How Much Can Batman Lift?
How Much Can Batman Lift?
1000 lbs or so.
- 1000 lbs? Source please.
@thejman251: DC wiki I think
- Wait, so you're telling me that your source is a wiki? Ok.
@thejman251: DC wiki I think
- Wait, so you're telling me that your source is a wiki? Ok.
chill, theres a scan he'll go and get it or some one will
@thejman251: DC wiki I think
- Wait, so you're telling me that your source is a wiki? Ok.
chill, theres a scan he'll go and get it or some one will
- I would appreciate a scan.
@thejman251: Why the attitude? Is he stronger or is he weaker or what? I don't get it
- That's what i would like to know however, i need a viable source as proof.(No, wikis do not constitute a viable source as far as i'm concerned in addition to many collegiate institutions)
@thejman251: Sorry, then. I'm sure a credible fan will come along.
- Not a problem.
In Batman #655, he is shown bench pressing an enormous weight. The main plate on the barbell states that it is 500 lbs. That would mean that, if you include the other smaller weights beside the 500 lbs plate, the barbell should weight well over 1000 lbs.
Detective Comics #484, he is shown supporting a ceiling that weight approximately 1,000 lbs. In an overhead press position. If you workout, you will know that overhead pressing is much more difficult than benchpressing.
He goes through an entire workout session in Batman Tenses #1 & #2 This was when he is still a rookie. He is shown bench pressing enormous weight, later on, he does and one-handed tricep cable extension with 300 lbs. Once, again, if you workout, you will know how impressive this is.
He didn't press that roof it started coming down and was crushing him that means he can't hold up 1000 pounds which is easier than pressing it up.
He didn't press that roof it started coming down and was crushing him that means he can't hold up 1000 pounds which is easier than pressing it up.
Yeah, but the scan from @calebhara shows him bench pressing more than 1000lbs.
@vitality: There are no measurements on those weight.
@vitality: I can't tell what the number is what is it?
@ancient_0f_days: That was in a non-canon story arc :(
@ancient_0f_days: That was in a non-canon story arc :(
really......mind shedding some light on that?
@ancient_0f_days: It took place in the "Batman Odyssey" arc. It was a non cannon story. Cool feat, he actually presses an entire train car forwards. Unfortunately, it is a non-canon feat.
@calebhara: hmm....what makes it non cannon, alternate reality? Timeline problems?
@ancient_0f_days: Alterate reality. I'm not even sure what earth this took place in. It was not earth one or new earth however.
@calebhara: Oh well, thanks for the heads up
Okay I know the first image has already been posted in this thread. But lets look at each one.
The first image we see Bruce benching four plates. The second largest plate states that it is 500 lbs. That means the largest plate is heavier. Lets say it is 550. The smaller plate, lets say 50 lbs. And the smallest, lets say 25. So that is 2250 lbs in total for the whole bar.
In the next image, we see what seems to be five plates on each side. These plates are massive and are either metal or stone, I am going with metal. Each plate looks nearly as long as a index finger, so lets say average is 4" wide. Then the plates outside diameter seems as Bruce's forearm to fist, so 14". Hole Diameter seems to be 3" or so. So using
http://www.portlandbolt.com/tools/plate-weight-calculator/
, and
http://www.chapelsteel.com/weight-steel-plate.html
it comes to 166.43 lbs per plate. Lets round down to lets say 150 lbs per plate. We are looking at 1500 lbs.
As those who lift weight's know, when someone is performing repetitions, they do not use their maximum weight. Additionally we see Bruce lifting alone, so he is obviously confident lifting what he is lifting. Therefore we know that both of these images are not in any way his maximum repetitions. Now usually one's true maximum is determined by lifting a weight one time unassisted, or three times assisted, it really depends on the lifter. In both examples Bruce is clearly performing repetitions.
Now taking 1500 and 2250 and adding them together and then dividing by two, we have 1875 lbs. Lets say this is Bruce's repetition lifting amount.
For many guys I know their repetition weight is normally 30-50 lbs less than their maximum. There of course is a big range. For me my repetition weight is comfortably and normally 45 lbs less than my maximum (one rep unassisted max).
