| Bruce Lee was a trend setter in many ways. He | | | | improve. |
| was the first celebrity to really bring the idea of | | | | Strength training is a key feature of the book. |
| martial arts fitness training into the lime light. Even | | | | Bruce loved isometric exercises, and the book |
| today people want to know how he managed to | | | | explains how they provide the raw strength |
| develop a body that was almost perfect. His | | | | required 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 various | | | | Obviously 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 to | | | | accomplish such feats. Part of his success was |
| incorporate more functional strength training. We | | | | trying new techniques, even having fitness |
| can also learn about his diet, with insights from | | | | equipment custom made to meet his |
| Linda Lee on what he liked to eat, the | | | | requirements, to strive to improve his physical |
| supplements he took, even the home made juice | | | | self. |
| blends that he drank. | | | | There are whole workouts dedicated to wrist and |
| One of the most inspirational things about this | | | | forearm 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 all | | | | simply awesome. He provides details on stretching |
| his training. He believed that only by keeping a log | | | | too. |
| of his workouts was he able to progress and | | | | |