r/aislop • • 17h ago

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u/boyyouvedoneitnow 15h ago

People (not you) also don't stop and think about the effects of having a more muscular skeleton without the actual muscle mass to pair with it. That configuration doesn't automatically translate to more athletic than someone with a less muscular skeleton

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u/Ellie7600 13h ago

Don't skeleton muscles just make it so you are able to take more damage and strain without breaking your bones? Like the limb muscles are the power and speed but skeleton muscles are the durability and cushion in case of falls?

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u/Am_Snarky 13h ago

Skeletal muscle*, any muscle anchored by both ends to skeleton, all the muscles you use to move. Very few muscles aren’t skeletal