Bruce Lee's Workout and Fitness
Bruce Lee Physique Bruce is well known for his incredible physique. His body fat level was very low. Many Bodybuilders - Lou Ferrigno, Lee Haney, Dorian Yates, Rachel Mclish, Lenda Murray and Flex Wheeler to name a few have all talked of Bruce's influence on them. Keep in mind he only weighed about 140lbs and stood 5' 8" tall, he was not a large person in size but was huge in confidence. Bruce Lee Training Methods Bruce Lee was known to try everything and anything to achieve his goal of perfection in his physical fitness. He would experiment with his workouts trying to find the best way to reach his goal. He liked to always keep his muscles guessing as to what was coming next. He was big on improving his cardio vascular condition, he believed running to be the best way to achieve this. Bruce Lee trained pretty much every day for hours; someone once said that he never turned his engine off. He would lie in front of the TV in the evening with his son Brandon sitting on him while he worked out. He was a big reader and had an extensive collection of books on exercise, fighting techniques and philosophy. Some Bruce Lee Feats of Strength It has been said that Bruce could: Jab his fingers through an unopened Coke can at a time when they were still made of steel. Bruce's striking speed from 3 feet away was 500th of a second Bruce once caved in a protective headgear made from heavy steel rods that had previously withstood several blows from a sledgehammer. He could hold an elevated v-sit position for 30 minutes or longer. He could use one finger to leave dramatic indentations on pine wood. Bruce could break wooden boards 6 inches thick. He performed 50 reps of one-arm chin-ups. Bruce Lee Quotes Let me give you a bit of warning: just because you get very good at your training it should not go to your head that you are an expert. Remember, actual sparring is the ultimate, and the training is, only a means toward this. Besides running, one should also do exercises for the stomach - sit-ups, leg raises, etc. Too often one of those big-belly masters will tell you that his internal power has sunk to his stomach; he's not kidding, it is sunk and gone! To put it bluntly, he is nothing but fat and ugly.