The Art of Expressing the Human Body - A Book Review

Bruce Lee was a trend setter in many ways. Heimprove.
was the first celebrity to really bring the idea ofStrength training is a key feature of the book.
martial arts fitness training into the lime light. EvenBruce loved isometric exercises, and the book
today people want to know how he managed toexplains how they provide the raw strength
develop a body that was almost perfect. Hisrequired for martial arts. And he developed
book, The Art of Expressing The Human Body,isometric exercise far beyond the basic horse
tells this story.stance.
In this book we can learn about the variousObviously the book documents his famous 1 inch
methods Bruce Lee used throughout his career.punch, and goes some way to explain how he
He changed his methods as his body developed.trained his body and hos mind to enable him to
He moved from traditional kung-fu training drills toaccomplish such feats. Part of his success was
incorporate more functional strength training. Wetrying new techniques, even having fitness
can also learn about his diet, with insights fromequipment custom made to meet his
Linda Lee on what he liked to eat, therequirements, to strive to improve his physical
supplements he took, even the home made juiceself.
blends that he drank.There are whole workouts dedicated to wrist and
One of the most inspirational things about thisforearm strength (essential for martial artists and
book is that it shows his actually training logs.grapplers). Plus his back exercise routines are
Bruce Lee was a great believer in documenting allsimply awesome. He provides details on stretching
his training. He believed that only by keeping a logtoo.
of his workouts was he able to progress and