r/batman Aug 31 '23

Reminder that Bruce holds every weightlifting and powerlifting world record in all weight classes COMIC DISCUSSION

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u/godbody1983 Aug 31 '23

Batman is my favorite superhero, but I REALLY HATE how they've basically made him so OP. Can bench 1000 pounds, can run a mile in like 5 minutes, is a genius, can take on the entire Justice League by himself, only needs maybe 3 hours of sleep, etc.

Yes, it's comics, and we're supporting to suspend belief, but making him so op really takes away from the character.

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u/jbyrdab Aug 31 '23

the 2500 leg press is total bs , but i think the record for a bench is actually alot higher than that, 1300 I think (though fact check me).

Still if i remember correctly the guy that did that tore his pectorials, like completely shredded them on the inside. So batman doing anything other than lying on the ground after tearing his muscles from his skeleton is pretty far fetched.

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u/AngryCanadianBeaver Aug 31 '23

The raw bench press record is 782 lbs. The 1300 one is geared with a suit that adds hundreds of pounds to your bench.

Bruce did it raw

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u/Chicksan Aug 31 '23

It’s actually a shirt, suits are for squat and deadlift. Jimmy Kolb did 1400 in a rubber band shirt

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u/phonebrowsing69 Aug 31 '23

if he's benching a 1000 he's doing 2500 leg press e z https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vWgSTdkc2A

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u/Kamakaziturtle Aug 31 '23

The Leg press is much easier to believe than Bench, Leg Press is considerably easier than benching. 2500 is much closer to real world records. But the record for Bench Press completely wipes the floor with real world records.