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Hello,
@North Coast Miller
I think that you may know this kind of routine, but from J. Little, here is an example of B. Lee's isometrics routine:
Bruce Lee Isometrics Training Workout
I guess that if one pairs this routine with some circuit training or LSD or HIIT, it can give plenty of strength, endurance and old-school physique.
+1 for @Kozushi
In my boxing class, there are some folks who are incredibly strong but not "fit and hero / SF-like" at all. To a certain extent, some of them even have some kind of "fat belly". This does not mean they would not be even better if they'd lose a little bit of fat.
I think our daily activity - meaning our job or lifestyle - can also play a role. My former boxing teacher was a brick layer. He was ripped like hell, despite fast food eating as an habit. On the other hand, we can consider other folks such as Jack Dempsey (old time boxer) who was a miner. If you look at pictures of him, he had broad shoulders, arms, strong torso, but far from being ripped. He had strong legs as well. On a more humble side, my grand-father was able to lift from the ground 120kg bag, put them on his back, and then to climb a ladder, at 16 year old. He was strong, endurant (1,75m, 70kg max), but never had a ripped torso. He was just lean.
To a certain extent, beyond the physical activity, I think diet comes to play a role. A moderate diet (eating a little bit of everything without excess), for example stopping to eat when we are 80% full, may be enough to get a pleasing old-school physique, without
Kind regards,
Pet'
@North Coast Miller
Do you plan to reduce the rest in the future ? For instance, until reaching 1:1 work to rest ratio, or even 1:0,5 ?I just started doing HIIT a few months ago, using jump rope. 20 seconds on, 40 seconds off, 12 minutes. I definitely feel like I have more wind and am able to maintain better breathing while doing all out effort.
I think that you may know this kind of routine, but from J. Little, here is an example of B. Lee's isometrics routine:
Bruce Lee Isometrics Training Workout
I guess that if one pairs this routine with some circuit training or LSD or HIIT, it can give plenty of strength, endurance and old-school physique.
Are you looking for weight loss or gain ? Do not you think that your routine is sustainable on the long term ?If I hit my mass target this year I'll likely drop back to more of an SF/A&A methodology to maintain long term
+1 for @Kozushi
In my boxing class, there are some folks who are incredibly strong but not "fit and hero / SF-like" at all. To a certain extent, some of them even have some kind of "fat belly". This does not mean they would not be even better if they'd lose a little bit of fat.
I think our daily activity - meaning our job or lifestyle - can also play a role. My former boxing teacher was a brick layer. He was ripped like hell, despite fast food eating as an habit. On the other hand, we can consider other folks such as Jack Dempsey (old time boxer) who was a miner. If you look at pictures of him, he had broad shoulders, arms, strong torso, but far from being ripped. He had strong legs as well. On a more humble side, my grand-father was able to lift from the ground 120kg bag, put them on his back, and then to climb a ladder, at 16 year old. He was strong, endurant (1,75m, 70kg max), but never had a ripped torso. He was just lean.
To a certain extent, beyond the physical activity, I think diet comes to play a role. A moderate diet (eating a little bit of everything without excess), for example stopping to eat when we are 80% full, may be enough to get a pleasing old-school physique, without
Kind regards,
Pet'