Firas Zahabi, head trainer at Tristar Gym is someone that I trust when it comes to getting in shape and losing weight. The best way to lose weight according to him is to simply stick to 1 meal per day. This is specially true if you’re not a very active person. If you’re on some … Read more
Here’s one thing that I needed to really learn about working out: It’s not something that you do to a certain point where you’ve accomplished a certain goal, and then you stop. The only real killer workout is the one that you forever bake into your life, and you never stop doing it. Just like … Read more
Sometimes you just need a little nudge to push you over the edge of comfort. Something that lessons the gravity of not exercising, so you get your ass in motion. You need a good bit of pre-workout motivation! Here are some pre-workout motivation videos, ranked by the ones I find work best for me personally. … Read more
In his latest blog post, Seth Godin wrote that “if someone knows how to do something, that means, with sufficient effort, you could probably learn it too.” – Learnable The same is true for fitness. If other people have gotten fit, so can you. Now yes, there are limitations to this. If you’re 37 years … Read more
I have failed. I went from being in the range of 70-73 kg to now being at 80-79. And it’s not muscle. In fact, I lost some muscle mass because I did very little strength training for the past year. There’s a part of me that says: “Don’t be so hard on yourself. Even in … Read more
Now I definitely do like yogurt. And the fact that it’s supposed to be good for your gut bacteria is something I often justify to eating another bowl of yogurt. But the yogurt that’s beneficial for you isn’t sweet: Yogurt is not supposed to be sweet. When it’s natural, it has a tasty sour tang, … Read more
I watched this video with Arnold Schwarzenegger today where he shared some of his thoughts on working out. And there’s one thing that really resonated with me: You can watch the entire interview (it’s well worth it) or just skip forward to the section where he talks about this at 7 minutes 30 seconds into … Read more
Workout: none Food: Chicken rice curry at 2am (airplane food) Longan tea milk Wonton soup Soy milk soft ice cream soymilk Wonton soup, vegetables, fish soup Dinner (shared): bamboo salad, fried lotus stems, grilled pepper pork, chicken pineapple soup, chicken stew Mango bingsu (about 1/3 of this)
Ever wondered how many reps are best for you? Well, that really depends on the result you’re going after. What is it that you want to achieve? Stronger muscles? Bigger muscles? Fatloss? The following video does a good job at explaining the different rep ranges. Main takeaways: The most important thing is to train in … Read more
Workout: Reverse Lunges l,r, Split Squat 20 rest (<2m) x Superman Push-Ups l,r, Clapping Plyo Push-Ups 8 rest (<2m) x “21” Crunch ? rest (<2m) x Reverse Lunges l,r, Split Squat 14 rest (<2m) x Superman Push-Ups l,r, Clapping Plyo Push-Ups 7 rest (<2m) x “21” Crunch 20 rest (<2m) x Reverse Lunges l,r, Split … Read more
