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I already work out somewhat, I play Wii fit, I practise martial arts kicks and punches, and staff fighting, nunchaku... I work out with weights every day in ways that improve my kicking and striking, but I'm about to start actually working out seriously now. So, I adapted this workout plan from the book "The Art of Expressing the Human Body", which is a book about Bruce Lee. My workout:

Morning Interval training (Daily, 30 mins or more)

jog (1 minute)-sprint (keep it up)-walk (1 minute) in as many sets as you can

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Morning Flexibility Training (Daily) 

Dynamic 120 Stretching 
STRAIGHT-LEG MARCH - 7 reps
SCORPION - 12 reps
HANDWALKS - 6 reps
SPIDERMAN - 5 laps around front yard

(Hold each for 30 seconds)
The Hamstring Stretch
The Hurdler's Stretch
Seated Groin Stretch
Standing Hip Stretch
The Standing Pulley Stretch
Lunging Stretch
Thigh Stretch
Calf Stretch
The Side Stretch
The Back Bend
Front and Back Bend

Wii fit Yoga - once each exercise
Wii fit strength training - once each
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Punching Development (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday)
(1 minute each)

1. Skip rope
a. Loosen up
b. Fast
c. Loosen

2. Shadow box
a. Loosen up
b. Fast
c. Thoroughbred

3. Shadow box
a. Loosen up
b. Thoroughbred
c. Unwind

4. Jab
a. Top and bottom bag
b. Heavy bag
c. Focus glove

5. Hook
a. Heavy bag
b. Focus glove

6. Cross

7. Spinning blow

8. Biu jee (finger jab)

9. Elbow smash
a. inward/outward
b. upward/downward

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Kicking Development (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday)
(1 minute each)

1. Skip rope
a. Warm up
b. Fast
c. Loosen up

2. Shadow kick
a. Loosen up
b. Fast
c. Thoroughbred

3. Shadow kick
a. Loosen up
b. Thoroughbred
c. Unwind

4. Side kick
a. Heavy bag
b. Glove
c. Shield

5. Hook kick
a. Shield
b. Glove
c. Heavy bag

6. Spin kick

7. Reverse hook kick

8. Groin kick
a. Speed
b. Economy
c. Coordination

9. Shin!knee kick

10. Shadow kick
a. Last set only (loosen up)

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Bruce Lee's Bodybuilding Routine
(Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday): 

Squat: 3 set of 10 
French Press: 4 sets of 6 
Incline Curl: 4 sets of 6 
Concentration Curl: 4 sets of 6 
Push-up: 3 sets of 10 (Weighted) 
Barbell Curl: 3 sets of 8 
One-Armed French Press: 3 sets of 6 to 8 reps 
Dumbell Circle: 4 sets of as many reps as possible.  
Reverse Curl: 4 sets of 6 
Wrist Curl: 4 sets of as many possible 
Reverse Wrist Curl: 4 sets of as many possible 
Sit up: 5 sets of 12 
Calf Raise: 5 sets of 20. 

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Bruce Lee's 20-Minute Strength and Shape Routine
(Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday): 

Clean and press: 2 sets of 8 
Squat: 2 sets of 12 
Barbell pullover: 2 sets of 8  
Bench press: 2 sets of 6 
Good Morning: 2 sets of 8 
Barbell Curl: 2 sets of 8 

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Bruce Lee's Circut Training for Total Fitness: 

Sequence 1a Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 

Rope jumping, 1 minute. 
Forward bend, 1 minute. 
Cat stretch, 1 minute. 
Jumping jack, 1 minute. 
Bodyweight squat, 1 minute. 
High kick, 1 minute. 

[one minute rest]

Sequence 1b, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 

Waist twists, 1 minute. 
Palm up curl, 1 minute. 
Roman chair, 1minute. 
Knee drawing, 1 minute. 
Side bending, 1 minute. 
Palm down curl, 1 minute. 

Sequence 2a, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 

Groin stretch, 1 minute. 
Side leg raise, 1 minute. (Hold each side for 30 seconds) 
Jumping bodyweight squat, 1 minute. 
Shoulder circling, 1 minute. 
Alternate splits, 1 minute. 
Leg stretches, 2 minutes. (Each leg for 1 minute, 30 seconds for front, 30 seconds for side.) 

[one minute rest]

Sequence 2b, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. 

Leg raise, 1 minute. 
Reverse curl, 1 minute. 
Sit up twist, 1 minute. 
Leverage bar twist, 1 minute. 
Alternate leg raise, 1 minute. 
Wrist roller, 1 minute.

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Bruce Lee Circuit Training for Increased Muscularity (Daily)

Overhand pullup, 30 seconds. 
Seated leg press, 30 seconds. 
Standing leg thrust, 30 seconds. 
Shoulder press, 30 seconds. 
Calf raise, toes in 10 secs, toes forward 10 secs, toes out 10 secs. 
Alternating curl, 8-12 reps each arm in 30 seconds. 
Standing Unilateral Horizontal Arm Adduction, 30 seconds.  
Bench press, 30 seconds. 
Squat, 30 seconds. 
Lat pulldown behind neck, 30 seconds. 
Triceps push-down, 30 seconds. 
Cardio (Run) full pace, 1 minute, 30 seconds. 
Wrist roller, 1 minute. 
Neck flexion/extension/rotation, 1 minute.

