Bruce Lee, icon and legend of martial arts, always aroused curiosity about what his workouts would be like in the gym. Taking into account that he does not weigh 65 kilos and was 1.70 meters tall, his goal was always to gain strength, power and speed, and not so much to hypertrophy his muscles.
And we have a written document with his training routine when he went to the Hak Keung gym. A handwritten exercise table from almost 50 years in which basic strength exercises were the protagonists. Also remember Bruce Lee’s training without weights to gain muscle.
Bruce Lee’s real training when he went to the gym
EXERCISES, SERIES AND WEIGHTS
1- Squats: 3 series of 10 repetitions with 95 pounds
2- French Press: 4 series of 6 repetitions with 64 pounds
3- Incline biceps curl: 4 series of 6 repetitions with 64 pounds
4- French press again: 4 series of 6 repetitions with 64 pounds
5- Biceps curl: 4 series of 6 repetitions with 64 pounds
6- Push-ups: 3 series of 10 repetitions
7- Two hand curl: 3 series of 10 repetitions
8- Triceps stretch: 3 series of 8 repetitions
9- Circles with dumbbell: 4 series to muscular failure
10- Reverse curl: 4 series of 6 repetitions
11- Wrist curl: 4 series to muscular failure with 64 pounds
12- Wrist curl: 4 series to muscular failure with 10 pounds
13- Sit up: 5 series of 12 repetitions
14- Calf raises: 5 series of 20 repetitions
Roberto Cabezas is a specialist in fitness, CrossFit, bodybuilding, training material, nutrition and sports supplementation at Men’s Health Spain. Graduated in Journalism from the Faculty of Information Sciences, in Madrid, he has always liked sports. I played soccer, practiced karate, tennis and now I am passionate about paddle tennis and training in the gym. I firmly believe that leading a healthy life, eating well and exercising daily, is essential for both the body and our mental health. And I encourage you to combat stress with fitness training through exercise routines. One of my hobbies is buying food because I love eating, especially meat, but also fruit and healthy desserts. I am not missing my daily protein shake and to recommend, try the peanut butter with banana, this is one of many of the recommendations that you can find among the nutrition contents in which I write and deal with topics such as creatine, whey protein among others. Professionally, before joining the Hearst Magazines Healthy Unit, I spent almost 20 years at the magazines Teleindiscreta, TP and Supertele, from the same company, where I learned to be a journalist. Before I went through an economic consultant and a women’s website.
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