Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-27890440-20160301095334/@comment-24037808-20160301142519

If a SM should lead an idle lifestyle it will probably become mad, knowing he's a shame for his brothers, his kin and away from the Emperor light.

For the phisical training, i don't think is superfluous, absolutely. I just think their lifestyle does not need that kind of training per se.

Do you ever see a young savage lion with poor muscle mass? He does not train at all does not even feel the need. He just hunt and fight every day for his survival. Muscles coming from that.

Is curious to see that SM in Armour rarely uses their strenght as a factor. Many weapons cannot even be raised by normal humans due to size and weight. Yet in Power Armour those weapons feel pretty weightless, letting the marine focus on being effective and win the fight.

On the other hand, is not rare to see a SM stripped from his Armour (by choice, restrain or fight conseguences) and yet they rely and use their super human phisical power with grat success, confirming that a perfect shape of their body is a factor.

In the end i really dunno. I keep guessing the real thing every SM has to train everyday is their mind, fortitude and will. Is common to see SM in trouble relying on prayers, meditation and mind focus to overcome a bitter end. Falling away from Emperor grace, curiosity for Chaos, indulge in passional feelings, seking power. All these are for a SM a lot more dangerous that every phisical issue imho.