Italians have a muscular predisposition? why?

Question

Why does it seem like Italians tend to have larger muscles than most other white ethnicities? They (not going to say myself because I am a bland, but my paternal side is Sicilian) tend to be shorter, but quite sturdy with a muscular predisposition...why?

Answer 1

it all has to do with genetics. when a group of people is isolated over time they develop similar characteristics over generations. ie.asian people look the same (not being racist, just pointing out that it is obvious when someone is asian...you can't mistake them for another race)

it may not be as true for italians b/c they haven't been there for as long or they are not as isolated as other groups.

Answer 2

That may be true of your family ... but it is not true of all italians .