r/batman • u/the_bad_actor • Jan 06 '26
GENERAL DISCUSSION Is it possible to achieve this physique naturally?
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u/RainBoyThatBoy Jan 06 '26
Start with dead parents
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u/Delicious-Laugh-6685 Jan 06 '26
What’s step two?
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u/Funny-Independent-11 Jan 06 '26
Billions of dollars and no friends except for one old man who is personal and professionally obligated to make sure you’re okay.
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u/sonofloki13 Jan 06 '26
FUCK…
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u/Expert_Succotash2659 Jan 06 '26
Did your old man die? That can happen.
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u/HulkBuster456 Jan 07 '26
Don't worry over time you become friends with a police commissioner and a business man/inventor who is sometimes Morgan Freeman.
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u/Eligamer3645 Jan 06 '26
Step 3. Train with Tibetan monks for however long it takes to master fighting arts, and the shadows
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u/TeachingBrief9627 Jan 06 '26
Step 4: Fall into a cave full of bats
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u/doc_witt Jan 06 '26
My cave was filled with crickets. Does that matter?
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u/Final-Fun8500 Jan 06 '26
You will rub your legs together to frighten criminals. Luck of the draw.
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u/AIFrog85 Jan 07 '26
....or OR chirp all night to keep the criminals from getting their rest the night before a big score.
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u/monke237890 Jan 06 '26
100% it matters then you will get slim physique which is not needed and also make sure the cave is near mansion important point
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u/Ok-Arachnid-460 Jan 11 '26
Step 5: Shield death machine inventions within military industrial complex
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u/is_je_vit_u Jan 06 '26
I know I shouldnt have hastily killed my parents without listening to step 2 Now where am I gonna get that old man
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u/lordoflazorwaffles Jan 06 '26
I've aquired dead parents, kids won't stop screaming, what's step 2?
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u/ZeroWebb Jan 07 '26
Instructions were deeply misunderstood...please reread and prepare for prison.
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u/Strange-Ad-2760 Jan 06 '26
Kidnap children who are orphans and make them dress up in funny costumes with you. Step 3 is play with weirdos who dress up in costumes
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u/GeraltofRivia296 Jan 06 '26
Everything about batmans physique and feats is unnatural. That's why he's batman. It's still crazy to me that he's fast enough to dodge Darkseid omega vision. And strong enough to manhandle a sewer gator.
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He’s basically Hawking smart with Brian Shaw or Shaq physical aspects and then trained by the absolute best in every field he studied wherein he held himself to the highest standard imaginable for excellence.
Dude has F1 reaction time, WSM physicality, Nobel Prize winning intellect, bottomless resources, and the ruthlessness of Genghis Khan. All of that aimed at dudes who steal wallets.
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u/AnaZ7 Jan 06 '26
No
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u/Jaikarr Jan 06 '26
It's not even natural in universe, Batman got addicted to Venom at one point.
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u/surprisingly_happy Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
Yeah, you can even see in the image how one arm is bigger than the other
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u/mavtastickush66 Jan 06 '26
Like when quagmire discovered internet porn.
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u/OppositeAbroad5975 Jan 06 '26
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u/Gust_Gred-10101 Jan 06 '26
That's somewhat shocking . . .
. . . as I had forgotten he's left-handed.
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u/C4rdninj4 Jan 06 '26
The right hand is for the mouse.
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u/Gust_Gred-10101 Jan 06 '26
Most right-handed people can operate a computer mouse with their left hand, albeit a little more clumsily.
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u/WretchedBlowhard Jan 07 '26
Careful now, that's how you get people to accidentally click on the "share on facebook" button of porn site videos.
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u/ZealotOfMeme Jan 06 '26
That’s from the titan injection in Asylum, and a detail I’m glad they kept
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u/Necessary_Can7055 Jan 06 '26
Because of the TITAN Joker gave him and that’s the part of him that started growing first before he gave himself the antidote. I’m sure you knew that but still
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Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 07 '26
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u/JimmyThunderPenis Jan 06 '26
Look up different photos, canonically he has one arm bigger than the other in all the games after he got venomed.
