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Monday, July 14, 2008

Why Batman Could Exist


In short: Adaptive Progressive Resistance Training, and being a billionaire.

Very cool read on the feasibility of the existence of Batman. (Dark Knight In theaters this friday btw!)
Excerpt:
What effects would all that training have on Bruce Wayne's body?
I looked up what DC Comics and some other books said (about Batman's physique). I settled on the estimate that Bruce Wayne started off at about six-foot-two and 185 pounds. I gave him a body fat of 20 percent (slightly below average) and a body mass index of 26. Let's say after 10 or 15 years, after he's become the Batman, he's weighing about 210 pounds and has a body fat of 10 percent. He's probably gained 40 pounds of muscle. His bones will actually be more dense, kind of the opposite of osteoporosis.
The Rest HERE:


Thanks Geoff!

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