Saturday afternoon - To gym or NOT to gym ...

Oops! people must be thinking... My only things can be do in Saturday is to gym. I was slowing down on going to the gym recently. Kind of lazy, not sure why but i think i have to ditch my bad habit of not hitting the gym as often as i did. 

I was proudly telling everyone i'm a gym goer and hitting the gym everyday. But today, I was asking myself "To gym or NOT to gym" 

Guess what? 

One of my friend who is a blogger posted a picture in my FB after i ask this "To gym or NOT to gym"

hehehe... do you find going to gym very hard? I found consistently going to the gym is hard after you kind of slow down. 

Okay~ Time to wrap up and hit the gym eh~

New Fitness First Functional workout Area

After Fitness First 1 Mont Kiara refurbished, they have built a dedicated functional workout area on one corner of the gym.

New Functional Workout Area

The workout area is not very big but it's quite sufficient for members to have a good workout. It equipped with lots of functional workout equipment like Monkey bar... etc.

Everyday @ 6pm, a functional workout session is held here and lots of core gym goer participate with energetic workout body... Each session has one facilitator whom setup a few stations for the participants to rotate to workout. The participant can choose which station to start with... If not mistaken the participant has to workout in the particular station for a minute. When the bell rings, they rotate to another station.

Workout session

Workout session

One day i should sign up and workout together with this team...
Anyone try this before?

CoreBag

Have you hear about CoreBag?

My Personal Trainer (PT) is using this for our training session on Saturday morning

It's not a handbag like Couch, LV etc, not a tote bag, not a plastic bag, not environmental bag that you can handle your grocery. So what is Core Bag?

Are you ready for me to review CoreBag... A new bag in the world that you can build your muscle, lost fat and workout your abs. 6 packs? Hmmm.... you may try ;-)

Which one are you going to choose? 25KG or 33LBS?

Now, let me show you a video on how this works eh~

On swinging like a monkey

Fitness First Avenue K has installed a racks of functional workout... It has becoming quite popular outlet after its make over on reflecting the latest Fitness First Rebranding. They have installed some new tools and workout equipment. One of them is

Functional Workout Rack - Monkey Bar (the Gray rack)

The Monkey Bar rack was for those members whom wanted to workout their arms and abs... this workout rack is a whole body functional workout. Not really fully utilized at this moment as not many people able to swing from one bar to another. 

Back to the Monkey Bar Workout... I was trying to swing myself from one bar to another... the most i can finished was 5 bars which not even 1/3 of the total bars. Anyway, i'm trying to reach as many as i could on my next attempt. One bar at a time~ :p

Anyone has tried this workout?

My 6 packs abs GOAL...

I have a GOAL to get 6 packs... Can i achieve it?

One of my close friend said "Aiya~ Don't think you can achieve it with your age"
Another close friend of mine said "What for?"

So what would be your said?

After being trained with my current Personal Trainer for nearly 2 years, I wanted to give my current training a change to boost the transformation of my body to achieve my Goal. I have decided to sign up Boxing / Muay Thai... so now my training will be Boxing and weights. Hope to get 6 packs and nice shoulder eh~

Last Saturday was my first Boxing Training and we will have the training once a week. :)

March 2nd 2014 - My first Boxing Training

I asked my Personal Trainer to snapshot this picture for me to see what will be the change after few months later. Will let you know how the result eh~

Are you ready to change?

I saw this comic in FB which i think it actually reflected some of you whom dream to be slim but no action taken to make the dream comes true... why? Cause there are so many Monday ahead... LoL ~

Bangkok Bayan Tree Hotel Vertical Run

My friends has just registered us to the 61st Floors Bangkok Bayan Tree Hotel Climb on Oct 6th 2013 yesterday night. So Bangkok here i come again... the vertical run is a team of 4 person. Total steps to achieve is 1093 so each of us have to climb 273 steps. It's equivalent of Batu Cave Steps. So, I found the training ground for my vertical run.

The venue

The Training Ground

Looking forward for the run in Bangkok...

Gym membership - What is your goal?

Gym membership seems like a trend in Malaysia and Singapore. Nowadays, almost every young people are talking about gymming... Are you a gym goer yourself?

