Enter The Dragon – The Initial Phase
If you want to be a dragon, then you have to teach yourself how to be one.
If you want to be strong, then you have to take action. There’s no way around it.
Enter The Dragon
First and foremost, you need to have a clear vision of who you want to become. Without it, you will get nowhere. When you have that vision anchored, then works toward that goal with persistence.
As Bruce Lee has said: “Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself.”
I can promise you one thing that you will notice your body and your health changing for the better in only 2 weeks after complete reading this initial phase AND implement it. Do you want a nice, rigid body like Bruce Lee? Don’t worry, it won’t take you years to achieve it. There may be not a second Bruce Lee but there is a stronger second version of yourself waiting.
OK, enough with the pep talk. Ready to empower your mind with powerful thought, stay consistent with the training.
The Warming-up Exercises
This is a very important task that many people ignore. What is the last time that you see people actually doing proper warm-up at the Gym? For a weightlifter, he would start with a lighter weight then increasing it, but still, it is not a warm-up. The main purpose of warming-up is to loosen the muscles, so you can avoid being injured.
Bruce Lee’s daily routine exercise always come with a warm-up first. He is a specimen of health. In fact, he trained every day. There is no smart athlete run into the “battlefield” without heating up his or her body carefully first. Lee’s warm-up exercise is rather extreme for a starter. I don’t recommend it. We are here to take one step at a time to awake the power sleeping inside you. Read on!
Recommend exercises: Jumping Jack, Run in Place, High Knee
Time: 1 minute for each.
The Aerobic Exercises
Running is one of the best to develop the cardiovascular system. Lee’s favorite daily training exercise including running four miles a day, ride an Exercycle for 45-60 minutes (this is #1 Best Seller Exercycle on Amazon) and skipping rope for 10 minutes. If you want to train like Lee, these three exercises are what you want to put on your list of training. On the side note, if you want to build muscle and get stronger at the same time, don’t spend over 30 minutes of running because it will decrease your muscle gains, this is a fact!
The average time of 1-mile run is between 7 to 10 minutes but it is varied due to age, health condition, environment, weather…so don’t overthink it too much. If you can run 4 miles a day every day, does not matter where you do, at a park, on the street or on the treadmill, then you accomplish what Lee used to do. My hat’s off to you!
For me, skipping rope is my favorite exercise and it always comes first. 10 minutes is sufficient enough to call it a warm-up. Do you know that 10 minutes of skipping rope equals 30 minutes of jogging? Lee trained his sense of balance by doing skipping rope. You can buy a jump rope for a really cheap price at Amazon, they have a great selection of jump ropes. Keep in mind that you should get one with an adjustable size only.
Recommend exercises: 4 Miles Run, Exercycle, Skipping Rope
Time: 4 Miles Run (any), Exercycle (45-60 minutes), Skipping Rope (10 minutes)
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Bruce Lee’s fighting style was developed by these basics training first. They help a big play in physical participation. Warming-up helps loosen muscle tension for an efficient workout; running improves stamina, Exercycle improves leg muscle, skipping rope improves agility and sense of balance. Doing these exercises consistently five days a week, give your body a break for two days.
After 1 week, you will notice how stronger you become, then give yourself a pat on the back. Happy training and take pride in it.