Training like Bruce Lee

[Jourdyn]

I wish to gain strength and possibly build muscle mass without losing speed. That's what Bruce Lee did, he gained strength and muscle without losing speed. I am 5'6" weighing about 112 (My weight varies daily, give or take 2 pounds) and when I was wrestling in high school I weighed in at about 120-124 (around 120 at least). So yeah my weight has dropped since then, keep in mind I have a very fast metabolism. If anyone can help me out about this I'd greatly appreciate it.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Jourdyn

I wish to gain strength and possibly build muscle mass without losing speed. That's what Bruce Lee did, he gained strength and muscle without losing speed. I am 5'6" weighing about 112 (My weight varies daily, give or take 2 pounds) and when I was wrestling in high school I weighed in at about 120-124 (around 120 at least). So yeah my weight has dropped since then, keep in mind I have a very fast metabolism. If anyone can help me out about this I'd greatly appreciate it.

Hi, Welcome to the Forum......

Remember that along with training your nutrition is equally important, to build muscle you have to have protein, and for muscle energy you have to have carbohydrates, along with them two is essential fats, (because your body needs it and cant make them), then you need vitamins and minerals because most processed foods doesnt contain much, and the soil that foods are grown is deficient in minerals.

Your weight can vary on a daily basis due to what you have eaten, fluid intake, bowel movements, etc. Best to only weight yourself once per week only.

Have a look at This Calculator that will give you an idea of what amount of calories you should be on per day.

Then have a look at These articles for nutritional advice.

Then if you have any questions, post them up....

[Jourdyn]

I tend to get around 1100 daily, not the 2293 I calculated I needed. I believe that eating until I am full (for instance half a bagel with cheese is enough breakfast for me and lunch could be a bowl of cereal with dinner ending up being about 3/4 of a burger) isn't going to get me my caloric needs. I believe that I should eat more consistently through out the day and try and get my caloric needs through drinks. If any of you have ideas about this I'd really really appreciate it. Whenever I eat after the point of feeling that I have to I tend to feel numb I and I know that I must get at least 2293 a day so any help would be appreciated. My work out routine so far is on Mondays and Thursdays I do 88 pull ups, 44 front grip (12 10 10 12) and 44 reverse grip (12 10 10 12) and usually about 50 finger tip push ups. On Tuesdays and Fridays I do 44 squats (about 100 LB, 12 10 10 12) and 44 hamstring curls (35 LB, 12 10 10 12) and usually about 100 sit ups. As far as supplements are concerned I take a children's daily chewable vitamin and recently have been having a nutritional Rite Aid drink daily (the drink has 13 grams of protein and a bunch of vitamins/minerals 11 grams of fat about 2 saturated 3 polyunsaturated and 6 mono unsaturated); I may or may not buy another 6 pack of that drink, if I don't I have cereal that can make up for vitamins and minerals. I can be very detail oriented and my real goal as to at least get to 116-118 (I suppose 120-124 would be ideal since that's what I was when I wrestled and I was in top peak physical condition then) and to gain strength without losing speed. So if there are any modifications I can make to my diet and routine please let me know and you'll have my absolute appreciation.
Thanks in advance

PS: The rest between sets is about 1 to 2 minutes and I also do some pretty light cardiovascular work (punching, kicking, jogging in place) as well as stretching. Also with the idea of eating maybe it would be best to gradually work up to 2293 a day instead of trying to jump right getting that daily when it's been normal for me to get 1000-1400 a day; like progressively going to like 1400 a day until I feel comfortably and then 1600 a day until I feel comfortable and so on until I get to 2293.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Jourdyn

I tend to get around 1100 daily, not the 2293 I calculated I needed. I believe that eating until I am full (for instance half a bagel with cheese is enough breakfast for me and lunch could be a bowl of cereal with dinner ending up being about 3/4 of a burger) isn't going to get me my caloric needs. I believe that I should eat more consistently through out the day and try and get my caloric needs through drinks. If any of you have ideas about this I'd really really appreciate it. Whenever I eat after the point of feeling that I have to I tend to feel numb I and I know that I must get at least 2293 a day so any help would be appreciated. My work out routine so far is on Mondays and Thursdays I do 88 pull ups, 44 front grip (12 10 10 12) and 44 reverse grip (12 10 10 12) and usually about 50 finger tip push ups. On Tuesdays and Fridays I do 44 squats (about 100 LB, 12 10 10 12) and 44 hamstring curls (35 LB, 12 10 10 12) and usually about 100 sit ups. As far as supplements are concerned I take a children's daily chewable vitamin and recently have been having a nutritional Rite Aid drink daily (the drink has 13 grams of protein and a bunch of vitamins/minerals 11 grams of fat about 2 saturated 3 polyunsaturated and 6 mono unsaturated); I may or may not buy another 6 pack of that drink, if I don't I have cereal that can make up for vitamins and minerals. I can be very detail oriented and my real goal as to at least get to 116-118 (I suppose 120-124 would be ideal since that's what I was when I wrestled and I was in top peak physical condition then) and to gain strength without losing speed. So if there are any modifications I can make to my diet and routine please let me know and you'll have my absolute appreciation.
Thanks in advance

