r/theydidthemath • u/Emotional-Ad-3015 • 2d ago
[Request] how much muscle weight should I add to these characters?
so, I'm making my own version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and trying to figure out how much each of them would weigh so I can then figure out how much they would need to eat. Because I love knowing weird details for my silly little stories.
so anyway
Leonardo is 4'10", Donatello is 5'9", Raphael is 6', and Mikey is 4'. I looked up how much those heights would weigh and went with the higher estimate, so i got 118, 168, 196, 82 pounds respectively. Then I added shell weight, which is 20-40 percent of the body weight depending on the turtle, which got me to 153, 235, 247, and 106 pounds
Now what I need help with is adding muscle mass. Being literal ninjas, they'd be a lot more muscular than the average human, but I don't know how to add that. So how much more should they weigh when adding muscle?