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Bruce Lee's Abdominal Routines (Daily)

Stomach Exercises
1. Waist twist-4 sets of 70
2. Sit,up twist-4 sets of 20
3. Leg raises-4 sets of 20
4. Leaning twist-4 sets of 50
5. Side bends-4 sets of 15 to 20 
6. Frog kick-4 sets of as many as possible

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Bruce Lee's Foreann/Grip Training Routines (Daily)

Forearm Exercises
1. Underhand wrist curl-4 sets of 17
2. Overhand wrist curl-4 sets of 12
3. Leverage bar curl (A)-4 sets of 15
4. Leverage bar curl (B)-4 sets of 15
5. Reverse curl-4 sets of 6
6. Wrist~roller-4 complete windings
7. Leverage bar twist-3 sets of 10

Finger Lifts
1. All five (left and right)

Wrist Training
1. Barbell rotation-5 sets of 5
2. Leverage bar-3 sets of 10
3. Extended leverage bar-3 sets of 5

Forearm Training
1. Reverse curl-3 sets of 10
2. Palm~up wrist curl-3 sets of 12
3. Palm~down wrist curl-3 sets of 12
4. Wrist~roller-wind up and down once

(Note: Carry sponge gripper and
use daily as often as possible)

1. Reverse curl-3 sets of 10
2. Flexor wrist curl -3 sets of 10
3. Extensor wrist curl -3 sets of 10
4. Wrist~roller-as much as you can




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@_@ I have no idea how you do that. I barely have the motivation to excersise, I find it horribly boring (it's torture to me)... I keep it at a minimum but I'm still fairly thin. No idea how because I eat quite a lot... Well I guess it's cause I don't eat much junk. I'm jealous of people who eat tons of junk and stay stick thin, not cause I like that food but just cause it would make things lots easier.

When I do excersise, it's mainly just 2 sets of 25 sit ups and my stomach stays pretty much flat. I did some leg excersises as well but I pretty much gave up on it because I'd need something more to make them fitter. What would be best for that? I was thinking of a bike but I'm not sure... o__o



@lolita

I actually don't do all of it yet(I pulled my neck, no clue how, and I pulled my groin from too much splits practise). I previously only did the jogging/walking/running, the stretching routine, and the Wii Fit, but once I heal I plan on starting this routine. I love to exercise so it's fun for me. Besides, I get belly fat when I don't exersize, which is why I was chubby from my late childhood to early teens.

I used to have this skinny tall friend named Jakob, he could eat whatever he wanted and still be like a stick. I was jealous.

I don't know what would be best for your legs, depends on the muscles you want to target.



if by "work out" you mean sleep, eat crap and walk about a bit sometimes then yes i "work out" loads.

i do 100 sit ups every couple of days. and i attempt push-ups.



Highwaystar101 said: trashleg said that if I didn't pay back the money she leant me, she would come round and break my legs... That's why people call her trashleg, because she trashes the legs of the people she loan sharks money to.

@trash

I do atleast 100 sit ups and pushups every day, if not more.
Not in a row, I usually do sets of 20 at random times throughout the day.
I can only do 60-70 push ups in a row. I'm so weak.

 



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I use to work out, I just don't have the time to do a good routine anymore.

I can go in the morning but it's crazy crowded and I just don't want to get up that early.

I can go to the gym during lunch but I get at most a 20 minute cardio and there's just not much point to just that.

Going after work isn't so much an option because I already get home after the wife and I don't want to make her wait until 8PM or later to eat dinner.

Going right after dinner is just stupid and then waiting a few hours after dinner is just as dumb since then I'll be up half the night.

Sucks but oh well. At least I can usually play basketball once or twice a week after work.



twesterm said:
I use to work out, I just don't have the time to do a good routine anymore.

I can go in the morning but it's crazy crowded and I just don't want to get up that early.

I can go to the gym during lunch but I get at most a 20 minute cardio and there's just not much point to just that.

Going after work isn't so much an option because I already get home after the wife and I don't want to make her wait until 8PM or later to eat dinner.

Going right after dinner is just stupid and then waiting a few hours after dinner is just as dumb since then I'll be up half the night.

Sucks but oh well. At least I can usually play basketball once or twice a week after work.

20 minutes of cardio is better than 0 minutes of cardio

 

wessle, i cant do proper pushups but i can do 100 situps (those ones where you twist to the side)



Highwaystar101 said: trashleg said that if I didn't pay back the money she leant me, she would come round and break my legs... That's why people call her trashleg, because she trashes the legs of the people she loan sharks money to.

@twesterm

Why is going after dinner stupid?





I do some wii fit on workdays. Not all of them but I try to, 30min or so, in the evening - mornings the only motivation I can muster more than to have coffee/tea, is to stay in bed.
Weekends I do fencing.
I walk to work because it's close enough (around 20min quick walking).
And don't eat crap too often.

Does the job for me because staying fit is pretty much all I want, not some bulky muscles. Can do around 50 pushups and a bit over 100 sit ups but it's just a bit too much on the boring side. I have some light weights (5lb) that I play around with while watching tv.



WessleWoggle said:
@twesterm

Why is going after dinner stupid?



You have all that food in your belly and running around isn't fun afterwards (since I usually or use to do weights + cardio).  :-p

I guess it wouldn't be too bad if I had a salad or sometihng like that but I don't like to have salads all the time.  >_>

One of the worst and dumbest experiences I've ever had working out (and this was really because I was an idiot that night) was when I had a huge Whataburger mea and then worked out.  I think I covered that bathroom in vomit.  XD