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Do muscular individuals automatically have a lower heart rate than less muscular individuals? why or why not?

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Whether heart rate is low or high has nothing to do with how muscular or ripped a person is, but rather with their cardiovascular fitness. So, you can be as muscular as you want, but if a skinnier person is more fitness-inclined, their heart rate will be lower than yours.
The answer is NO
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