Originally posted by smw6869A work out with a sifu would not Arnoldize you. Maybe you need a new set of genes, The California Farmer's Martial Arts Assoc. has been offended. 😞
But, couldn't you work out for 20 years and then look like Arnold?
The correct answer is: Get a new set of genes.
Now, eat a bean and be on your way.
And if you don't think the new age hippies( not Calif.) aren't fruits and nuts maybe you've had your head kicked too much.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_lee#Physical_fitness_and_nutrition
"Physical fitness and nutrition
[edit] Physical fitness
Bruce Lee in Way of the Dragon in 1972Bruce Lee felt that many martial artists of his day did not spend enough time on physical conditioning. Bruce included all elements of total fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility. He tried traditional bodybuilding techniques to build bulky muscles or mass. In his book The Tao of Jeet Kune Do, he wrote "Training is one of the most neglected phases of athletics. Too much time is given to the development of skill and too little to the development of the individual for participation." "JKD, ultimately is not a matter of petty techniques but of highly developed spirituality and physique".[23]
The weight training program that Lee used during a stay in Hong Kong in 1965 at only 24 years old placed heavy emphasis on his arms. At that time he could perform bicep curls at a weight of 35 to 40lbs for three sets of eight repetitions, along with other forms of exercises, such as squats, push-ups, reverse curls, concentration curls, French presses, and both wrist curls and reverse wrist curls. [24] The repetitions he performed were 6 to 12 reps (at the time). While this method of training targeted his fast and slow twitch muscles, it later resulted in weight gain or muscle mass, placing Bruce a little over 165 lbs. Bruce Lee was documented as having well over 2,500 books in his own personal library, and eventually concluded that "A stronger muscle, is a bigger muscle". However, Bruce forever experimented with his training routines to maximize his physical abilities. He employed many different routines and exercises, which effectively served his training and bodybuilding purposes.[25]
Lee believed that the abdominal muscles were one of the most important muscle groups for a martial artist, since virtually every movement requires some degree of abdominal work. Perhaps more importantly, the "abs" are like a shell, protecting the ribs and vital organs.
He trained from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., including stomach, flexibility, and running, and from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. he would weight train and cycle. A typical exercise for Lee would be to run a distance of two to six miles in 15 to 45 minutes, in which he would vary speed in 3-5 minute intervals. Lee would then ride his stationary bicycle for 30-45 minutes at full speed immediately after running. Next, Lee would do some skipping rope for 800 jumps non-stop.
[edit] Nutrition
According to Linda Lee, soon after he moved to the United States, Bruce Lee started to take nutrition seriously and developed an interest in health foods, high-protein drinks and vitamin and mineral supplements. Bruce later realized that in order to achieve a high-performance body, one could not fuel it with a diet of junk food. With the wrong fuel, the body's performance would become sluggish or sloppy. Lee's diet included protein drinks; he always tried to consume one or two daily, but discontinued drinking them later on in his life.
Linda recalls Bruce's waist fluctuated between 26 and 28 inches. "He also drank his own juice concoctions made from vegetables and fruits, apples, celery, carrots and so on, prepared in an electric blender". He consumed large amount of green vegetables, fruits, and fresh milk everyday. Bruce always preferred to eat Chinese or other Asian food because he loved the variety that it had.
[edit] Physique
Bruce's devotion to fitness gave him a body that was admired by many of the top names in bodybuilding community. Joe Weider, the founder of Mr. Olympia, described Bruce's physique as "the most defined body I've ever seen!" Many top body building competitors have indicated Bruce as a major influence on their bodybuilding careers including Flex Wheeler, Shawn Ray, Rachel McClish, Lou Ferrigno, Lee Haney, Lenda Murray and 6 time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates.[26]
Lee was known to have collected over 140 books in his lifetime on bodybuilding, weight training, physiology and kinesiology. In order to better train specific muscle groups, he also created several original designs of his own training equipment and had his friend George Lee built them to his specifications.[27]
[edit] Bruce Lee Physical Feats
Bruce's phenomenal fitness meant he was capable of performing many exceptional physical feats.[28][29] [30] [31]
Bruce Lee's striking speed from 3 feet away was five hundredths of a second.
