To those discussing Bruce Lee and sprinting and whatnot:
First Karky - I understand why you could be annoyed with Bruce Lee being mentioned so often...want to know why? He is a good example...He is respected by many and he was indeed an expert in both fitness and martial arts, your opinion on him seems flawed.
First of all I don't kiss anyones a$$ but I must say this to you Karky: Bruce Lee was, is and will always be the Elvis Presley of Martial Arts - Maybe some of you do not respect him or try not to be too "conformist" with this subject but the biggest reason why we have Martial Arts now in north America is due to Bruce Lee's success at presenting martial arts movies in North America. I could never have gone to all those classes of MA if it wasn't for him. I respect him - the level of commitment he put into his movies has rewarded me and many others who love MA and he probably is one of the most important reasons why I am interested in the fitness field.
When someone says "Bruce knew **** about fitness." I take offense. I think if he we're standing right next to you, you would realize his level of fitness and keep trash like this to yourself. How can he be so fit and not know **** about fitness? Cmon Karky...lol
I could give you more than one hundred proofs of this being total BS. At first he didn't know much (but probably still more than you and me combined) but after a while he became pretty damn good with fitness...he improved a lot during his whole life.
Bruce was indeed bent on functionality more than technique...he discussed this many times over with many interviewers and made it clear that the average Martial Artist did not put enough emphasis on fitness...that they we're all bent on technique. This is why Bruce Lee could easily win so many fights without using any fancy techniques - he was simply fitter, stronger and faster and a true street fighter.
Bruce Lee was capable of decent sprints but is true strength was in endurance...45 minutes of stationary bike - full throttle with a lake of sweat underneath him...almost every day...
ain7:
Oh and Karky - the single most important thing in a punch is a solid forearm, just so you know.
Now on the subject of sprinting:
Short distance sprinting relies on the ATP system...the bigger muscles are the bigger your ATP reserves are hence the more explosive you are. This is why successful short distance sprinters are buff and why long distance runners are thin and almost skinny at times. But sprinters also need to be as light as they can so you will never see a bodybuilding-lookalike in sprints, use logic, please.
Sprinters are fast, yes, but in short bursts. They could not keep it up much farther than the distance then train for.
Now to the OP:
Nice work, plenty of muscles added there and it shows - keep it up. I am bookmarking this thread to show others what they can do if they are in a similar situation.
Again, thumbs up bro!
Eric