PS: The rest between sets is about 1 to 2 minutes and I also do some pretty light cardiovascular work (punching, kicking, jogging in place) as well as stretching. Also with the idea of eating maybe it would be best to gradually work up to 2293 a day instead of trying to jump right getting that daily when it's been normal for me to get 1000-1400 a day; like progressively going to like 1400 a day until I feel comfortably and then 1600 a day until I feel comfortable and so on until I get to 2293.

Have a look at this Activity Calorie Calculator which you can work out exactly how many calories you are using up per minute per activity per day.

Originally Posted by Jourdyn

Also with the idea of eating maybe it would be best to gradually work up to 2293 a day instead of trying to jump right getting that daily when it's been normal for me to get 1000-1400 a day; like progressively going to like 1400 a day until I feel comfortably and then 1600 a day until I feel comfortable and so on until I get to 2293.

Your results wont come until you have your calories up to what you require per day.....and by exercising whilst not eating enough will force the body to use muscle for fuel....remember that the body doesnt need muscle, but it will keep the fat as an emergency store of energy......

[71 gto]

Originally Posted by Jourdyn

I tend to get around 1100 daily

you say you have fast metabolism, but to me it looks more like you just dont eat!

[Jourdyn]

Ok so I have tried to consume a lot of calories at once (tonight instead of just stopping at 1 and a half chicken drumsticks with about 4 tablespoons of breading and about 2 tablespoons of velveta cheese I kept eating and the end result was the feeling of wanting to go and pass out, my head hurt and everything was internally all mixed up). If it's a matter of calories I need to gain what are some things that will allow me to get those calories without having to consume a lot of food; for instance olive oil I hear has about 120 calories per tablespoon (I am not sure how accurate this is). Something like that wouldn't fill me up and I could get the needed calories without destroying my mind @_@
Any suggestions would be real helpful and I'd still keep up with getting enough protein, carbohydrates and essential fats. Thanks in advance once again.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Jourdyn

Ok so I have tried to consume a lot of calories at once (tonight instead of just stopping at 1 and a half chicken drumsticks with about 4 tablespoons of breading and about 2 tablespoons of velveta cheese I kept eating and the end result was the feeling of wanting to go and pass out, my head hurt and everything was internally all mixed up). If it's a matter of calories I need to gain what are some things that will allow me to get those calories without having to consume a lot of food; for instance olive oil I hear has about 120 calories per tablespoon (I am not sure how accurate this is). Something like that wouldn't fill me up and I could get the needed calories without destroying my mind @_@
Any suggestions would be real helpful and I'd still keep up with getting enough protein, carbohydrates and essential fats. Thanks in advance once again.

What ever the calculator has given you for an amount of calories that you need, divide that amount of calories between 6 (6 meals) use a ratio of that figure as 30% protein, 50% carbohydrates, 20% fats, you will find the meals a lot smaller than you think, eating big meals a couple of times per day will force the body to store some as fat....

[Jourdyn]

That's part of the problem, actually eating the meals. Today I had that Rite Drink which had 350 calories, a glass of orange juice which has 110 and I was full enough. I need something that won't fill me up, but has a fair amount of calories.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Jourdyn

That's part of the problem, actually eating the meals. Today I had that Rite Drink which had 350 calories, a glass of orange juice which has 110 and I was full enough. I need something that won't fill me up, but has a fair amount of calories.

You will have to eat the food, which in turn will make the stomach larger to accomodate the food, and also to increase the metabolism, dont forget that 10% of any calories that you take in go into digesting the food.....

[Jourdyn]

I know I have to eat the calories but little extra things like olive or canola oil would be real useful in getting those extra calories I need. I was wondering if anyone knew of anything like those.