Aiizimor t1_iughgcp wrote
No they very much are. In fact the same can be said about everything else. Our brain allows us to use 40% of our strengh. An olympic athlete can go up to 70%. Using 100% would just break whatever youre using so eh lets not do that
Critical_Bison7390 t1_iuh23t0 wrote
Yes using the berserk Armour
Scuka1 t1_iuhagqm wrote
I'm not sure about those percentages, but most people definitely don't utilize their muscles fully.
It's a well known fact that rookie weightlifter can get like 50% stronger in his first couple of weeks of lifting simply due to his brain learning how to put the muscles to good use.
carvedmuss8 t1_iuhh41y wrote
Yeah those percentages would never be backed up by any sources, total malarkey
Corrupted_G_nome t1_iujvjzv wrote
Im notsure about those figures but alpha and gamma brain patterns are at play.
Chimps can use all of their strength all the time (Gamma I think), however they never slow down and think like we do.
Whereas humans are almost always in Alpha brain mode. The opposite of other Apes. So when we switch modes we get the heroc stories of a mom lifting a car to save a trapped child and the like. Some feats of athleticism and strength are only attainable when the brain switches off those self preservation mechanisms.
I worked with small apes and they would frequently attack the leather gloves with such ferocity their teeth would fall out. They hardly seemed to notice if at all and certainly did not seem to care.
Aiizimor t1_iuhquq7 wrote
I dont remember the name of the study
Khaylain t1_iuhaiji wrote
People have probably come close to using 100% of their potential when adrenaline was coursing through their veins and they absolutely needed to go to the limit to save someone. There was a man who lifted a helicopter so they could pull a crushed person out from under it.
schwarzmalerin t1_iuhebbm wrote
Or the guy running from a dog jumping over a fence like an Olympic athlete. It's a powerful drug.
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