We all know Bane the big muscular guy from Batman. A person
capable of defeating Batman due to his explosive strength and rock-solid will.
His indomitable will power coupled with superhuman strength allowed him to do
quite a thing in the movie. But is it possible in real life to achieve such a feat?
The answer to the question is a yes
and a no. In reality, it is possible to train up to the level of Bane but
following such a routine will not make someone as big as him though it will
make one mighty strong.
The training Bane took was not
focused on using advanced gym equipment rather they were simple body exercises
like 1000 push-up, 1000 sit-ups and 1000 pull-ups along with intense mental
training. But truth be told if someone were to do such a training it is highly
possible that they will injure themselves before even reaching a portion of
Bane’s level.
But if the workouts are done
correctly then it is possible to achieve some great results. So, let’s take a
look at how to train like Bane while not killing our gains-
Consolidating one’s Mind and Soul-
In the
beginning the training Bane did was mental training. He spent hours sitting and
mediating defeating his inner demons while holding on patiently in confined
solidarity and difficult prison environment.
He used to meditate inside the dark lonely confined room in
prison to face his inner demon and strengthen his mind. This allowed him to
have a perfect clarity of what he had to do and what to achieve. And his
patience in a harsh environment like when his cell flooded due to water
strengthened his mind beyond measure and allowed him to face any difficulties
and not lose his mind over it.
Now,
the training of the mind is very important. Be it working in the gym or in-home,
one needs to have a level of patience and will to hold onto those last reps. And
doing so allows one to gain more from less but it also increases the
difficulties of workout and chances of having a bad form. That’s why a sharp
and clear mindset is needed.
Most of
us hit the gym while listening to music, we do this so that we can shack off
our mind from all the screaming our muscles make while training. Doing so helps
but not as much as one who trains while listening to the screaming of the
muscles instead of music. This little thing makes a whole lot of difference by
affecting the mind directly.
Having
a strong mind allows one to feel the pain but not break down from it. As a
result, they can do the last set of reps before failure with good precision and
great form. This also improves the neural connection between the muscle and the
brain. Which in turn improves the blood flow and recovery.
Body Training-
In the
comic, the only physical exercise Bane did was 1000 Push-ups 1000 Pull-ups and
1000 Sit-ups. Pretty simple yet crazy. First of all, the number of reps is
insane, and doing so many simple repetitions increases the chance of injuring
the joints. But doing so over a long period of time and slowly up to failure
can greatly increase ones strength and power.
And the
fact that such high repetition work-out is possible is proofed by some living
human beings. For example Charles Salvador. He proclaimed that he could do 1727
press-ups in an hour and performed 2000 push-ups each day. He also boasts that
he could even lift an entire snooker table. In his book Solitary Fitness, which
he wrote with the alias of Charlie Bronson, he explained nicely how one could
great strong, healthy, and fit without a gym.
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If one works out routinely and
sequentially while ending each rep with failure than the changes that take
place other than regular work-out is that all the fibers of the muscle get
engaged and the motor nerves keep on firing high volume of impulses to the
brain. This makes the brain send in more to the muscle. And by more, I mean more
blood, more nutrient, and more oxygen. This allows for faster recovery and more
growth.
Any reps done when the muscles are
tired need more effort that means doing a small actually sums up to a lot. And
doing such exercise daily makes the nerves accustomed to such intense pressure,
and so they start to get stronger and more resilient. Resulting in hypertrophy
of the muscle and burn of more fat.
Another very popular person Mike
Tyson used to do high reps of squat while serving his time in prison as a
result, the day he left the prison his legs were huge and allowed him to kick
with force much greater than the opponent could cope with.
Desire-
A person without a definite aim or
objective is like a ship without a rudder. They can work hard for only a
limited time, in the long run, they lose their will to continue and results in
nothing.
Bane
from the beginning had a definite goal and that was to prove himself that he is
a capable person. And later he aims to destroy Gotham City to rid of its corruption.
This definite goal forced him to put in the effort to rise above all others.
Now, we
don’t want anyone to have such an insane aim. But having a desire to stand-out
among everyone or to display one’s might or simply wishing to have a great
strength and control of the mind to excel in sports and unfavorable situations are
great objectives to say. But we all have different desires and it is best to
have any than none.
Having
a goal motivates one to give in the extra effort. And this extra effort is what
makes a whole lot of change. Such a person will rise up the rank with
domineering presence and that’s why we all should try to find a strong desire
in us before starting a training regime.
Following the training regime of Bane can make one strong
but the true strength of Bane was attained by using drugs. And that is
something which is not recommended by the health professionals. So, We shall
only try to achieve great strength and power through hard work, not some
external stimulant.
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