The Source of His Power

Most people are not very familiar with all of Bruce Lee's workouts and training programs.

And while Lee changed and modified his training programs. The one that continued to be part of his training method till the very end was -- Bruce Lee dynamic tension. (BLDT)

From the very beginning of his training Bruce used dynamic tension.

You see, dynamic tension or isometric exercise as it's also referred to has been part of traditional Chinese martial arts from its very inception.

Bruce Lee dynamic tension-- as this method is called -- consists of movements performed against imaginary resistance and utilizes controlled breathing techniques.

The main concept behind Bruce Lee dynamic tension is to train the muscles using static resistance. This method causes the muscle to produce a force without movement. In later years, Bruce added and created isometric compression devices.

One of these isometric/dynamic tension training devices was called the Tensolatorr.

It was later on mass-produced and sold mostly in the United Kingdom and the United States, even though it had worldwide distribution... these were the two countries in which it was most popular.

The Tensolator was also sold under the name -- Macho Power and later on became known as the Bullworker.

Bruce Lee dynamic tension was modified to incorporate these compression devices as he referred to them. In the book -- The Art of Expressing the Human Body -- John Little the author, breaks down the complete Tensolator training program that Lee used.

After reading some of Bob Hoffman's work (Bob Hoffman was the United States Olympic weightlifting coach of that.) He realized the need to move away from free hand isometric exercise and to apply the same principle towards these -- "Compression Exercisers"

The one thing about Lee that never changed is the fact that he was an obsessed researcher... his philosophy was simply -- take what works and use-- take what doesn't work and throw it out.

While some people may dismiss the dynamic tension training concept, the mere fact that Lee continued to use it till his death indicates that he felt that it had a strong influence on his speed, power and strength.

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