Bruce Lee's program

[nitrogen]

Hello,

I'm just wondering if any of you guys might now which way did bruce lee use his weight training..

Did he: 1) Use heavy weight and high reps
2) Use heavy weight and do low reps
3) Use light weight do high reps
4) Use light weight do low reps
Or any other way?

I'm trying to avoid bulk as much as possible but develop good strength...

Any information would be appreciated

Thanks.

N.

[KotoRyu]

Originally Posted by nitrogen

Hello,

I'm just wondering if any of you guys might now which way did bruce lee use his weight training..

Did he: 1) Use heavy weight and high reps
2) Use heavy weight and do low reps
3) Use light weight do high reps
4) Use light weight do low reps
Or any other way?

I'm trying to avoid bulk as much as possible but develop good strength...

Any information would be appreciated

Thanks.

N.

Get the book "The Art of Expressing the Human Body."

[nitrogen]

I just wanna know the answer to simple question..not the whole book

[nitrogen]

I just wanna know the answer to simple question..not the whole book

If anyone read it should know

1,2,3,4 or different?

[NickL]

8 to 12 reps, 2 sets, moderate weight for a lot of exercises, like clean and press, dead lift, bench press, squats, curls, shoulder press, rows, etc. For other exercises he was doing infinite amounts of reps, like some of the wrist and forearm stuff. His program consisted of stretching, running/biking, isometrics, martial arts training, weight training, specialized training for abs/wrist/forearms, etc. and his program was constantly evolving. At the end he was using a Marcy Circuit trainer, which involves many fast reps and switching to diffetrent muscle groups without a rest period. There is no clear and simple answer to your question really though.

[gish13578]

this article might be helpful, it is basically a summary of the book mentioned prior; http://mikementzer.com/blee.html

[EmptyneSs]

yeah i believe bruce lee did sets of 8-12 reps on alot of his exercises. thats pretty much in the middle id say. not too heavy, not too light.

i reccomend doing between 8-10 reps myself. 8-10 good reps with solid form will do your body good. and dont worry about gaining too much mass. there is now way u will gain too much mass from natural weight lifting unless u are already a huge person, eat tons of fat in your diet, or if u take steroids. if u lift weights properly, and naturally u will get lean if anything since u will burn off alot of body fat.

[DarknessZ28]

I don't think bruce really had a routine, he was interesting in all types of exercise, I heard he varied his stuff alot, and I heard he did some stuff with cables, so he could change the angle, so it was atleast alittle different each rep. Just what I heard. When I started exercising I use to do light weights with many reps, more than people usually suggest, about 20, or till it became pretty hard and jsut from my personal results it worked as far as some what of a bruce lee look, but then again I've never really had trouble with needing to loss weight, its hard for me to gain it, so muscle I gain is defined anyway. But since then I've done less reps and heavier stuff but I've been doing so to bulk up.

[Broadsword2004]

Don't copy Bruce Lee directly. What worked for him might not work for you. Also, if you get that book, "The Art of Expressing the Human Body," be careful with it, as some of the exercises and information in it are highly outdated.

[Yu Law]

Originally Posted by Broadsword2004

Don't copy Bruce Lee directly. What worked for him might not work for you. Also, if you get that book, "The Art of Expressing the Human Body," be careful with it, as some of the exercises and information in it are highly outdated.

also, there is debate as to whether the training killed him or not.

[nitrogen]

Do 'isometrics' exrercises actually harm your body? - cos i feel a very high blood pressure going when doing them..

Any tips on how to do them would also be appreciated

[gish13578]

Originally Posted by Yu Law

also, there is debate as to whether the training killed him or not.

I know this doesnt belong in the training forum, but bruce's death is a very controversial subject. It is a fact that bruce died from cerebral adema. It is also a fact that bruce used cannabis, and did so more frequently during his last few years to relieve the stress of every aspect of his life being invaded by stardom. About three months before bruce died, he collapsed and was taken to the hospital. The doctors found hashish in his stomach and concluded that his body was extremely sensative to it, and he was doing it too much. according to the doctor bruce said something to the likes of: ive been doing it for ten years, and it never hurt me before. About 3 months later bruce layed down and could not be woken. Again, Hashish was found in his stomach. Those facts somewhat lead me away from any other causes of his death.

(the reason these particular instances of drug use were so dangerous while others caused him no bodily harm was probably because he digested the hash rather than smoking it as usual)