Batman Weightlifting & Strength Feats

Written by Tab Winner in Weightlifting

Have you ever thought of how much these Super Heroes can lift? Or if they actually do workouts well there are for sure some of them that have to workout. One of those super heroes is the batman as he is a regular man that has to push the limits so he has to stay in shape including lifting weights.

batman lifting bench pressing

So what is Batman's Max Bench?

In the comics (Batman #655) Bruce Wayne is actually shown benching over 1000 lbs during his workout. In all the movies of course the actors that have played him throughout the years Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck and now Robert Pattinson I am sure Christian Bale was the strongest of all of them. He is never portrayed as being able to bench this 1,000 lb capacity. 

Batman Strength Feats

Batman has completed many feats over the years that go beyond the limits of a human so here are some of them:

  • Bench – Bench pressing over 1,000 lbs
  • Shoulder Press – Holding up a ceiling that is over 1,000 lbs
  • Leg Press – While shoving a stuck railroad car he talks about being able to leg press 2,500 lbs
  • Clean & Jerk – lifts up and holds a large beam that weighs over 800-1ooo lbs

 

Batman's Strength Feats Accoring To Reddit

So we didn't want you to take our word for it on Batmans Strength feats so we went out and scoured the internet to find some actual hardcore evidence. We did that find as one Reddit user name Ame-No-Nobuko posted an incredible assortment of data going over strength of the Batman.

StrengthOf Batman

General

Upper Body

General

  • [Holds onto a rope despite the force on him being great enough for the friction to light the rope on fire] (https://imgur.com/a/f9nAX) (Batman (1940) #436)

  • [Casually uses a mace heavy enough to break the ground just by dropping it a foot or so] (https://imgur.com/a/03qSi) (Superman/Batman #5)

  • [Swinging around a 600 pound Man-Bat using his grappling gun] (http://imgur.com/N557bqd) (Batman (1940) #656)

  • [Swings Firefly around using his grappling hook] (https://imgur.com/a/b8YHlw2) (Detective Comic (1937) #689)

  • [Temporarily resists the pull of a rocket] (https://imgur.com/a/vKR9z73) (Batman (1940) #650

  • [Applies 100 pounds of pressure on the windpipe of an assassin he doesn't know has a healing factor] (https://imgur.com/a/f79XI) (Batman (2011) #2)

Lifting/Pushing/Pulling

Weight Lifting

  • [While training to be Batman he lifts a lot of weight] (http://imgur.com/oHNNvgn) (The Legend of the Batman)

  • [A younger Batman lifts a lot of weight even while injured] (http://imgur.com/a/62ArJ) (Batman Tenses #1 & 2)

  • [Bruce lifting weight even though his broken back at the time] (http://imgur.com/a/kCR3q) (Shadow of the Bat #21)

  • [Is shown lifting ~2000 lbs as a maintenance weight] (http://imgur.com/xJYwyry) (Batman (1940) #655)

  • [Briefly resists the pull of a hole in the Watchtower] (https://imgur.com/a/ewBoYqS) (Trinity (2016) #9)

  • [Rips the door of an airplane off its hinges, from outside the plane while its flying] (https://imgur.com/a/Q60Dmqv) (New Talent Showcase 2018)

  • Rips a Flash Amazo's head off (Batman (2016) #64)

Rubble
Scaling
Other

  • [Pulls over 5 men with one arm] (https://imgur.com/a/Abm4r) (Batman (1940) #473)

  • [Pulls Gorilla Grodd off the Washington Monument] (https://imgur.com/a/zwl4m) (Superman/Batman #3)

  • [Stops a large penny from rolling] (https://imgur.com/a/yO2Pt) (Two-Face: Year One)

  • [Pulls over four large crates of explosives, a multi tonner feat] (https://imgur.com/a/J79GE) (Batman: Tenses #1)

  • [Pushes over a lot of crates] (https://imgur.com/a/doXr6) (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #112)

  • [He contains an explosion that warps a metal garbage] (http://imgur.com/a/ZYxfJ) (Shadow of the Bat #12)

