Bruce Lee comments on training!

Here it is...... this was emailed to me by a great friend Jo... the man. I though it was a good idea to share it with you.

A powerful athlete is not a strong athlete, but one who can exert his strength quickly. Since power equals force times speed, if the athlete learns to make faster movements he increases his power, even though the contractile pulling strength of his muscles remains unchanged. Thus, a smaller man who can swing faster may hit as hard or as far as the heavier man who swings slowly.

The athlete who is building muscles though weight training should be very sure to work adequately on speed and flexibility at the same time. In combat, without the prior attributes, a strong man will be like the bull with its colossal strength futilely pursuing the matador or like a low-geared truck chasing a rabbit.

Endurance is lost rapidly if one ceases to work at its maximum.

Work on speed, flexibility, and endurance....these 3 elements are some of the missing links that most sports are not taking into consideration. Speed, endurance, and flexibility for each sport varies, so you should be aware of that.

On the other hand, weight training is essential. Mainly for injury prevention, building up your strength/power, and in case of hypertrophy of course. For power, it can be done working on relatively 60-70% of Max with faster movement. Medicine ball training is another way to increase your power. Sport performance is not complete without weight training!

What do you think......I'm out!