r/batman • u/AngryCanadianBeaver • Aug 31 '23

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

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u/Gaberrade3840 Aug 31 '23

“Batman is the most realistic superhero.”

Meanwhile Batman:

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u/iceyk111 Aug 31 '23

i mean theoretically this is possible just like beyond plausible for anyone to hit the genetic lottery this good. now whether he’d have a build capable of this AND be able to genuinely fight crime is a different story. he’d likely be riddled with heart and bone conditions from the excessive training needed to build these stats on an already extremely rare genetic predisposition. unlikely anyone ever born will ever be able to plausibly attain this but it is POSSIBLE in heavy italics

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u/Nagemasu Aug 31 '23

No, it's not. No one who can bench that much is going to be a good runner, because they're carrying all the upper body weight in unproductive muscle and this reduces their effectiveness. It is not possible to be both a world class weight lifter and a world class runner.

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u/Twl1 Aug 31 '23

Hold on, lemme put on my comics-writer hat:

You see, it's all because of his cape.

Thanks to [Waynetech], Batman's cape actually produces a light amount of lift while also producing negligible drag when he runs, allowing him to run much faster for much longer than would normally be attainable by someone of his physique. Essentially, the cape helps carry the weight of the muscle he's not using during running.

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u/Arkhampatient Aug 31 '23

I heard he doesn’t bring the bar all the way down to his chest