Article on Bruce Lee's strength and fitness

[Sorynn]

Hello everyone. I just read this article and thought that others may find it interesting.

 

http://www.myodynamics.com/articles/bruce.html

[Lazy Scholar]

I wouldn't trust completely what bleecker says..

[Lee]

I dunno. I'll admit that Lee probably wasn't the "strongest" fighter, even pound for pound in all areas but that's probably because of his own doing. I mean if Bruce really cared about pumping iron and getting a reputation for it he would've been an Olympic weight lifter or Bodybuilder. But being a Martial Artist/Fighter/Actor, he concluded for himself that it wasn't necessary and actually had more cons than pros. I believe that he was probably one of the most powerful Martial Artists though, in the sense that he knew how to make all his attacks back a wallop despite his size or strength. Bruce was smart enough to know that speed and bodymechanics play just a big a part as raw physical strength and size.

 

On the issue of his aerobic capacity, I just have to say that Bruce lived in the 60's and very early 70's. There wasn't nearly as much exercise equiptment or knowledge as there is now. In fact, much of Bruce's workouts and equipment he designed or developed totally or mostly by himself. I think that if something as simple as the treadmill existed back then he'd work wonders with it. But I digress, Bruce was a Martial Artist first and foremost, not a marathon or track runner. Although Aerobics was important, it was merely a part of the totality which to him represented a Martial Artist's training regimine.

 

The tidbits of information extracted from Beeckler, it appears that almost everything from this source are either rumors that can not be proven or are not solid facts. However the statement that Bruce didn't complete a will for his family but did purchase much life insurance nearing the end of his short life just seems uneducated. I mean he was now becoming a major star internationally and about to become one in America. Each new movie he made just kept on rising in quality, especially in the area of the fight scenes. Now I don't know about most people, but if I was a Martial Artist/Action Actor who was choreographing for myself more and more difficult and complex fight scenes for my movies, I'd buy more life insurance for myself in case I got in a major accident or mishap considering the lack of safety precautions for action scenes during the 60-70's. I would never, however, in my life predict or foresee ahead of time that I might die a few months before my Big Movie and 33rd birthday and on top of that complete a will for my family. Such statements against Bruce are simply *.

[Coco]

nice article... bruce lee is good

[Sorynn]

On the issue of his aerobic capacity, I just have to say that Bruce lived in the 60's and very early 70's. There wasn't nearly as much exercise equiptment or knowledge as there is now. .

 

Lee, that is a great point! I failed to think about that when I first read the article. I agree with you completely. It is just as unfair to compare Mr. Lee's conditioning to a current elite martial artist, as it is to compare Babe Ruth's (laughable) conditioning to a modern elite baseball player.

 

I just wonder how such a discrepancy of lower body to upper body strength is possible. That disrepancy makes me question the accuracy of the data in the paper, but I thought it was an interesting read anyway.

 

Also, I did not focus on the attacks to Mr. Lee's character. He is not alive to defend himself, and the claims made against his character could be made against many other prominent people of the 60's, 70's or any time.

 

The interesting part to me, was the physical data.

 

Thanks for the input.

 

Cheers!

[YoungGrasshopper]

In the article contains...:

he is also reported to have

 

used anabolic steroids and diuretics to achieve his physique

 

That's strange, how can you guys still respect him as "one of the best" when you realised he was using those drugs?

[Darce]

2 miles in 15 minutes?! Isn´t 2 miles 3,2km. If so that´s not a good time. That´s a friggin bad time, I run 2 miles in 13 minutes. But I probably misunderstood something.

[KwicKixJ1]

bruce lee had one leg that was shorter than the other. people seem to forget about that a lot. he had handicaps. he worked with what he had.

 

i don't really think he was THE GREATEST. but i do think he had the biggest influence in making martial arts more popular.

 

that guy was a maniac tho. i wish i could be that dedicated to my training. stinks tho that i have school and money to worry about. i need me a rich girl... so i can be in awesome shape.