Bruce Lee Fitness and Exercise Forum

El OchoCinco said:
He was not sent abroad for being bullied.

He was sent abroad because he was going to be arrested for getting into fights and kicked out of school for 2d or 3rd time. He got into a fight with a kid with connected parents who demanded something be done about him. He also needed to go to the U.S. before he turned 18 to keep his citizenship so it was a double reason.

Dude...literally 3 seconds on google to look it up.
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Again, was being sarcastic. As if it means anything or adds to his backstory.

I just held a 45lb hi-temp plate for approx 20-21 (FULL extension) seconds before dropping it. No f*cking way this little fairy did 75lbs on a bar for 20 seconds. Hits the FVCK out of your lats, though.

I can mil-press (last year) 220. No way; his 75lb claim is not remotely believable. And he had the striking-form of a little kid.
 
Work on it for 1 year and you tell me someone like you won't be able to hold 30 more pounds for even 10 seconds? C'mon.

Look at his lats compared to yours, he had fucking bat wings.
 
Dude, there is no way any of his compound lifts were within 100lbs of mine, so you're suggesting a guy who snatches 225 and benches 360 for three, cannot lift what Bruce Lee could lift in a isometric front raise? BS. I am literally double his size and have been lifting heavy for 30 years.

You're also implying that that specific movement will improve dramatically yet I've been working back two times per week for decades. And on enough gear that it would kill a horse.

I am fairly certain he was stronger pound for pound. Meaningless. As meaningless as an anecdote from some karate champ.
 
El OchoCinco said:
Did you block me now haha
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Nope, your stuff disappeared... did you block me?

Anyway, have fun with your misplaced hero worship from a guy who plagiarized his pseudo-philo.

Just watch the video posted and tell me that he looks remotely skilled while working out on the bag at home. I mean, c'mon! Movies? He was working out on his home patio.

Just watch the video. And for reals. I am not going to respond further. Pinky swear.
 
destriero said:
Dude, there is no way any of his compound lifts were within 100lbs of mine, so you're suggesting a guy who snatches 225 and benches 360 for three, cannot lift what Bruce Lee could lift in a isometric front raise? BS. I am literally double his size and have been lifting heavy for 30 years.

You're also implying that that specific movement will improve dramatically yet I've been working back two times per week for decades. And on enough gear that it would kill a horse.

I am fairly certain he was stronger pound for pound. Meaningless. As meaningless as an anecdote from some karate champ.
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Snatches and benches involve close in to the body lifts. Benching not really relavant to this since it is not a vertical press. Your snatch keeps your delts and traps working close to the body. If you pushed straight out it is not the same muscle grouping as a snatch which is a straight high pull . If you started doing this exercise 3x a week I bet by december you would be able to hold 75 pounds because of the development of front stabilizers and lats and your already strong muscle base. You just randomly did it with 45 lbs.

In your snatch the barbell never goes out more than 2 inches in front of your body evne when dipping under.

Just like I have seen guys do massive seated rows but struggle on pull ups.
 
El OchoCinco said:
Joe Lewis - "Bruce was incredibly strong for his size. He could take a 75lb barbell and from a standing position with the barbell held flush against his chest, he could slowly stick his arms out, lock them and hold the barbell there for 20 seconds, that's pretty damn tough for a guy who at the time only weighed 138lbs. I know 200lb weight lifters who can't do that."
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Look, I thought Bruce Lee was the real deal. Childhood hero, and all that. But I haven't given it much thought in well over 40 years, until this thread. I still think he was fast, even without speeding up the film. And, most recently, right here in this thread, I was intrigued to learn that he led with his strong side. And I like how he struck at the same time that his opponent attacked in the video I posted. But there is no way he could hold out that kind of weight, which was well more than half his body weight, for that length of time. Not even close. Not in this lifetime.

Sorry, but I think if Joe Lewis actually said this, then he was doing the equivalent of a Chuck Norris joke.
 
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Ok let's not occupy 30 pages of this thread over one claim. As I said look at his lats and muscles, he was definitely ripped and really strong in his bodyweight exercises. Whether he benched this or dead lifted that is secondary because the pic shows his results.

He was clearly in great shape with extremely developed muscles. If he was 6'3" he would have looked like a big beaat but he was only 5'7". Still extremely impressed with what he accomplished and worth following and studying.

The thread was never posted to claim he was better than anyone that ever lived. You dont have to like him but his pics speak for themselves with respect to fitness and I am a big believer in his philosophy.

His approach to martial arts and training was ahead of it's time even if it seems simple by today's standards. Sometimes it is nice to go back to the simpler time before Arnold and the fitness craze exploded in the 1970s.
 
El OchoCinco said:
Ok let's not occupy 30 pages of this thread over one claim. As I said look at his lats and muscles, he was definitely ripped and really strong in his bodyweight exercises. Whether he benched this or dead lifted that is secondary because the pic shows his results.

He was clearly in great shape with extremely developed muscles. If he was 6'3" he would have looked like a big beaat but he was only 5'7". Still extremely impressed with what he accomplished and worth following and studying.

The thread was never posted to claim he was better than anyone that ever lived. You dont have to like him but his pics speak for themselves with respect to fitness and I am a big believer in his philosophy.

His approach to martial arts and training was ahead of it's time even if it seems simple by today's standards. Sometimes it is nice to go back to the simpler time before Arnold and the fitness craze exploded in the 1970s.
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No doubt you've read at least one translation of the Tao Te Ching?
 
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