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Bruce Lee Exercise - How Did Bruce Lee Exercise?

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Bruce Lee Exercise - How Did Bruce Lee Exercise?By Frank Sherrill

Most people would love (not the same as infatuation) to have the human body and power that Bruce Lee had, however they don't know, how did Bruce Lee exercise ?

Bruce Lee, the name alone conjures up images of fast kicks, very strong punches and an incredible body. What were the exercises that Bruce Lee used to accomplish his power, grace, speed and chiseled muscularity?

Although, Bruce Lee used both weight training and isometrics in his fitness program, by no means did he consider these two types of strength training methods as equal in their value, results and principles. They both build strength, however there are some differences.

Isometric exercise strengthens and firms muscles, however makes very small contribution to muscle endurance.

Isometrics alone can never constitute an entire training program. It must be mixed with flexibility and aerobics training. Weightlifting on the other hand, or resistance training will increase muscle size and flexibility. A combination of resistance training, and isometrics is a superior protocol than just using one of these two.

Bruce Lee Exercise - Isometrics

The only other problem with conventional isometrics, is that performed without resistance, you have no way of measuring performance. By resistance, I mean, either free weights or an isometric exercise device, similar to the Tensolator that Bruce Lee used.

In the Art of Expressing the Human Body, Bruce Lee and John Little both pointed this out. They also noted that you can use different resistance and repetitions to deliver different results. As to the individuals that point out that Bruce Lee exercise used traditional isometrics, they are either confused (chaotic, jumbled or muddled; making no sense; illogical; embarrassed) or have not read this book. In it, Bruce Lee leaves no doubt as to what he feels is the most effective way to use isometric training.

Bruce Lee Exercise - The Tensolator

Bruce Lee stated in the same book that isometrics is the quickest builder of raw strength, while weightlifting increases strength. He also stated that isometrics alone will not yield anincrease in muscle size, therefore you must use a resistance training device to perform repetitions of the exercise in order to make the muscle grow. A few of these resistance training devices would be free weights, resistance bands or a Tensolator like device.(The Tensolator is an isometric exercise device, that used both of these training principles.)

If you understand anything about Bruce Lee, then you know that he was a methodical researcher. He would cut through the hype and sales pitch to determine if the product or method would help him achieve his crucical and critical goal. As I mentioned earlier, Bruce Lee read all the various muscle magazines available at that time and would cut out the articles that interested him or would help him achieve the goal of gaining muscle mass, strengthening his forearms, or creating muscle definition.

He even went so far as to file these articles in separate folders. In his quest for strength, his first training theory that captured his attention was that of isometrics or static contractions. What made this theory, a part of the Bruce Lee exercise program? It's effectiveness!

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Bruce Lee Workout - The Philosophy Behind the Bruce Lee Workout

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Bruce Lee Workout - The Philosophy Behind the Bruce Lee WorkoutBy Frank Sherrill

The Bruce Lee workout changed and evolved over the years, just as Bruce himself changed and evolved.

Bruce Lee used a combination of strength training strategies and various pieces of equipment. The mainstay of his training program consisted of isometrics, weight lifting, flexibly exercises and of course martial arts (Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat) training.

The one thing that defines Bruce Lee is that he always sought to use things that would aid him in building a stronger more very strong body. He wasn't necessarily looking to build a muscle-bound physique, he was looking to increase his strength and power and apply that in his martial arts.

He felt, that using isometrics alone was not enough. A combination of resistance training and isometric exercise would provide more power and strength. He saw the strengths in each training strategy and also saw their weaknesses.

He felt that isometrics had the ability to provide raw power quickly, however they would not provide an increase muscle size, that's where resistance training came in. By using a combination of these two you increase your strength, and at the same time increase the size of the muscle.