Are muscular people more at risk of spine injury than skinny people?

[watertoy]

I mean does their giant torso or heavy legs create a greater whiplash say in a car accident?

If you have a 150lb torso for instance. It is a dead weight. Your torso will stay still while your tiny head will whip around in a car crash.

Where as a 100lb torso is not as much a dead weight and wont have a whiplash effect.

[melon]

Consider the weight of a car and the speed at which it is moving. A small difference in bodyweight won't make a difference.

[WibbleWabble]

no. very overweight and very tall people are definitely more prone to back probs tho.