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!
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Newbie 5 posts |
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!
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body weight exercises, just train.
pain is temporary, pride is forever. "no weapon formed against me shall prosper"
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steroids
pain is temporary, pride is forever. "no weapon formed against me shall prosper"
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Regular 88 posts |
body weight excersises are rgeat but real power and strength comes from lifting. bruce lee wasnt that strong!
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Spectator 36 posts |
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.
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Spectator 5 posts |
Geoff Thompson has a great book on weight training for martial artists.
"Omotai mono de kare no atama wo nagaru"
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Spectator 7 posts |
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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