“The Best Tool for Forearms”: Resurfaced Image of Bruce Lee Showing Off His Bodybuilding Move Leaves Fans Drooling

Iconic actor and martial artist pioneer, Bruce Lee, had achieved a degree of stardom, which may seem to be a far-fetched dream for many. He laid the foundation for “Jeet Kune Do,” a mixed martial arts form that cultures a series of combat techniques from different or unrelated fighting styles. Moreover, his workout regime has been a source of knowledge for numerous aspirants.

In a recent Instagram post on his official handle, Bruce Lee was visibly sweating it out with a grip-strengthening instrument. Pretty stunned by Lee’s focus on the minute elements of strength building, fans acknowledged the post with a range of reactions. Let’s explore some of them. 

Fans react to the bodybuilding workout of Bruce Lee 

The social media update featured a resurfaced picture of the Hong Kong actor working out on a grip machine with a classic ‘Bruce Lee’ look. There are speculations that the athlete himself developed and assembled the instrument and used it to intensify his hand grip. Fans swept the comments section with praises and wonder.

Here are some of the fans’ expressions:

“The best tool for forearms i made one 30 years ago”

“work and work and work again the key to success”

“the legend putting in the work”

“Armwrestling exercise”

“The Dragon is strong”

“The Legend”

“Practicing his grip strength.? This guy’s is amazing”

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While most fans showered in love and respect for the mighty Lee, a few wondered about the relevance of the instrument. Since it’s a primitive form of the present grip-building tools, some fans were quite fascinated by it. Besides, the secret behind the genius’s depth of knowledge surrounding physical guidance was his open-to-learn approach. 

Bruce Lee’s passion for learning. 

According to Bruce Lee: A Life by Matthew Polly, the action megastar never idled an opportunity to learn, be it from experts or his own pupils. Apparently, he never grasped the significance of bodybuilding until one of his critical duels. Hence, he even sought advice from his students. 

“His students, James Yimm Lee and Allen Joe, were pioneers in the early era of bodybuilding,” the author revealed. However, Lee had a distinct purpose for employing iron pumping in his routines. “James and I were into heavy weight training… Bruce went with lighter weights with higher repetitions,” Allen Joe, Lee’s pupil disclosed, per sources. 

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The legend turned over MMA history with his unique and unbarred approach to combat tactics. No wonder he is hailed as a great and will be for years to come. Why do you think Lee retorted to bodybuilding after years of abandoning it? Let us know in the comments.