How Would Bane From Batman Train?

Today we have a fun questions from the audience..."how would Bane from Batman train?

Bane broke Batman.

Not with technique. With mass, max strength, and the will to crush.

Most lifters chase one or the other—size or skill. Bane's whole game is both at once: absolute strength layered onto serious bodyweight, built to manhandle anyone smaller.

Here's the gap most training misses: once you're grappling or fighting someone 80-100 lbs heavier than you, technique alone stops being enough. Mass matters. Max strength matters. You need a body built to generate force AND absorb it.

That means loading patterns most programs skip—heavy hex bar work pushed into squat-pattern variations, old-school max-load training, and heavier clubs than you think you need.

Mark breaks down exactly how to build that kind of size and crushing strength, without losing the athleticism underneath it.

If you want to understand why bigger, stronger training partners change everything, and how to train for it, watch the full video here