Table of contents for Becoming Batman : the science of a superhero : exploring the science of stress, exercise, and injury in the life of the Caped Crusader / by E. Paul Zehr.

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Preface: beginning Becoming Batman	
Part I: Bat-Building Blocks¿	
Exploring what Batman became by beginning where he started¿
Chapter One: The before Batman¿how buff was Bruce?	
Chapter Two: Guess who¿s coming for dinner¿Bruce¿s twin brother ¿Bob¿ and the human genome
Chapter Three: Holy Hormones, Batman!
Part II: Basic Bat-body training¿
Laying the foundation for Batman¿s physical prowess to be later exploited by his skill¿	
Chapter Four: Gaining strength and power¿does the bat that flies the highest or the fastest get the worm?
Chapter Five: Building the Bat-bones¿	
Chapter Six: Bat-metabolism and the Dark Knight diet
Part III: Training the Bat-brain	
Batman on the path to mastery of the martial arts¿	
Chapter Seven: Developing movement and martial skill¿what is motor learning anyway?
Chapter Eight: Everybody was Kung Fu fighting¿but what was Batman doing?	
Chapter Nine: 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 Ten: Batman bashes and is bashed by bad boys¿	
Chapter Eleven: Hardening the Bat-body	
Chapter Twelve: Working the Knight shift
Part V: A miscellaneous mixed Bat-bag	
Pondering possible pitfalls along the path to Bat-hood¿	
Chapter Thirteen: Injury and recovery¿ How much banging until the bat-back goes bonk and does Batman take steroids?	
Chapter Fourteen: Battle of the Bats¿Batgirl vs Batman
Chapter Fifteen: Could Caped Crusader become Old Codger? 
Chapter 16: Can you really become Batman and remain Batman?
Chapter 17: Post-script¿Further reading and historical milestones
References

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:

Batman (Fictitious character).
Physical education and training.
Human physiology.