"Which gym are you going?"
"Fitness First. u?"
"Oh... cool. Mine is Celebrity Fitness"
"I didn't join any chain. Mine is xxx on top of the shop houses"
"Wow~ there is a hardcore gym eh~"
"......."

So, what would you like to achieve when you join the gym?

Different people has different goal to achieve in the gym. Some people engaging the Personal Trainer to strength their stamina and core, work hard and hoping to get the result fast... But some people just go to the gym to enjoy the environment, walking around and chit chat. This bunch are the happy go lucky... Minimum exercise~ ...There are group whom like to stalk people from behind to see what others are working out... These people just spent most of the time walking around the gym,  and they are not serious about working out hard.... Maybe their goal is not workout but stalk out...No point to join the gym eh~

I saw a very humorous way of representing the gym members inside the gym... 

Adapted from FB - Muscle and Brawn

So which one of the above character well represent you as a gym member?
What is your goal when you sign up for the gym?

Singapore Sundown Marathon 2013

Flown down south onto the island of Lion on last Thursday evening, Preparing for my first evening run on Friday late night or should I say early Saturday morning... The flag off was at 00:30.

On your mark, get set, Goooooooooooo....

picture adapted from Sundown Official Page

Thousands over people rushing to the front to kick start on the run... Anyone able to locate TZ?

Rollback to before run...
snap snap here and snap snap there; upload pictures to the social media were what the runner did...

Sundown with Singapore eye as backdrop

During running...
TZ ran the first 3km and then slowed down to walk for 6km with the speed of 4.0-5.0km/hr... and ran the last one km again when approaching the finishing line.


After 1hr 34mins 11secs...

Sweaty and energy drained TZ - smile with the finisher medal

At that moment, I was doubt whether able to grab the finished medal. While approaching the counter that distributing items... First item they given out was a can of 100plus, followed by a bottle of water and a banana... I was disappointed as i thought i don't get any finisher medal as i finished more than 1.5 hrs. But to my surprise, I was given the finisher medal before i left the distribution counter... Yay! Yay! I successfully added another medal into my running corner.

Sundown 2013 Finisher Medal - Front

Sundown 2013 Finisher Medal - Back

Overall, it was a tiring run but quite interesting as it's running at night instead of early morning. Now, it's the recovering of my soreness leg takes time... :p

Everything is POSSIBLE extreme Ride 2013

I received an invitation from Izwan, the RPM instructor to participate on the Everything is Possible Extreme Ride 2013 at Fitness First clubs. All the participants have to finished 24 rides in any RPM classes in order to be qualified for the Finale Ride i.e. 3 hours ride in Fitness First Avenue K. 

I was given the first signature after riding in Izwan RPM class @ Summit Wednesday. I still not sure whether should i continue to participate as i will be losing most of my muscle cause i need to attend 3 classes per week in order to get the qualification. 

The instructor signature

The report card :p

Here you go the step by step explanation. All the participants need to abide to the timeline given and finished the number of RPM classes accordingly to the timeline. Is this tough? I would say not to those RPM advance riders but for those beginner, you may need to put more effort to complete the requirement. 

Anyone interested to participate the Extreme Ride 2013?

30 PT Session completed

Yesterday marked the completion of my 30 Personal Training (PT) session. Do i got the body as what i wanted? 

Picture adapted from http://www.dramainkorea.com

Unfortunately i still don't have the body like RAIN, the korean celebrity... whom almost everyone admire his nice and defined body... imagine TZ has this body... wow~ *Slap slap TZ*

I'm asking myself on how long more should i have to go on diet, extensive exercise with PT... In the first place, can i get there or not?... 

One of my friend teased me that i will NOT be able to get this body. He asked me to forget on working hard to achieve it... why? According to him, due to my age, it's not easy or impossible to get what RAIN has... Sad right?  

Anyway, i wanted to proof my friend wrong and started to work hard to reach my goal i.e. gain 6 pack @ the abs. I have renew another 30 PT session until end of this year. 

Do you think i could do it?

Sharing is Caring

Colleague: Hey i want to share something with you.

Me: What would you want to share with me? Money?

