At that time there was no information on what the human body could withstand in the form of upward compressive thrust.
Graves, a left wing, realized in 2003 that his battered body could not withstand another season.
A man would be lucky if his body could withstand the cold more than ten minutes.
His body can withstand extreme heat and most forms of energy at extremely high outputs.
He wanted to succeed so badly, but his body couldn't withstand the constant assault of the training.
His body did withstand it but his mind could not.
Besides, healthy human bodies have withstood much more than this.
The armored body could withstand direct hits from armor-piercing.30-caliber rifle bullets.
"There is something I must show you, if my body can withstand the effort."
This spec is virtually at the very limit of what a normal human body can withstand.