Celeb Workout - Bruce Lee
Written by Jimmy Bones   

Bruce Lee Workout

Bruce Lee is a legend plain and simple. His workout contained a mix of intense martial arts training, cardio, isometric exercises and weight training.

His weight training routine was meant to help him gain strength but it was important that it did not tire him out too much so that it did not effect his martial arts training.

The following was his weight lifting routine and ab workout which took around 20 minutes to complete. He did it three days a week to avoid overlapping with his other training.

Weight Lifting Routine

  • Clean and presses: 2 sets x 8 reps
  • Barbell pullovers: 2 sets x 8 reps
  • Barbell curls: 2 sets x 8 reps
  • Bench-presses: 2 sets x 6 reps
  • Good mornings: 2 sets x 8 reps
  • Squats: 2 sets x 12 reps

Full Ab Workout

  • Waist Twists: 4 sets, 90 repetitions
  • Sit up Twist: 4 sets, 20 repetitions
  • Leg Raises: 4 sets, 20 repetitions
  • Leaning Twist: 4 sets, 50 repetitions

The routine may look overly simplistic for someone who could reportedly carry 135 pounds in front of his body with elbows locked. But this was centered on his philosophy of getting maximum results out of the minimum use of energy. The simplicity of the routine is how he managed to combine body-building with intensive martial arts and cardio.

The body-building routine pushed Bruce Lee's weight up by 35 pounds at one point. In which instance he started reducing his weight because it got in the way of his martial arts.

The idea behind the weight lifting routine was not to build mass so much so as to insert raw strength into his movements. This means the ability to hold positions so tightly that no competitor could violate them. This involved building up the connective tissues, particularly tendons and ligaments. This made his arm positions more deadly and his positions unmovable.

Stay tuned for Bruce Lee's martial arts routine....coming soon.




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