Colleague: Sharing Money is no fun.

Me: But it's fun for me... I get extra money and can buy things that i like.

Colleague: Nope that will not be money... I want to share with you Nuts.

Given that i'm starting to be conscious on my weight and i'm aiming for 6 packs as per my target. This colleagues of mine has started to tempt me using all kinds of nuts. He bought from the Nuts sales @ our office cafeteria.

Me: No thanks i just started on the diet program.

Colleague: Nevermind, after eating these nuts, go do more cardio and exercise.

Me: No thanks. I want to skip this round. Maybe next time.

Colleague: Cannot you must eat... you have no choice...

Me: Why? 

Colleague: Sharing is Caring... so i want to share with you and you must eat in return.

Colleagues walked over with a piece of paper... poured 4 types of snacks including the nuts. 

On that day after eating the Nuts i went Nuts on my workout... Work hard for that 1.5 hours.

My first Metal Medal...

Last Sunday i gotten my first Medal for finishing the Ekiden Run 2011 with 4 of my friends. As early as 5am i woke up and got ready for the relay run in Putrajaya in conjunction of the Youth Day.

The run was consider a fun run as each of us only need to run 3km... i was the 2nd runner and the starting point was behind the PICC which straightaway started with uphill... tough tough tough. I could not walk uphill as all the people in the station were cheering the runner. What a tough moment to start. Even though cannot run also need to pretend to run.

After running 1km my leg was so sore as i was in walking mode around 400m then run a bit and walk a bit... I was walking up the slope to cross the bridge... then all of the sudden there was this cameraman and a video man talking video and camera. TZ is smart, so i started to run to pass the camera. Straight after i was away from the camera... i walked again :p i was not able to run... i started back on running about 500m before the next station. So i will look good and of cause officially passed over to my friend in running mode ;-)

Anyway, i managed to finish 3km in about 25 mins... and i gotten my first medal...

Ekiden Run Putrajaya 2011 - TZ first Medal

Let's have the close look...

Anyone interested to participate on year 2012?... Let's make this to be bloggers' Ekiden Run 2012...

Ps: I would like to thanks Calvin for taking the picture of me and Medie007 for getting us together for this run :)

Exercise mouth @ gym

Since the opening of Fitness First 1 Mont Kiara, I started to hit the gym there. It's the closest FF gym to my place and it's an hour drive from my workplace without jam.

I have a friend also join the same gym. He has engaged a personal trainer and the personal training trains him every Mon, Wed and Friday. BTW, he complaint to me that his PT always torture him. Hmmm.... this is so call, pay people to torture yourself :p

Anyway, just wanna to understand what type of exercise usually you do in the gym. Are you attending the group exercise like Bodypump, Bodycombat, RPM, TRX etc. What would your workout schedule like... ? Do you exercise your mouth or not?

Guess what? This friends of mine not only have PT training and workout on the machine. He also workout his mouth regularly too. Of cause, he workout with his phone. Basically, he talked and talked and talked... There was one day, i started with my 3KM ~ 20mins run, followed by the weights and ended my workout in an hour....

Guess what? I still saw him exercising his mouth :p

PBIM

Anyone going to participate on the Penang Bridge International Marathon (PBIM) next weekend. The hotels in Penang seem fully book already. Luckily i was able to book a hotel. Will be travel with my friend on next Friday and will be hanging out in Penang for a day before the run.... 

if you haven't book the hotel... better act fast eh~... otherwise you will have to stay in Queensbay mall.

All the best to all the participant eh~

An Apple

There is this saying " An Apple A day, keeps the doctor away"

Picture adapted from presstoexit.org.mk

Do you think it's true?
Why not Orange or other fruits?
What is your view about this statement?

Healthy lifestyle

Do you consider your lifestyle healthy?

Recently i have changed my diet to more balance diet, go to gym and workout for at least 1.5 hours, sometime I even spent 2.5 hours if i attend the cardio class like RPM. Some of my colleagues have envy that i have such a lifestyle and surprise i could maintain with this lifestyle for years. Coz they always think the working group will not have energy for exercise. Hmmm.... it's an excuse...

