# Is Bruce Lee \> Chuck Norris?

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**Created:** [November 13, 2010, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-bruce-lee-chuck-norris/316124 "2010-11-13T08:03:12Z")\
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Taken from the Bruce Lee wikipedia article: [Bruce Lee - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Lee)

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**Physical feats**

Lee’s phenomenal fitness meant he was capable of performing many exceptional physical feats. The following list includes some of the physical feats that are attributed to Bruce Lee.  
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[_]Lee’s striking speed from three feet with his hands down by his side reached five hundredths of a second.  
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[_]Lee could take in one arm a 75 lb [[COLOR=#0645ad]barbell[/COLOR]](http://www.kirupa.com/wiki/Barbell) from a standing position with the barbell held flush against his chest and slowly stick his arms out locking them, holding the barbell there for several seconds.  
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[_]In a speed demonstration, Lee could snatch a [[COLOR=#0645ad]dime[/COLOR] off a person’s open palm before they could close it, and leave a [URL=“http://www.kirupa.com/wiki/Penny”][COLOR=#0645ad]penny[/COLOR]](http://www.kirupa.com/wiki/Dime_(United_States_coin)) behind.  
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[_]Lee would hold an elevated v-sit position for 30 minutes or longer.  
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[_]Lee could throw grains of rice up into the air and then catch them in mid-flight using chopsticks.  
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[_]Lee performed one-hand [[COLOR=#0645ad]push-ups[/COLOR]](http://www.kirupa.com/wiki/Press-up) using only the thumb and index finger.  
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[_]Lee performed 50 reps of one-arm [[COLOR=#0645ad]chin-ups[/COLOR]](http://www.kirupa.com/wiki/Chin-up).  
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[_]Lee could cause a 300-lb (136.08 kg) bag to fly towards and thump the ceiling with a [[COLOR=#0645ad]sidekick[/COLOR]](http://www.kirupa.com/wiki/Kick#Side_kick).  
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