365QOD-Day84

"Strength does not come from physical capacity.  It comes from an indomitable will"-Unknown

I have never been impressed with someone who lifts heavy weights and is bulked up.  In my opinion, that is not a realistic functioning strength.

That person is sacrificing functional strength for physical strength.  Functional physical strength, in my opinion, I am implying usable strength that can be used in any other sport different from weightlifting.

A great example of someone who had a lot of functional physical strength is Bruce Lee. He was not a very large man 5' 3" and weighed about 135 lb. but looking at his movies and books one quickly notices the immense functional physical strength.


When you study the style of fighting he developed one realizes that he was a close up fighter.  He did this because his eyesight was poor.  He also favored one of his legs because the other one was slightly shorter.  In other words he adapted to major physical difficulties and besides those developed into a great example of functional physical strength.

Today's question is:
"What is your functional physical level? (1=poor 10=great)"