  • [He lifts a commando of the ground with one hand] (http://imgur.com/Jewgwh1) (Gotham Knights #31)

  • [Slows down a car] (http://imgur.com/cVfYEZv) (Batman and Robin (2011) #25)

  • [He resists the pull of a jet turbine, climbs onto a wing and then manages to hold onto the wing] (http://imgur.com/a/YIOCL) (Batman (2011) #11)

Lower Body

General

  • [Tackles a lion in mid-air, counteracting and reversing its velocity] (https://imgur.com/a/kKrN8) (Batman (1940) #528)

  • [With his legs kicks a monkey 20+ feet away with a 5-10 foot vertical] (https://i.imgur.com/7NkTY24.jpg) (Batman (1940) #535)

  • [Moves a large boulder, with a diameter comparable to Batman's armspan] (https://imgur.com/a/trwaZ) (Batman (1940) #533)

  • [Shoves a railcar to get it moving with his legs, he mentions his max is 2,500 lbs] (http://imgur.com/a/r2uod) (Batman Odyssey #2)

Whole Body

Lifting

  • [Off panel moved a large beam, while injured] (https://imgur.com/a/iPF3k) (Batman (1940) #406)

  • [Early Batman lifts a vending machine] (https://imgur.com/a/oUBxe) (Batman (1940) #471)

  • [Lifts and gets his giant penny rolling] (https://imgur.com/a/IaD9e) (Batman (1940) #554)

  • [Lifts a large piece of concrete] (https://imgur.com/a/6mqWe) (Detective Comics (1937) #721)

  • [Lifts and holds a collapsed building long enough for monks to escape] (http://imgur.com/a/ydnu2) (Batman (1940) Annual #21)

  • [Supports the weight of several tons of debris with some help from a pipe] (http://imgur.com/a/Y34iA) (Shadow of the Bat #74)

  • [He catches a giant statues and then uses a “pulley” to hold prevent another one from falling. Based on size these statues likely weight around 2 tons each] (http://imgur.com/a/S9JXO) (Gotham After Midnight #2)

Dragging/Pushing/Pulling

Digging

  • [Despite being in a straitjacket and in a coffin he pushes his way through 600 lbs of dirt] (http://imgur.com/a/XZgmn) (Batman #681)

  • [Digs deep underground and back up just using his hands] (http://imgur.com/a/uhuU3) (Batman City of Light #5-6)

Grip

  • [Shatters a metal door handle with his grip] (https://imgur.com/a/Mqgtw) (Detective Comics #792)

  • [His thumb is strong enough to snap one of Green Arrows in half] (https://imgur.com/a/iHmV7) (Batman and the Outsiders #3)

  • [Crushes a batarang with his grip] (https://imgur.com/a/XdBrl) (Batman/Nightwing: Bloodborne)

  • [Fingers carve through stone] (https://imgur.com/a/vKR9z73) (Batman (1940) #650

  • [Breaks a gun in half with his grip strength] (https://imgur.com/a/q2c7d) (Batman Incorporated (2012) #6)

  • [Bends a handgun, while being shot] (http://imgur.com/3rDfApS) (Batman and Robin (2011) #25)

Striking (Non-Combat)

Concrete/Stone/Brick/Other

Punching
Kicking
Other

Metal

Shattering/Breaking

Robots/Machines

Chains/Handcuffs

Guns

Swords

Tearing/Ripping

Other

Bending/Deformation

Doors

Other

Miscellaneous

Combat

General

Distance

Grappling/Blocking

Block/Parry
Grappling
Other

Peak Humans

General Damage
KOing

Superhumans

General Damage
KOing
Other

 

 

 

Tab Winner

We are fun loving family that lives on a small farm and tries to be healthy. We are not fitness fanatics we are just trying to keep things simple especially with how busy our lives are. We have a few horses, a few dogs, and a young daughter along with a big extended family. Follow us on our journey. I hope you enjoy the website. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. Please check back for updates!

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