#batman workout

How to train with brutal intensity like Jason Todd, The Red Hood!

The Red Hood is basically what you get when you take Batman and remove the filter. He is a more aggressive, more lethal version of the Dark Knight. And his training needs to reflect that. Like Batman, he is an expert martial artist and has undergone rigorous conditioning. Like Batman, he is an excellent detective. But, unlike Batman, he is willing to use firearms. And while Batman is the…

Fight like Batman! Download a free combat training guide from Grant Stevens inspired by the comics, movies, and games!

I’ve made plenty of videos discussing how you can train like Batman. Those have focused on building strength, speed, agility, and more. But in his latest video for the Bioneer YT channel, Grant talks us through how to fight like Batman. He provides a detailed training plan inspired by the films, comics, and games. Check out the video here: Or right-click save the training program here, to…

Deathstroke is known for his powerful body and mind, with an ability to think 9X faster than other humans. This post explores how the two go hand in hand and how you could recreate the performance of the deadly mercenary.

Physical training and cognitive training should go hand-in-hand. There is little use being packed with muscle if you can’t put that power to good use. Moreover, mental prowess actually translates to better physical strength and power – and vice versa. Few characters in fiction embody this philosophy like Deathstroke the Terminator. And so, in this post, I shall explore what Deathstroke training…

Nightwing Training Part 3: Gymnastic Core Workout

Last time on Nightwing Training….

Over the last two instalments of this series I have discussed explosive leg strength for jump height, followed by pushing and pulling strength for gymnastic moves, scaling walls, and throwing punches. We devised workouts for each, all in service of becoming more powerful, agile, and nimble – like Dick Grayson himself.

But there is more to do. In this part 3,…

Nightwing Workout Part One – Explosive Leg Training

Nightwing – Dick Grayson – is Batman’s protégé who became a hero in his own right. But far from being a carbon copy of Bruce, Nightwing sets himself apart with a distinct set of abilities. In particular, Nightwing is a world-class gymnast and the only man alive in the DC universe to pull off the quadruple somersault.

Whereas Batmanis portrayed as a brick wall, Nightwing is nimble, agile, and…

The Batman Program – Batman Training for the Rest of Us

Batman is perhaps the most well-known fictional portrait of a ‘peak human’. He is the ideal physical and mental specimen: he’s a master of martial arts who can chop down trees with his bare hands, he’s strong enough to bench 1000-405lbs depending on the writer, he has a genius-level intellect that he regularly uses to outsmart his foes, and he can run 20 miles averaging 4:50 per mile. He somehow…