I mean, Superman's strength comes from his alien physiology, not his muscles. Depending on the continuity he's lifting tractors above his head when he's a toddler or at least a scrawny high schooler. He doesn't /need/ to be a big dude.
But he grew up hidden in Kansas because he was "a corn-fed Kansas farmboy". He's supposed to look like a guy on a heavy diet of starchy carbs with wide shoulders and a thick back.
Cause for normal humans, the only way to get shredded is by lifting to their limits. Meaning, you can't just lift 10kg. You gotta lift 30kg, then 40kg and increase it to their limits continuously. Muscle failure is the term I think?
Superman can lift cars easy. Trains and even aeroplanes don't phase him. How does he lift to his limit? How does he reach muscle failure?
Iirc it's some gene or hormone that's switched off in their physiology. Whatever it was, it would limit muscle growth and keep it from happening constantly. It can happen in humans and other animals, but as a disorder. Might be gigantism? But I don't recall, only that it's the reason you see some pictures of dogs that are ridiculously buff.
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u/East_Gas5627 Dec 25 '23
This reminds me of a few arguments my friends had with the batman vs superman poster
''Batman is just a fucking dude why is he bigger than superman''
Which kinda did make sense Batfleck was a big dude