Why do humans need to eat ridiculous amounts of food to build muscle, but Gorillas are way stronger by only eating grass and fruits?

Question

Why do humans need to eat ridiculous amounts of food to build muscle, but Gorillas are way stronger by only eating grass and fruits?

In: Biology

Answer 1

We don’t need to eat ridiculous amounts of food to build muscle. You need to weight train, and eat at a caloric surplus with enough protein, but eating 500-1000 calories over TDEE is sufficient.