Strength!!! - Ultimate Jujitsu

Strength!!!

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TaikenjuRyu Newbie 5 posts	Wednesday 23rd July 2003 at 00:50 Hey all. What's the best way to improve FUNCTIONAL Strength (as Bruce Lee called it). Are weights really necessary? Or can you adequately strengthen yourself with calestenics or ballistics? Thanks, B Roma Victor! Roma Victor!
andy Resident 729 posts	Wednesday 23rd July 2003 at 23:02 body weight exercises, just train. pain is temporary, pride is forever. "no weapon formed against me shall prosper"
andy Resident 729 posts	Wednesday 23rd July 2003 at 23:10 steroids pain is temporary, pride is forever. "no weapon formed against me shall prosper"
Angry Regular 88 posts	Thursday 24th July 2003 at 16:46 body weight excersises are rgeat but real power and strength comes from lifting. bruce lee wasnt that strong! "Bad weather all the time" "Bad weather all the time"
mikeyBoab Spectator 36 posts	Wednesday 16th June 2010 at 12:01 Bruce Lee did work out though to build up his biceps - something that traditional kung fu goes against. The power for a punch comes from the tricep so big biceps, which may look impressive, are actually a hindrance. Sorry to drag up this old thread but there hasn't been much action in the forum!
Davyk Spectator 5 posts	Monday 1st November 2010 at 15:30 Geoff Thompson has a great book on weight training for martial artists. "Omotai mono de kare no atama wo nagaru"
CallumLeach Spectator 7 posts	Saturday 13th November 2010 at 21:50 I've done weight training on lats chest and triceps. Biceps come naturally as an occurrence to working the triceps, and it's massively improved my speed and power from experience. All I know is consistency is key to building strength. Have repetition exercise days and strength days for everything you work. For example I can do 50 reps of 47.5kg repeatedly for a long time. I do that on tuesdays and keep doing that until I can't manage a single pressup. On saturdays I do weight training (kind of) which is 10 reps of 70 kilograms per set 4 sets then move onto another body part. Just helps really. Work something out! Hope I've helped! Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.

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Newbie

5 posts

Wednesday 23rd July 2003 at 00:50

Hey all.
What's the best way to improve FUNCTIONAL Strength (as Bruce Lee called it). Are weights really necessary? Or can you adequately strengthen yourself with calestenics or ballistics?

Thanks,
B

Roma Victor!

Roma Victor!

andy

Resident

729 posts

Wednesday 23rd July 2003 at 23:02

body weight exercises, just train.

pain is temporary, pride is forever.

"no weapon formed against me shall prosper"

andy

Resident

729 posts

Wednesday 23rd July 2003 at 23:10

steroids

pain is temporary, pride is forever.

"no weapon formed against me shall prosper"

Angry

Regular

88 posts

Thursday 24th July 2003 at 16:46

body weight excersises are rgeat but real power and strength comes from lifting. bruce lee wasnt that strong!

"Bad weather all the time"

"Bad weather all the time"

mikeyBoab

Spectator

36 posts

Wednesday 16th June 2010 at 12:01

Bruce Lee did work out though to build up his biceps - something that traditional kung fu goes against. The power for a punch comes from the tricep so big biceps, which may look impressive, are actually a hindrance.

Sorry to drag up this old thread but there hasn't been much action in the forum!

Davyk

Spectator

5 posts

Monday 1st November 2010 at 15:30

Geoff Thompson has a great book on weight training for martial artists.

"Omotai mono de kare no atama wo nagaru"

CallumLeach

Spectator

7 posts

Saturday 13th November 2010 at 21:50

I've done weight training on lats chest and triceps. Biceps come naturally as an occurrence to working the triceps, and it's massively improved my speed and power from experience.

All I know is consistency is key to building strength. Have repetition exercise days and strength days for everything you work.

For example I can do 50 reps of 47.5kg repeatedly for a long time. I do that on tuesdays and keep doing that until I can't manage a single pressup.

On saturdays I do weight training (kind of) which is 10 reps of 70 kilograms per set 4 sets then move onto another body part.

Just helps really. Work something out! Hope I've helped!

Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.