Aren’t monkey’s and chimp’s muscles much stronger than humans?
Ed
No. Apes arms are stronger than our arms because their arms are their major limbs, the comparison is between their arms and our legs. If you want to see how lame a chimp really is, have him try to run a competitive 440...
No, the moment arms and leverage is better in the great apes and chimpanzees, but the muscles, the chemical engine, is basically equally efficient. There is only so much energy that can be provided by that chemical engine. . . and the theoretical maximum land animal size that could live under one standard gravity—that is move, eat, mate—is approximately 14,000 kilos or about 31,000 pounds. But that is under ideal conditions. Practical is probably more like 20,000 lbs.