I'm sure an 8 lb rifle feels heavier to a 140 lb. little scrawny fugger than to a 240 lb. heavily muscled brute.
And I'm sure that the guy who absolutely smoked my ass on a 12 day backpack hunt in the Chugach Mountains was a scrawny little 145-lb. fugger who packed out 2/3 of his body weight.
And he would've smoked your ass too.
That's been my experience as well - especially when the hunt drags out for a whole week. There is zero advantage in the mountains with extra weight, even muscle if it isn't contributing to helping you carry out 60-100 lbs of dead weight.
