Bruce Lee and cardio...

Hi guys.

I was just wondering, what type of cardiovascular training did Bruce Lee?

Thnx

 

Why Bruce Lee?

 

Just because I'm curious, and he had to do some cardio to achive his physical shape. And I'm just a little curious;P

 

lots of running and exercise bike from what i been told.

 

His physical shape had more to do with his diet, I was curious since I don't recall any particular CV achievements attributed to him. There's healthier ways to achieve a lean physique and cardiovascular techniques are a very small part of it.

To answer your question, I have no idea what he would do for cardiovascular work. I remember looking into it a while ago and the majority of his diet and exercise was very outdated, unsurprising since there's been 30 or 40 years of development since his time.

 

Running, and lots of it. He also did lots of stuff that he didn't count as cardio but I would, such as bagwork etc.

 

500 situps?

 

step aerobics?

 

I believe he ran for several miles each morning.

 

He ran on water for several miles each morning and again before bedtime. =)

 

@semper fi: no that wasn't BL, that was Jesus. you got your prophets mixed up. of course, Jesus stopped doing that the day moses parted the waters while he was at mid-run.

 

I'm getting old! I got em confused.. =)

 

Seriously, if you're interested in bruce lee's routines, I recommend 'the art of expressing the human body'. I've got it, but not because I'm a bruce lee fanatic, honest...

 

his regular daily cardio routine consisted of roughly:

25 minutes of running
45 minutes riding an exercycle
30 minutes of rope jumping

 

I heard that he did circuit training with weights to get the ripped look he had in Enter The Dragon. You may want to give that a try. Other than that, running and watch what you eat should do it, as well as lot's of ab work.

 

you wanna know how Bruce Lee got ripped? Google Ephadrine

 

He jogged every day,

He's interval training was

Jog (1 Minute) - Sprint - Walk (1 Minute)
Shadow kick-boxing - 3 minute ( 1 minute rest) Easy/Warm up
Shadow Kick-boxing - 3 minute (1 minute rest) Push your self
Skip Rope - 5 minute ( 1½ minute rest) Try all footwork
Heavy bag - 3 minute (1 minute rest) punches, plus combinations
Heavy bag - 3 minute (1 minute rest) kicks, plus combinations
Light bag - 3 minute (no rest)
Shadow kick boxing - 2 minute ( loosen up )

Endurance exercise:

Stepping
Bench Stepping
Jogging

 

Read the book "The Art Of Expressing The Human Body" by John Little. Lee used the Marcy Circuit trainer to achieve the physique for Enter. His training methods and diet aren't outdated at all, that's a myth. Last time I checked Squats, Cleans and Presses and KB swings weren't outdated!

 

I have his book somewhere but can't find it, whats been said so far is right but he also did alot of trampoline work, he rated it highly for both getting good technique with kicks in the air and for cardio fitness.