What If the Human Body Used First or Second Class Levers?

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I know that the human body is mostly made of third class levers, making it fit
for speed. What would happen if the human body were made of first or second class levers?
 
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Mt. Nixion said:
I know that the human body is mostly made of third class levers, making it fit
for speed. What would happen if the human body were made of first or second class levers?

We'd be more forceful, as in how much weight you can lift or push, but we'd be slower and have less range of motion.
 
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