Superhuman strength
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Superhuman strength, also called super strength or super-strength is an ability commonly employed in fiction. It is the ability for a character to be stronger than humanly possible. Characters with super strength have been found in many ancient mythologies and religions. Superhuman strength is a common feature across a wide range of media, such as novels, comic books, television, films, and video games.
Superhuman strength is used by several characters in fantasy and sci-fi, with a variety of proposed mechanisms such as cyborg body parts or genetic modification and even telekinetic fields in science fiction, or divine or magical/supernatural sources in fantasy. A plethora of comic book superheroes and supervillains usually have a degree of super strength. The level of strength portrayed can vary greatly, from just outside the "normal" human range of the strongest weightlifters of a given size or muscle mass, to nearly unlimited. In most portrayals, superhuman strength is usually accompanied by superhuman stamina and durability as well.
See also
- Superhuman
- Hysterical strength
- Double-muscle mutation in humans
- Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy
- Muscle hypertrophy
