Workout

[arthurbishop]

Since I've seen the interest in Charles Bronson's workout on this forum. I was wondering if anyone has tried to emulate his workout techniques, or find something similar. If so have their been any results?

[chaney]

I've worked out with regularity for about 25 yrs (age 40) and have certainly used Bronson as an inspiration. I think the key is regularity and consistency, trying to do something physical every day or close to it for anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes of moderate intensity. A lot of Bronson principles mixed in.

I use weights but not every day, mixing in a lot of free hand exercise that's easier to recover from. I still swim, run, jump, leap, punch, and kick as much as I can. I like to think of Charlie doing 100 push-ups at the age of 75 and think, yeah, that'll be me. We'll see. I've always squeezed a small rubber ball a lot, reminding me of "The Mechanic". People comment on the veins in my forearms, which I take pride in.

I'm about 5'10" and weigh 172, what I've always been. Others remark that I have great arms and shoulders and on how lean my hips and waist are. When my bodyfat is measured it's between 8-9%. I try not to let it fall too far under that level, which I suppose is a good problem to have while others are fighting the Battle of the Bulge (pun intended). I still use the same poundages at the gym that I did in my youth after basically reaching my genetic potential. Never touched a steroid. Will allow myself a beer or two.

Definitely owe a great deal of my work ethic and dietary self-discipline to growing up watching Charlie, especially as he got into his 50's and was still in such phenomenal shape.