Superhuman strength

Superhuman Strength, Super Strength or Enhanced Strength is a very common and incredible ability utilized in fiction. It is the ability to be far stronger than normally possible for a human being. This is also attributed to non-human characters when describing their superior strength. Super Strength characters have been found in many ancient mythologies, which implies that the desire to be far stronger than anyone else has been with us since man first walked the earth.

Nowadays Super Strength is used in for a variety of characters in fantasy and science fiction. Most comic book superheroes and supervillains have a degree of super strength.

Feats of Superhuman Strength

 * Lift objects many times the user's own weight
 * Create shockwaves by slamming body or foot onto the ground
 * Clapping hands together to create vibrations that create concussive force and knocks back opponents
 * Leaping vast distances due to enhanced leg muscles
 * Smashing through solid walls

Mythology

 * Hercules
 * Minotaur
 * Vampires
 * Werewolves

Comics and Manga

 * Superman
 * The Juggernaut from X-Men
 * The Incredible Hulk
 * Spider-Man
 * The Rhino from Spider-Man
 * The Martian Manhunter
 * Colossus from X-Men
 * Wonder Woman

Film

 * Neo of The Matrix
 * Mr. Incredible of The Incredibles

Television

 * The Six-Million Dollar Man