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How much stronger is a gorilla than a human?

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Because the gorilla's fighting responses are instinctual, not trained, they will be faster than the human's. The gorilla's musculature and skeleton are considerably more robust than the human's, which means that the gorilla will soak up much more punishment before being seriously injured. read more

If we assume that the average human can bench press their body weight, and the average gorilla is about 300 pounds, we can conclude that a gorilla could bench press anywhere from 1800–4500 pounds, depending on age, gender, nutrition, and tons of other factors. read more

In case of gorillas, they're estimated to be around 9-12x stronger than average people, or 3x stronger than the strongest human ever. This was based on tests performed on chimpanzees doing some weightlifting. read more