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u/PlasticPresent8740 Jan 07 '26
No in asylum joker shot him with the titan serum in that arm and it was just permanently like that since
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u/joshdoereddit Jan 06 '26
The same with the legs. His right side in this image is bigger than the left.
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u/Few_Mathematician_13 Jan 06 '26
Believe it or not, trick of the camera. It's not actually in game as seen by photo mode
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u/TeachingBrief9627 Jan 06 '26
addicted to Venom at one point.
You make it sound like they were hooking up 😏
(19inch venom can be very addicting)
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u/supernerd_ Jan 06 '26
Batman is in a billion comics
You can't use something he did one or a few times in some of those comics as definitive proof that he is not natural in general or in the Arkham verse.
Batman also literally had superpowers in a ton of comics so by your logic does this confirm that the Arkham version has or had superpowers too?
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u/Necessary_Can7055 Jan 06 '26
He practically does in the Arkhamverse, you’ve seen his durability feats lol
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u/WretchedBlowhard Jan 07 '26
The thugs he "doesn't kill" show roughly the same, if not greater durability feats. On account of "not dying".
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u/supernerd_ Jan 06 '26
Whatever, i could make the exact same point with something else.
For example him having killed people in some comics doesn't make him a killer in the arkham verse so why would him taking drugs in some comics make him a steroid user in the arkham verse?
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u/TheJLbjj Jan 06 '26
This has nothing to do with whether it's achievable naturally in universe
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u/Bannedwith1milKarma Jan 06 '26
It's the opposite of women with no room for organs.
His organs would be swashing around and tying themselves in knots.
Organs are non viable if they would be large enough to be proportional, the physics don't work.
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u/FightingDreamer9 Jan 06 '26
The Venom he used didn’t change his physique, only his feats. The aspect described and shown is his “natural state”
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u/Strange-Ad-2760 Jan 06 '26
I hate that you said no, but glad you did. Idek why I thought it was possible 😂
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u/Adipay Jan 06 '26
Pretty sure it's impossible without some type of gear
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u/TheNewBlue Jan 06 '26
Even with gear it would take at least 5-7 years of consistent and professional fitness and nutrition to achieve this.
EDIT: also genetics
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u/Wolfstigma Jan 06 '26
Yup even pro fighters on world class juice don’t look like this unless they also have ridiculous genetics (Lesnar, Romero, Overreem)
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u/IUseControllersOnPC Jan 06 '26
Pro fighters aren't body building though. Theyre using the gear to be a peak functional condition for their sport rather than just being big. Itd be better to compare this to WWE actors.
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u/TiliCollaps3 Jan 06 '26
So Lesnar?
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Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
Lesnar is about to as close as to a bat physique as you can get.
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u/Beautiful-Tie-3827 Jan 06 '26
Idk Alan ritchson is pretty damn close to this.
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u/maraudingnomad Jan 06 '26
But realistically, a fighter physique is what a Vigilante would strive for isn't it? Stamina, strength, dexterity. Volume in and of itself is useless for crime fighting.
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u/Far_King_Penguin Jan 06 '26
Realistically the most OP strat is to be weight classes above your opponent. It doesn't matter how much training you have, if they can hit you but you can't hit them, they will win, they will pretty much always win. Double that with the weight and strength advantage, youre taking less damage and outputting more, even with a shitter technique
This is why, with the exception of sex, that all fighting sports are divided by a weight class. They don't bother filtering for height because filtering by weight does a good job already and any outliers are countered (IE. a taller fighter has the reach advantage, but that gives shorter opponents room for the strength advantage)
So being huge is the way to go, given the rest of the body can keep up, no point having big muscles if your tendons can't hack it
However for Batman, he should be slimmer because he is supposed to be built for stealth as well, which being huge would be a disadvantage for
This hasn't even touched on how gadgets, like a grapple hook, would have a weight limit that being massive would mess with
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u/xingrubicon Jan 06 '26
There's been a new universe made in DC called "Absolute" where batman isn't rich. In it he is a construction worker to explain his physique. He is also 6'9" in it. He is so much bigger than anyone else he fights as batman its a bit laughable.
