Bruce lee

**bullworker1** · 03-12-2009, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by qwertyui213

Honestly, any book or article which claims to tell you Bruce Lee's exact training regimen is most likely full of ****. I know he developed and altered his training style over the years, had a whole library full of books about human anatomy and exercise mechanics, and experimented with a lot of different things.

The things which most people agree on are that he had a big emphasis on sprinting / running, he used a bullworker and isometrics as well as calisthenics and free weights (injured his back badly doing Good Mornings at one point) and focused a lot on conditioning specific to his needs as a martial artist - finger and grip strengthening exercises, technique practice, Chi Sao, etc.

He also apparently stuck to an incredibly clean diet, made his own health drinks and so on, but if you're looking for his actual split, then you're pretty much out of luck

I'm just curious, what are your qualifications that make you the Bruce Lee expert? Are you also including you the book -- the art of expressing the human body by Bruce Lee and John little?

I do agree with you on the fact that Bruce Lee's training program changed and evolved that was clearly noted in his book mentioned above.

What I have gathered from my Bruce Lee research, is that his philosophy was -- "use what works throwout what doesn't work"

So in keeping with that philosophy; it is obvious that Bruce Lee's training program would continue to evolve. The knowledge that he put into his training program was based on 1970s research of exercise physiology. Today, there has been new research and medical studies that shown more effective ways of training. That doesn't make what Bruce Lee did a incorrect it... just means that now there are better ways of exerciseing

Although Bruce Lee was ahead of his time in the fact that he utilized his own -- high-intensity interval training -- in fact most of his workouts utilized circuit training. He felt is was most effective way to achieve the strength goals that he wanted. (In my opinion)

Unlike most individuals today he wasn't all about what system or one -- "Ism."

Unfortunately today many individuals adopt one system of training and believe that that is the end-all be-all. It was the same way when Brazilian jujitsu was introduced into United States. No one believed that a grappling art would be superior to a kicking and punching art.

Yet, what has mixed martial arts shown us?

Just my two cents. No insults intended

**zrage** · 03-12-2009, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by hgainer8

I totally agree

god dam imagine having no martial art training what so ever and fighting mike...

**eggnog631** · 03-12-2009, 11:31 AM

linda lee admitted to bruce juicing. i loled.

**240sx** · 03-12-2009, 12:00 PM

I herd he use to juice and smoke a lot of weed.

**swearujacked** · 03-12-2009, 12:05 PM

A lot of tht **** it so exaggerated, but at the same time Bruce Lee was insanely good. One inch punch is legit, find someone who is decent at it and have them try it on you.