Bruce could perform one-hand push-ups using only his thumb and index finger[32]
Bruce would ride the equivalent of 10 miles in 45 minutes on a stationary bike, sweating profusely afterwards.[33]
Bruce could collapse steel reinforced head protection gear.
Bruce was so quick he could snatch a dime off a person's open palm before they could close it, and leave a penny behind.[34]
Bruce was able to lift a 300-lb. barbell.
Bruce could floor an opponent with a punch 1 inch away.[35]
Bruce could throw grains of rice up into the air and then catch them in mid-flight using chopsticks.
Bruce could cause a 300-lb bag to fly towards the ceiling with a sidekick.[36]
Bruce would hold an elevated v-sit position for nearly 30 minutes at a time.
(During his prime, not during Long Beach Karate Championships) Bruce Lee's one-inch punch was known to have sent 200-lb. men flying back 15 feet (this is the commonly reported distance by most who knew Bruce)
Bruce could perform leg lifts with only his shoulder blades resting on the edge of a bench (he could hold his torso and legs out straight and perform leg lifts)
Bruce Lee could perform 3 kick combination in midair (composed of head-height side and crescent kicks)
A doctor who knew Bruce once claimed that he was "Muscled as a squirrel, and spirited as a horse" and fitter than anyone he had ever seen.[37]
Bruce could thrust his fingers through unopened cans of Coca Cola, this was before the days cans were made of the softer aluminum metal.[38]
Bruce once exploded a 150-pound punching bag with a massive sidekick while training with James Coburn."
Originally posted by smw6869I wonder how I'll live after being cut by your razor sharp wit. 😴
Yes, it is used to make Absinthe, but farmers also grow it and hang it in their stables to keep the flies off the cow crap. Seems the wormwood smells even grosser to them (the flies) than the crap. They smell it, get drunk and fall dead.
And, Ah. you may want to stop wearing those cheap Chinese silk panties that get all twisted up when your gonads are in an uproar.
Originally posted by Ice ColdWhat's a sifu?
A work out with a sifu would not Arnoldize you. Maybe you need a new set of genes, The California Farmer's Martial Arts Assoc. has been offended. 😞
Is that what you get when you catch a cold?
Who's Arnold?
You have a Calif. Farmer's Martial Arts Ass? So, i was right about fruits and nuts.
Is sifu the sound Japanese make when they sneeze?
And furthermore, i don't wear genes.
Originally posted by smw6869I guess it was all a big misunderstanding. My humblest apologies my friend. 😕
What's a sifu?
Is that what you get when you catch a cold?
Who's Arnold?
You have a Calif. Farmer's Martial Arts Ass? So, i was right about fruits and nuts.
Is sifu the sound Japanese make when they sneeze?
And furthermore, i don't wear genes.
A sifu is a Chinese Boxing master and instructor.
Arnold is the governor of California.
The Japanese sneeze like anyone else, they go Ahh-choo-san. :
Originally posted by wormwoodYou were obviously cut deep enough to feel a need to post a reply.....Nit Wit!
I wonder how I'll live after being cut by your razor sharp wit. 😴
You have a negative view of the Martial Arts, probably because of your own insecurities. And as witnessed by others in the sport... YOU ARE WRONG!
Don'i like the babble? Go play tittleeeeewinkeees!
Originally posted by smw6869it's nitwit, nitwit.
You were obviously cut deep enough to feel a need to post a reply.....Nit Wit!
You have a negative view of the Martial Arts, probably because of your own insecurities. And as witnessed by others in the sport... YOU ARE WRONG!
Don'i like the babble? Go play tittleeeeewinkeees!