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Since exercise is really easy for them, they wouldn't burn as many calories and would have a harder time losing weight

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[–] The2b@lemmy.vg 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

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

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 13 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

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...