Last week when i was eating with my colleagues... One of the lady was so envy with my healthy lifestyle. She kept asking me how i could sustain with this lifestyle.

Lady: Hey you have a fit body

Me: Thanks...I go to gym everyday and control my diet too.

Lady: wow! What workout are you doing?

Me: I do 1 hour of cardio class (RPM) and 1.5 hours of weight training.

Lady: Wow~ you are so determine to go to the gym everyday.

Me: Yup...It's part of my life.

Few days back she saw me eating salad in the office.

Lady: Hey your breakfast is so healthy.

Me: This is my snack.

Lady: So what do you have for breakfast?

Me: I have fruits, oat and yogurt for breakfast.

Lady: Wow~ you really a health conscious guy. 

Me: Hmmm... i wanna to get a lean and fit body. 

Anyway, I have dropped some of my unhealthy habit to make myself eating those healthy food again. I have a plan to build the six pack. Before having the six pack, i need to work hard on my abs and control my diet. 

BTW, I'm trying to sleep before 12am too... 

Let's get a healthy lifestyle and do start your healthy lifestyle today before it's too late eh~

RPM endurance

Me: Tonight i'm going for cycling class

Engineer: Wow~ you are so professional, you attend class for cycling.

Me: I'm going for RPM... and it's a exercise class in Fitness Firat.

Engineer: Oh! It's exercise class in Fitness First. I thought you are going for cycling professional class (learn how to cycle).

Me: *eye rolling* errrrr... why i need to learn how to cycle? Anyway, i'm going for RPM Endurance class.

Engineer: What is the different between RPM and RPM endurance.

Me: RPM is 45 mins class and it's 9 tracks including warm up and cool down. RPM Endurance is 1.5 hours class and it's 18-19 tracks depends on instructor including warm up and cool down.

Engineer: oh... must be fun and tough

Me: hmm... this one is not that tough coz there is another 3 hours class coming soon. want to come along ?

Engineer: errr... nope thanks.

I attended the RPM endurance 1.5 hours class last night. It was fun and we had two Mountain track at the end of the class before cool down (total track: 19). I'm looking forward for the 3 hours RPM class on July 27th 2010. Not sure whether Paul the gym bunny wanna to come over to KL for this 3 hours class. wink~

Membership Upgraded...

The Fitness First will upgrade their 3 clubs into Platinum Club... So they have given their members the option to upgrade their membership... I have chosen and sign up the membership upgrade on Sept 2009 the effective date of Platinum club would commence on December 2009...

After numbers of inquiry made on my membership upgrade status from Fitness First outlet to outlet... Finally i got my membership upgraded on Thursday one week ago... I would like to thanks the front desk staff @ Fitness First Cosplant on helping to follow through with the membership processing center... :p

I used to own this card

Now i own this card

It's Fitness First platinum card

Yup! I'm now the Fitness First Platinum Club member... So i could go all the Fitness first Platinum Club around the world without any limits. BTW, i got the towel services which i don't need to bring my own towel :p Errrr... I got a Environmental unfriendly comment from my friends... hmmmm...

BTW, I still able to sign one friend or family member to go gym with me on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday with my First Club Member Card. Anyone interested?

I hope by upgrading my membership to Platinum... the club should also provide the Platinum standard service eh~

Tired and Disappointed Monday

I was drained out after my gym yesterday night. I didn't sleep well the whole weekend as i was out until 2am on Friday night, 2am on Saturday night and study until 1am on Sunday night Errmmm Monday morning as per said.

Anyway, it was a tired Monday... i was having an appointment in the afternoon. Waited for about 1/2 hour and it was a disappointed with the result... please don't ask me as i wouldn't wanna to talk about it. Let's forget about it. :(

I hit the gym @ about 5pm, started with cardio for about 15mins, followed by the weight training for about 45mins, ended my gym session with an Intermediate Step class by Chikoyo. I was not able to concentrate last night. I was so tired... After the gym, i went for a quick bites and picked up my mom from her meeting. Headed home and washed all my sweaty gym clothing...

Now i'm laying on my nice and cooling bed enjoying nice classical music... gotta hit the bed now. Need to wake up early tomorrow morning. Another busy day...