Let Bruce Lee inspire youBruce Lee is without a doubt the biggest combat sports icon of the twentieth century and most young lads won't to do a Bruce Lee workout to try and obtain the same unbelievable fighting skills, muscular body and superhuman fitness that he showed in Kung fu movies like Enter the Dragon, Way of the Dragon, the Big Boss and Fist of Fury. No other martial artist has had more of an influence on martial arts, combat sport or fitness in general than him and it could be argued that UFC or mixed martial arts would not exist today had it not been for his book "Tao of jeet kune do" which stated his philosophy of using the best from all martial arts and disregarding what didn't work. His influence has been so phenomenal over the years that for example, the legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard said he developed his amazing speed by emulating the fight scenes of Bruce Lee's films such as Enter the Dragon. The bodybuilder Dorian Yates is quoted as saying that he was first inspired to start weight training because of his admiration of Bruce Lee's amazing physique, and the list goes on. In fact if you spend any time reading about sporting legends it soon becomes apparent that Lee is mentioned as an influence more than anybody else. To develop his incredible martial arts ability he began training in wing chun Kung Fu as a child, under the guidance of wing chun master Yip Man. He then went on to become one of its best disciples before leaving wing Chun and Yip Man to develop his own martial art of jeet kune do. Soon after he began holding classes with his top student Dan Inosanto and taught his students the philosophy of jeet kune do which frowns upon closed thinking and promotes a fighting style that uses anything that works regardless of which school of martial arts it comes from.
His speed. Anyone who wants to take part in combat sport should take a look at the fight seen between Lee and Bob Wall in Enter the Dragon as the speed he showed is something that has never been seen before or since. Nobody else has ever managed to move like he could and in some of his movies you have to watch a scene over and over again to actually see what he did, such was his talent. What is even more amazing is he was actually as fast or even faster in real life as anyone who has seen the punching display he did for one of his film auditions will know. His body. When Lee first came to our attention bodybuilding was not the huge sport it is now and people rarely saw the amazing bodies of it's competitors. However, anyone who watched Bruce do his now famous Lats pose in the film Way of the Dragon was left dumbfounded at how such a little man could possess such amazing lat development and a level of muscular definition that was scary, in fact he was the original six pack guy. His fitness. Everything about Lee from the way he moved when fighting to the way he put together the now famous Bruce Lee workout routine and Bruce Lee diet suggest that he was a master of physical fitness. In fact he seemed to have everything from unbelievable strength to total flexibility and even now I have never seen anyone who has had such control over their body as Lee did.
Although Lee had the physical gifts mentioned and then some, it was his mental strengths that have made him the biggest combat sports icon in the world and it was these qualities that led him on a path no one else had walked before. The Bruce Lee we see in films like Way of the Dragon and martial arts demonstrations was the result of talents that we sometimes forget he had such as His original thinking. To achieve what he did is only possible by those who are original thinkers and refuse to follow the crowd. His jeet kune do concept of taking the best from any martial art and using it to his advantage and his pioneering ideas on the importance of physical training were unheard of at the time but can be seen today in the evolution of the popular ultimate fighting. You only have to look up some of the Bruce Lee quotes on martial arts to see how far ahead of his time he was. His intelligence. I first realized just how intelligent Lee was when I was 18 and bought a copy of his book Tao of Jeet kune do. What impressed me so much was his total understanding of every fighting system, anatomy, sports science and psychology. It seemed to me that he had thought of and addressed every single aspect of fighting and to this day I have never read a book on Martial Arts that contains the high quality theories of Tao of jeet kune do. His Dedication. It is well known to anyone who has studied Lee that he lived and breathed his beloved Martial Arts. Many of his friends and colleges describe a man who was so totally absorbed in his quest for perfection that he could watch TV, whilst sitting in the side splits, reading the latest fitness magazine and exercise with a dumbbell all at the same time. Such dedication is both mind blowing and inspirational. I am sure everyone reading this has heard of and possibly been inspired by Bruce Lee. If you ever get the chance to read his book Tao of Jeet Kune Do I suggest you do and you will get a better idea of how it is possible for a man to understand his field of expertise to such a level. If you have never seen the Bruce Lee films Enter the Dragon, Way of the Dragon, Fist of Fury, or the Big Boss before watch them and see for yourself why he inspired so many. Even if you have seen the films before have another look and get some new inspiration for your training although only watch Game of Death for his fight scenes and fast forward the rest. Good Luck.