So lets say Bruce's maximum is 50 lbs more than his repetition weight. That would set his max at 1925 lbs. That is close short ton, 75 lbs less to be exact.
Consider that his maximum leg press is said to be 2500 lbs. Now when we consider the maximum bench weight it seems to make sense, because it would make sense that Bruce would want his body to be relatively and equally strong in case a limb(s) was damaged or disabled he could use his other limb(s).
In my opinion Bruce is therefore would qualify as One Tonner in leg strength, and close to being a one tonner with upper body strength.
That's stupid. The strongest men in the world can bench right around 1,000 and that's with a vest. And like quadruple the body fat of Bruce.
That's stupid. The strongest men in the world can bench right around 1,000 and that's with a vest. And like quadruple the body fat of Bruce.
It is a comic book. It is only "stupid' because it is unrealistic for our world. But within DC universe it is what it is.
Even if we reduced the overall size of the plates and thus reduce their weight, and came to a number like 750-780, without a special vest, Bruce is still lifting more than the current Raw Bench Press Record holder, and it would not be Bruce's maximum either, it would be his repetition weight, so his max would come to 800-830 lbs.
That's stupid. The strongest men in the world can bench right around 1,000 and that's with a vest. And like quadruple the body fat of Bruce.
That's why I actually think Batman has very low level superhuman traits.
The raw bench press record is 722 lbs.
Bruce raw benching at least 1000lbs with no spotters proves that he indeed has low level superhuman traits.
That's stupid. The strongest men in the world can bench right around 1,000 and that's with a vest. And like quadruple the body fat of Bruce.
That's why I actually think Batman has very low level superhuman traits.
The raw bench press record is 722 lbs.
Bruce raw benching at least 1000lbs with no spotters proves that he indeed has low level superhuman traits.
Agreed. We could go back and forth about the specific weights like I did above, but what we can agree upon is that Bruce has low level superhuman traits. I have said for a long time that they should just reveal that Bruce has been enhanced some how or was genetically modified. Lots of traditionalist fans would flip out, but I think it would calm a lot of disputes and allow everything to make a bit more sense.
That's stupid. The strongest men in the world can bench right around 1,000 and that's with a vest. And like quadruple the body fat of Bruce.
That's why I actually think Batman has very low level superhuman traits.
The raw bench press record is 722 lbs.
Bruce raw benching at least 1000lbs with no spotters proves that he indeed has low level superhuman traits.
Agreed. We could go back and forth about the specific weights like I did above, but what we can agree upon is that Bruce has low level superhuman traits. I have said for a long time that they should just reveal that Bruce has been enhanced some how or was genetically modified. Lots of traditionalist fans would flip out, but I think it would calm a lot of disputes and allow everything to make a bit more sense.
He probably became strong like this, during his training in Asia lol. Maybe meditation with monks or some special mystic training made him this strong.
That's stupid. The strongest men in the world can bench right around 1,000 and that's with a vest. And like quadruple the body fat of Bruce.
That's why I actually think Batman has very low level superhuman traits.
The raw bench press record is 722 lbs.
Bruce raw benching at least 1000lbs with no spotters proves that he indeed has low level superhuman traits.
Agreed. We could go back and forth about the specific weights like I did above, but what we can agree upon is that Bruce has low level superhuman traits. I have said for a long time that they should just reveal that Bruce has been enhanced some how or was genetically modified. Lots of traditionalist fans would flip out, but I think it would calm a lot of disputes and allow everything to make a bit more sense.
First off, to the person who said "that's stupid" (and to all people who have ever said this) - what are you hoping for? These are super hero comic books. They are all about the fantastic. It isn't stupid. It just is. Time to accept it and move on.
Second, yes... Batman, at times, exhibits low-level superhuman traits. See my first point. There's really nothing wrong with that. The only people who seem to continually cry foul and proceed to beat this already dead horse into the ground are the ones who cannot accept that a fictional super hero in a fictional comic book where fantastic fictional things happen all the time can somehow do things that a person in the real world could never do. Hmm... that is stranger than fiction.
Again, maybe it's time to accept this and move on, ladies and gents. Food for thought.
@vitality: Not even close lol. Superman can lift 100 000+ tons
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