BATMAN VS SUPERMAN: DARK AND DECENT

The DC world’s cross over has been a long time coming.  We have wondered for the longest time whether DC will catch up to Marvel with its constant hero crossovers and combined movies.  The internet went crazy with hate when it was announced that Affleck would be donning The Bat cape.  And I will admit it, I was one of them.  Affleck can’t do the hero run, he runs like… Continue reading “BATMAN VS SUPERMAN: DARK AND DECENT”

Superman… shouldn’t he be fat?

A festively voluptuous and big boned Superman
A festively voluptuous and big boned Superman

Many of you are already infuriated that I have the audacity to even question Superman’s awesome rock hard body, let alone imply that he’s fat.  I’ve thought about it long and hard and this is what health magazines, television, movies and the gym has taught me:

  1. Superman eats like a normal person.
  2. Superman does not require a huge amount of caloric intake when he’s performing crazy Superman feats. He never stops for a burger when he’s travelling at the speed of light.  He can run/fly around the world without even breaking a sweat.
  3. Superman rarely, if ever, lifts something that’s actually heavy for him. And even then, it’s like an aeroplane which is travelling at 300+ miles an hour right into him.
  4. Superman never actually exercises for the sake of exercising. He does perform manual labour, I’ll grant you that.
  5. Humanoids only build muscle through resistance training. Your muscles tear and repair in order to build.
  6. In order to get larger muscles, you must continuously lift weights which are heavier for you.
  7. There comes a point that your “natural” body will no longer get any bigger, irrespective of how much weight you push, pull or lift.

Continue reading “Superman… shouldn’t he be fat?”