Was Bruce Lee the best ever?If you have ever read Bruce Lee’s Tao of Jeet kune Do book and studied his fighting philosophy you will know why many people believe he was the world’s best martial artist. Yet he never fought to prove it. What do you think? What Other Visitors Have SaidClick below to see contributions from other visitors to this page... Benny “the jet” Urquidez I have been a big fan of Bruce Lee for a few years now and have watches all his films and training clips. I have also read his books and know what a great ... the unknown Like so many others, Bruce is my personal hero, and i've studied everything i could ever find about him, facts and questionable opinions alike, but there ... Bruce Lee Bruce fought the entire western world to establish respect for Asians. That is the biggest fight any body could win at that time. Bruce Lee Inventor of the MMA. That is enough said Fedor Emelianenko I think the most realistic "stage" where fighter can really proof their abilities is in MMA fights. Only there you can proof your complete scope of skills.... Helio Gracie Helio revolutionized traditional Ju Jitsu , he created BJJ & he personally proved his system challenging & accepting fights with all comers from all disciplines ... Bruce Lee He is the best m. artist that happened to the martial art industry. I wish some one like him lives atleast till the age 90. Imagine what more he will do ... Bruce Lee I would say Bruce Lee, of course. But that isn't blind belief, but careful look at the facts. Start with James DeMile, mag interviews, YouTube views.... Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do was the art of fighting without fighting, "he never fought to prove it," his demonstrations at tournaments, and on film were enough to prove ... Read about more action heroes like Bruce Lee Back to home page |
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Facts on strength building
To build pure strength all bodyweight exercises have to be kept within the 1-6 repetition range.
Once you can do the required number of repetitions in an exercise change to a more demanding one
You can build strength and stay the same weight if that is your goal.
Strength training requires short workouts of no more than 30-45 minutes to be most effective.
Facts on muscle building
To build a combination of muscle and strength all exercises have to be kept within the 6-12 repetition range.
The best muscle building diet requires two grams of protein for every kilo of your bodyweight.
The quickest way to build muscle requires an increase in bodyweight.
Each muscle should be trained no more than once or a maximum of twice per week for best results.
Facts on abs building
Diet accounts for 80% of the success in building great abs.
You cannot spot reduce fat from any one area of your body or in other words you cannot pick and choose were to lose fat. It has to be done gradually throughout the whole body.
To lose weight eat 4 or 5 small meals a day with each meal containing protein. This keeps your metabolism high and stops your body going into starvation mode which is when it will store fat.
Do not lose more than 1 or 2 pound of weight per week.
The best three abs exercises are the dragon flag, full abs rollout and full hanging leg raise.
Sit ups and crunches are terrible fat burning exercises. You would have to do 1000 sit-ups every night for over 2 weeks to burn 1 pound of fat.
In one study on rats, one group was given all their food in one meal per day as opposed to the other group which had the same amount of food but in small meals throughout the day. The results showed that ones who ate all there food in one meal put on weight whilst the others did not.
Doing lots of cardio without muscle building will result in large muscle loss because your body will adapt to make the cardio easy by losing the heavy muscle. The result could be someone who has very little muscle but still carries some fat.
Exercises that are weight bearing like running and walking are better for burning calories than non weight bearing ones such as cross trainers and cycling.
Facts on flexibility
All workouts should begin with dynamic stretchinginvolving two sets of 10 to 15 repetitions of each movement used.
All workouts should end with a cool down of static passive stretching.
The quickest flexibility results are gained with isometric stretching.
Isometric stretching should be done towards the end of a workout and never more than 3-4 times per week.