He spends his nights chasing criminals and his day time in the office. When does he find the time to train?
After fighting Killer Croc and Clayface at 4:20 in the morning, I doubt I’d have the energy to max out on Deadlifts. You think Batman curls in the squat rack?
And does he have Metabolic Drive (T-Nation protein Powder) stocked piled in his utility belt?
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'roids.
That’s Bat curls in the Bat squat rack, Mister.
After he screws Robin in the doo doo hole, but before his butler waxes his pits.
puts on ring
GEEK POWER GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Batman through his travels has learned methods of meditation that put his body in a form of stasis so he only needs to sleep less than 4 hours to have his body become FULLY rested.
That said, he rarely gets a full nights “rest” meaning less than 4 hours.
He also uses isolation tanks which re align his body/spirit and enhance the effects of his meditation.
He doesn’t have a full time job or anything so he can sleep all day.
As far as his training, he was benching 5 or 6 plates for reps in The Dark Night Returns.
If you watched BATMAN TAS , there are a couple episodes where you see bruce wayne workout.
Batman is a cokehead and a pedophile.
He stays up all night, works all day.
His relationship with Robin is questionable.
[quote]Guerrero wrote:
Batman was best written by Frank Miller.
He kicks ass all night and takes names all day.
He scared me away from a life of crime.[/quote]
Fixed.
The best full-on breakdown of his workouts and recovery stuff was laid out by Dennis O’Neil in the novelization of Knightfall/Quest/End.
Various comics in the late 80s/early 90s showed a younger Wayne with his various instructors, and described in good detail his non-martial training.
Also, despite the horribly stilted anti-steroid “Venom” mini and trade-paperback, it shows him snatching about 690lbs, which was about 60lbs more than what he did not on 'roids.
[quote]Vash wrote:
The best full-on breakdown of his workouts and recovery stuff was laid out by Dennis O’Neil in the novelization of Knightfall/Quest/End.
Various comics in the late 80s/early 90s showed a younger Wayne with his various instructors, and described in good detail his non-martial training.
Also, despite the horribly stilted anti-steroid “Venom” mini and trade-paperback, it shows him snatching about 690lbs, which was about 60lbs more than what he did not on 'roids.
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WAIT A MINUTE. Now I respect Batman, but come on. He’s snatching Olympic level weight? 315lbs. Sure. 400lbs. I can live with that. But over 600lbs? Jesus.
I mean Batman is skilled at so many things, when does he have the time to practice them and get better.
I bet he takes plenty of HGH. Especially when he hit the late 30’s.
[quote]Vash wrote:
Also, despite the horribly stilted anti-steroid “Venom” mini and trade-paperback, it shows him snatching about 690lbs, which was about 60lbs more than what he did not on 'roids.
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Not to mention almost 200 lbs over the current heavyweight WR.
Actually, I take that back. After pulling out the TPB of Venom, he attempts to snatch 630lbs, but fails, rips up a few muscles. Apparently, it was close to what he could pull, since he was shocked he couldn’t move it initially.
And various writers have gone to GREAT lengths to establish that no one could have ever been as good as the Batman. “If he had been a scientist, he would have revolutionized physics. Instead his mind turned to criminal deduction. His hands, which could have repaired the tiniest of defects in the human brain, instead turn locks from the inside, and break bones. A virtuo pianist, instead, a master at the pinnacle of martial art.”
That’s a horrible from-memoryh running monologue to a fairly recent Batman run (or hell, it might be from War Games).
But yeha, he’s genetically the only man on the planet to do what he does at that level. (Remember, Nightwing is still “amazed” every time they work together,as recently as when Batman beat the ass of Amazo, the one-android justice league).
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[quote]Vash wrote:
Actually, I take that back. After pulling out the TPB of Venom, he attempts to snatch 630lbs, but fails, rips up a few muscles. Apparently, it was close to what he could pull, since he was shocked he couldn’t move it initially.
And various writers have gone to GREAT lengths to establish that no one could have ever been as good as the Batman. “If he had been a scientist, he would have revolutionized physics. Instead his mind turned to criminal deduction. His hands, which could have repaired the tiniest of defects in the human brain, instead turn locks from the inside, and break bones. A virtuo pianist, instead, a master at the pinnacle of martial art.”
That’s a horrible from-memoryh running monologue to a fairly recent Batman run (or hell, it might be from War Games).
But yeha, he’s genetically the only man on the planet to do what he does at that level. (Remember, Nightwing is still “amazed” every time they work together,as recently as when Batman beat the ass of Amazo, the one-android justice league).
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I guess your parents’s death is one hell of a catalyst for one’s latent genius.
[quote]Vash wrote:
Actually, I take that back. After pulling out the TPB of Venom, he attempts to snatch 630lbs, but fails, rips up a few muscles. Apparently, it was close to what he could pull, since he was shocked he couldn’t move it initially.
And various writers have gone to GREAT lengths to establish that no one could have ever been as good as the Batman. "If he had been a scientist, he would have revolutionized physics. Instead his mind turned to criminal deduction.
His hands, which could have repaired the tiniest of defects in the human brain, instead turn locks from the inside, and break bones. A virtuo pianist, instead, a master at the pinnacle of martial art."
That’s a horrible from-memoryh running monologue to a fairly recent Batman run (or hell, it might be from War Games).
But yeha, he’s genetically the only man on the planet to do what he does at that level. (Remember, Nightwing is still “amazed” every time they work together,as recently as when Batman beat the ass of Amazo, the one-android justice league).
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It’s that kind of writing that turns me off to a character. The appeal of Batman was that he had no super powers, no genetic blessings. He was just a rich kid who put on a mask and turned vigilante.
That’s the problem with comic books, for every Frank Miller, you get 4 or 5 hacks who come along and butcher a character/franchise.
He does push-ups and drinks greens+ superfood drinks. That’s it.
I think Batman must do Crossfit.
[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
It’s that kind of writing that turns me off to a character. The appeal of Batman was that he had no super powers, no genetic blessings. He was just a rich kid who put on a mask and turned vigilante.
That’s the problem with comic books, for every Frank Miller, you get 4 or 5 hacks who come along and butcher a character/franchise.
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Well, I’m not touching the Frank Miller thing with a 10’ pole.
But with Batman, several writers have made him almost superhuman, and taken away the basic human frailty which makes him an empathetic character.
Thankfully, though, just as many have stripped away the genetic “abilites,” and focused on his innate intelligence befitting the son of a self-made, uber-skilled doctor, and the drive to eliminate crime as a concept, to make him more accessible and tied to his roots.
For my personal enjoyment of the Batman mythos, I ignore all hints at Bruce Wayne’s being the only person who could’ve become Batman. By doing that, it makes almost everything the character’s in doubly enjoyable.