carry woman

The head guy looked at me speculatively. “How much weight can they carry?”
“We believe they can carry up to four-fifths of their own body weight for periods of up to an hour,” said Marian. “And one-half of their body weight almost indefinitely.”
Like our backpacks, for example.
“How much body fat do they have?” asked one of them. “Do they swim well?”
I decided to keep my mouth shut about Angel’s ability to breathe under water.
“We believe they have normal swimming abilities but with greatly increased endurance,” said Marian, cool as a polar bear’s nose. “Their body fat is extremely low. Max is five-eight but weighs barely a hundred pounds. Of that weight, extremely little is fat or bone. Mostly she’s made of muscle.”
She’s made of muscle. Like I was a kit that had been put together.


Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports Chapter 102