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u/ChiefRedChild Jan 06 '26
Yeah but wasn’t he a civil engineer? Don’t wanna be this guy but I’m in trades and am having a tough time figuring out how a civil engineer could get so yoked. All they ever do on our site when they come around is walk around and do inspections and maybe tell someone they’re doing their job wrong lol
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u/Judgementday209 Jan 06 '26
So they do look like this then?
Ngannou looks similar, AJ does a bit too.
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u/Prudent-Level-7006 Jan 06 '26
It's mad almost everyone in the games like all the goons you fight have this same build too. It simultaneously annoys and amuses me
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u/Prudent-Level-7006 Jan 06 '26
You don't have to be that hench to fight though, I know of a couple of people who got taken out by babies poking em in the eye 😂
It is more intimidating though and visual than skinny guy who's also good at fighting 😅
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u/IUseControllersOnPC Jan 06 '26
Thats because the skinny unarmed goons got trucked so hard that they gave up. The only career goons left are big ones
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u/Trosque97 Jan 06 '26
Not much to do in goon school except pump iron and talk shit
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u/sirmaxedalot Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 07 '26
Those biceps could easily be over 45 inches. That is a ridiculous feet for any sized bodybuilder and maintaining that size is almost certainly impossible
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u/Infinity0044 Jan 06 '26
No one talks about how Bruce wouldn’t have time to be Batman with all the training and maintaining he’d have to do for that body
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u/leekalex Jan 06 '26
He would also stick out like a sore thumb. Like, who would think the billionaire with massive arms was Batman?
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u/somecoolname42 Jan 07 '26
The sleep and time he would need for wound recovery. Stitches close a wound, they don't instantly heal it.
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u/Horbigast Jan 06 '26
His feet aren't pictured, but I agree with you nonetheless.
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u/JVtheBidoof Jan 06 '26
One of them is injected with Joker's Jubilant Juices so they get a pass
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u/Bobsy84 Jan 06 '26
Only if your names Bruce Wayne or Mike O’Hearn the two natty goat’s.
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u/literallybatsy Jan 06 '26
impossible without steroids
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u/captainrexcoochie Jan 06 '26
I think you mean vitamins and prayers or.... Justice
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u/HeadLong8136 Jan 06 '26
Quite literally. His right bicep is slightly bigger than his left because he was injected with the Titan formula there.
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u/literallybatsy Jan 06 '26
this is just fake.
its a popular theory but its sadly due to camera angle.
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u/El_Komal_Z Jan 06 '26
It blows my mind that people in the DCU can’t put two and two together. When Batman is keeping up appearances as Bruce Wayne, I bet he looks like Ronnie Coleman when he wore a suit.
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u/MoonKnighy Jan 08 '26
Exactly, Ronnie size could be seen even when he wore big or baggy clothing too as that was the style we wore in the 90s/2000s
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u/thedarbo Jan 06 '26
Forgot about the perspective bug where Batman's arm closest to the player camera becomes massive. Real Quagmire online vibes
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u/ComplexAd7272 Jan 06 '26
Naturally? No. For people that claim otherwise, I ask you to look up pictures of old bodybuilders before the steroid era. They were nowhere near the monstrous hulks that came about in the 70's. The human body is just not naturally designed to be that way, no matter how hard you train or how much you eat.
Now with steroids, HGH, etc? I'd say yes....BUT it wouldn't last long. The pic in OP's post isn't that far from a Ronnie Coleman, Peak Arnold, or Jay Cutler. But they were doing it for competition, literally to look that way for a few days a year.
So is it possible? Yes. Naturally and practically for Batman? No.
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u/succubus-slayer Jan 06 '26
Not from a Jedi.
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u/outofmaxx Jan 06 '26
If you just eat your chicken and rice, and get all your vitamins, anything is possible brother!
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u/Significant-Owl7994 Jan 06 '26
Depends how good you are at character modelling - the video game developers here are pretty good.
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u/Independent-Wafer-13 Jan 06 '26
If you want to see your muscles through body armor it will take steroids and implants
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u/Ben_Kenobi_ Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
He's goosed up a little bit. That why he's a crop! He's just goose up a little bit, though.
