Peak human is superhuman. While the phrase "peak human" makes it sound like becoming cap would only require dedication and a weight set, It's clearly not so.
I don't know if this will help or not but here goes. In a late 80's story Cap's serum bonded with a dangerous street drug. After a complete transfusion Cap was much weaker and slower. After having the serum restored t him he became superhuman again.
I think there is a tendency by writers to make cap seem like a bit of an everyman. He represents what is good about America in all of us. It could be seen that also making him too far from human might just seem tacky.
I'm amazed anyone lives there. It is called home by some of the most terrifying serial killers and monsters in the DC universe. Organized crime is so fervent there that police have turned to relying on a masked vigilante to carry out the most difficult law enforcement tasks. No one, not even law enforcement or their families, are safe from violence there. It's been invaded by zombies, aliens, vampires and plant creatures.
I would live Lego Gotham. I would love to punch a dumpster only to have it break into a multitude of twitching plastic blocks.
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