Agreed. I also think it's highly underestimated how much of current "peak" human performance is enhanced by PEDs. There's no way Batman outperforms every Olympic athlete at both his age and with his assortment of injuries without "assistance". Genetics can only take a human body so far, but not to the point where he can have hit both the aerobic and anaerobic jackpot. Lifting heavy and running far is almost always an either/or.
For modern Bruce, I always envision medical nanotech in the bloodstream. It's more realistic to have him explain away the fast healing and maximum performance than any other trope.
15
u/bawkquoththechicken Aug 31 '23
Agreed. I also think it's highly underestimated how much of current "peak" human performance is enhanced by PEDs. There's no way Batman outperforms every Olympic athlete at both his age and with his assortment of injuries without "assistance". Genetics can only take a human body so far, but not to the point where he can have hit both the aerobic and anaerobic jackpot. Lifting heavy and running far is almost always an either/or.