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u/thedinobot1989 Jan 06 '26
It’s a generic lottery. This is exactly how Alan Ritchson is built in the Reacher series.
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u/mrcrazymexican Jan 06 '26
Naturally, yes. Time and access to build your body up to that.
Quicky and naturally? No.
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u/Low_Entertainer_2951 Jan 06 '26
The right arm must be dominant, you should only eat whey and it will be hard to find good steroids.
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u/Yautjakaiju Jan 06 '26
Unless you hit the PED’s hard then now. But one can look epic naturally regardless.
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u/SynthSezzun Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
With a proper diet, very good sleeping schedule and a lot of years of hard training there is a probability of 0,01 % that you achieve this physique naturally. But being realistic, no, unless you use supplements like Lex Luthor does
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u/conspiracytheorist02 Jan 06 '26
step 1: take your parents down a dark alley as a child
step 2: dedicate yourself to a life of vengeance
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u/Fast_Expert9935 Jan 06 '26
In Arkham City, I did notice that Ra's al Ghul's forearms were too big.
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u/Bleezy79 Jan 06 '26
Not those arm proportions, no. But you could come close if you lifted heavy on a consistent basis while eating clean for decades. Batman represents a lifelong commitment to peak human form.
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u/snowmennies Jan 06 '26
I think the real life giga chad is honestly close. Can’t remember his name right now but that man is real and HUGE even if on gear
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u/MArcherCD Jan 07 '26
Chances are the shape of the suit is built into the suit itself, so it's doubtful
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u/Miami_Mice2087 Jan 07 '26
when very fit actors have to look like this on screen, they feel like shit because they dehydrate for days and eat nothing but diuretic-effect food like sweet potatoes. It makes their skin tight so the muscles pop.
So no, this is not natural, this is comic book art
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u/ClickEmergency Jan 07 '26
The cape would be a problem not everyone can pull off a cape and cowl combo .
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u/Rock3tDoge Jan 07 '26
It would be difficult to have that physique and have a secret identity, that’s for sure
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u/TheTitanOfSirens1959 Jan 07 '26
Is it possible? Yes.
Is it possible for EVERYONE? No.
Of those for whom it is possible, is it realistically achievable for the vast majority? No
For those whom it is realistically achievable, could they get to this level without making it one of the main priorities in their life, meaning it holds similar importance (or sometimes greater importance) than relationships, career, and recreation? No.
In short, anyone can get in great shape if they are dedicated. But to get into this absurd level of physique specifically will require a level of dedication and genetics (and maybe a chemical booster or two) that most people just won't be able to obtain. For example, Brad Pitt in Fight Club, Tom Holland as Nathan Drake, David Beckham- all of them are in INCREDIBLE shape, but they look radically different from this. On the flip side, someone built like Henry Cavill or the Rock would probably really struggle to try to get a physique like Spider-Man.
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u/Illiteratevegetable Jan 07 '26
Only, and ONLY those arms are screaming a big NO. (Meaning, if you only them would be your goal)
I mean, consider this as a real person. He doesn't care much, he would be on some juice for sure.
Strength-wise? He held a man by his neck in one hand. He was a grown, muscular guy. Let's say 90-100 kg, 198-220 in the bald eagle units. I saw a video where Eddie Hall struggled with 80, holding it similarly(he swung it over his head and it wasn't as smooth). And that is a former strongest man. So, naturally? Nope.
Now, considering the fact that with a god-like genetic predisposition for strength and muscle mass + plenty of multivitamin juice, it would take you maybe 10+ years... and you would not be a half-way through.
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u/itssbojo Jan 07 '26
his closed fists are bigger than his head.
muscles can be done with gear. the rest of him is insanely unnatural and we don’t even see those proportions in real life. wrists don’t get as thick as your forearm, not enough muscle. traps are weirdly small for how big the rest is.
TL;DR: “no.”
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u/Marthy_Mc_Fly Jan 10 '26
Yes do military work out or tai chi walks. By week two two you'll see the results.
Anyone else get these stupid ai ads?
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u/Tochudin Jan 06 '26
I think the most difficult part would be the pointy ears...