED to work out to be strong, since they’re supernaturally gifted, so they just wouldn’t
It is affected by how efficient your muscles are as you don’t reach a 100% energy conversion. Given the typical representation of Super-Heroes as muscular, but usually not hippo-sized, their muscles being “super efficient” would be one way of explaining why they manage to get more strength out of less muscles.
Per the law of conservation of energy, it takes a specific amount of energy to lift an object of a given weight a given height
That of course leads to another problem for people with super strength… heat dissipation. If someone were to lift something as massive as a train car, the amount of heat generated by that persons muscles would be proportionate to the mass they’re lifting. Unfortunately, they’ll be expending massive amounts of energy, without a proportional amount of surface area, so the potential for heat dissipation is comparatively quite small.
My conclusion: any character with super strength would probably unintentionally also have the human torch’s iconic power. Depending on the character, they may only be able to do this once…
The number of calories it takes to lift an object of a given weight isn’t affected by how dofficult it is for you. Per the law of conservation of energy, it takes a specific amount of energy to lift an object of a given weight a given height, just as much as it would have if you dropped it from that height in a vaccuum.
The actual reason they would be out of shape is because they wouldn’t NEED to work out to be strong, since they’re supernaturally gifted, so they just wouldn’t
It is affected by how efficient your muscles are as you don’t reach a 100% energy conversion. Given the typical representation of Super-Heroes as muscular, but usually not hippo-sized, their muscles being “super efficient” would be one way of explaining why they manage to get more strength out of less muscles.
That of course leads to another problem for people with super strength… heat dissipation. If someone were to lift something as massive as a train car, the amount of heat generated by that persons muscles would be proportionate to the mass they’re lifting. Unfortunately, they’ll be expending massive amounts of energy, without a proportional amount of surface area, so the potential for heat dissipation is comparatively quite small.
My conclusion: any character with super strength would probably unintentionally also have the human torch’s iconic power. Depending on the character, they may only be able to do this once…