Child Gohan's muscle mass

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Child Gohan's muscle mass

Post by Unicorn_Bazooka » Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:33 pm

I'm not too sure of his age, but i find it a bit disturbing at some points.
Especially in RoSaT, it's really creeping me out.

But yes, it's anime, and not real.

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Re: Child Gohan's muscle mass

Post by Big Green » Fri Sep 20, 2013 2:12 pm

Well, in a world where you can become strong enough to destroy entire planets with your bare hands, I don't think its too suprising to see a really, REALLY buff 10/11 year old. XD
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Re: Child Gohan's muscle mass

Post by dario03 » Fri Sep 20, 2013 2:40 pm

Whats more disturbing is that there are real life kids half that age that are more ripped than kid Gohan. I've seen some videos on TV shows like Ripleys and on youtube that are just crazy. I'm guessing a lot of them have parents that are giving them steroids but some kids can look very muscular by just having very low body fat.

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Re: Child Gohan's muscle mass

Post by DarkPrince_92 » Fri Sep 20, 2013 3:15 pm

I know Gohan doesn't eat as much as Goku does, but if you constantly eat and work out, you get BIG. In no time. Gohan has been eating and training since 4, so it makes sense he's a buff 10 year old.
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Re: Child Gohan's muscle mass

Post by Marco Polo » Fri Sep 20, 2013 3:15 pm

It's probably normal for a (half) Saiyan.

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Re: Child Gohan's muscle mass

Post by Godo » Sun Sep 22, 2013 4:19 pm

Well I had a friend in grade school who was physically active and also did pull-ups every day.
He had huge biceps, a six pack and huge pecs as a 10 year old.
So Gohan's musculature doesn't bother me.
Also, he can destroy a planet with ease, so that's that. :P

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Re: Child Gohan's muscle mass

Post by TheGmGoken » Sun Sep 22, 2013 5:15 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLNoEqLL7mg

Some kids in real life and that jacked. Just look at this kid.

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Post by dbzfan7 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 5:37 pm

It's not that bad. If he was like Grade 3 Trunks/Broly then that would be pretty gross.
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Post by MCDaveG » Sun Sep 22, 2013 11:15 pm

You should watch Little Hercules in 3-D.
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Re: Child Gohan's muscle mass

Post by Tanooki Kuribo » Sun Sep 22, 2013 11:37 pm

Unicorn_Bazooka wrote:I'm not too sure of his age, but i find it a bit disturbing at some points.
Especially in RoSaT, it's really creeping me out.

But yes, it's anime, and not real.
Well, he's a Saiyan. I guess that's pretty normal for them.

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Re: Child Gohan's muscle mass

Post by TheOverlyMadHatter » Sun Sep 22, 2013 11:41 pm

For an in-universe explanation, you could rationalize that he's half-alien. While Saiyans are humanoids with tails, their biology can differ in some ways. They age slower to keep fighting into their elderly years. So it's not too far-fetched to think their muscle development occurs earlier and faster than the averge human... And that he's been put through rigorous training since he was 4. The former explanation can justify the fact that his growth was seemingly unaffected. o.o

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Re: Child Gohan's muscle mass

Post by Son_Gohan » Mon Sep 23, 2013 7:03 am

I don't find it that far removed from reality, honestly. You can see this sort of physique in young gymnasts who also started rigorous training at an early age.

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