Becoming Batman : the possibility of a superhero / E. Paul Zehr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zehr, E. Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Batman (Fictitious character).

Physical education and training.

Human physiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A fun foray of escapism grounded in sound science, Becoming Batman provides the background for attaining the realizable--though extreme--level of human performance that would allow you to be a superhero.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Preface

PART I. BAT-BUILDING BLOCKS: Exploring what Batman became by beginning where he started

CHAPTER 1. The "Before" Batman: How Buff Was Bruce?

CHAPTER 2. Guess Who's Coming for Dinner: Bruce's Twin Brother, Bob, and the Human Genome

CHAPTER 3. The Stress of Life: Holy Hormones, Batman!

PART II. BASIC BATBODY TRAINING: Laying the foundation for Batman's physical prowess to be later exploited by his skill

CHAPTER 4. Gaining Strength and Power: Does the Bat That Flies the Highest or the Fastest Get the Worm?

CHAPTER 5. Building the Batbones: Brittle Is Bad, But Is Bigger Better?

CHAPTER 6. Batmetabolism: What's for Dinner on the Dark Knight Diet

PART III. TRAINING THE BATBRAIN: Batman on the path to mastery of the martial arts

CHAPTER 7. From Bruce Wayne to Bruce Lee: Mastering Martial Moves in the Batcave

CHAPTER 8. Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting: But What Was Batman Doing?

CHAPTER 9. The Caped Crusader in Combat: Can You Kayo without Killing?

PART IV. BATMAN IN ACTION: Knight moves with Batman when he acts as the Caped Crusader

CHAPTER 10. Batman Bashes and Is Bashed by Bad Boys (and Girls): What Can He Break without Getting Broken?

CHAPTER 11. Hardening the Batbody: Can Sticks and Stones Break His Bones?

CHAPTER 12. Gotham by Twilight: Working the Knight Shift

PART V. A MIXED BATBAG: Pondering possible pitfalls along the path to bathood

CHAPTER 13. Injury and Recovery: How Much Banging until the Batback Goes Bonk?

CHAPTER 14. Battle of the Bats: Could Batgirl Beat Batman?

CHAPTER 15. The Aging Avenger: Could the Caped Crusader Become the Caped Codger?

CHAPTER 16. The Reign of the Bat: Can You Really Become Batman and Remain Batman?

Appendix: Batman's Training Milestones

Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-283) and index.

ISBN:

0-8018-9621-5

OCLC:

551799696