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Being involved in an exercise indefinitely calls for the need of appropriate sportswear. After all, exercise is not (should not be) just a passing fad, its about being emotionally excited about your fitness program, progress as well as your sports attire!Wearing comfortable gym clothes that you are confident in and allow for ease of movement will help you feel better during …
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Jeannie Bassi from Jeannies Beach CrossFit in Virginia Beach, VA grew up in Thailand, where she competed in Varsity sports against 8 International teams in Southeast Asia.When she was young she was diagnosed with pretty severe scoliosis, and had to wear a hard plastic body brace for over 2 years to keep her spine from getting any worse. She was told that the 38 degree curve …
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Running doesn't make you fitter. If it did - if you actually got fitter while you ran - you would be stronger in the last mile of a marathon than the first. And we all know that's rarely t …
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Myth: "I jog, so I don't need to train my legs"Fact: Running floods your body with cortisol, the hormone responsible for the 'runner's high', which also breaks down muscle into energy. Running, without proper nutrition after & before, can give you reducing gains. Which is why marathon runners don't have huge, muscular legs.Runner's World, Dec 2008Read all issues here
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The Nike Run Club SG runs every 1st and 3rd wednesday of the month - through Orchard.Distance: 5kmFlag off time: 6pmStart/End Point: Nike Flagship Store, Wisma AtriaGet to run with Ben Pulham, a professional coach as well.Details here.
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This deserves some reading - especially for those who keep running and running but yet have the layers piling on - this article explains to you how your body adapts to your running routine, putting you at the loserly end of this battle.Firstly, the human body is very smart and will always try to adapt to the activity it is being put through. Therefore, as you jog, you will …
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The NUS Unofficial Soccer Blog (it can be found on the sidebar too) can be quite a read, though simple in its layout, the jokes are really, colloquial and largely about corcks of the day.cock of the day has to go to ANAND. while coach was busy trying to collect all the balls in one spot, the kuku fella took one ball and blasted it goalwards. coach stared at him in shock, and …
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Guys tend to prefer barbells or dumbbells in their training - knowing the breakdown of the advantages to each can help you get to your best payoff. Bear these in mind when you make your first weight purchase and ask yourself if these are exercises that you will do often.DumbbellsHelps to even out strength imbalancesIt is a common problem in beginners to have strength …
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Rings - Muscle Ups - One day I'll get them right.Today I headed down to Cross Fit Singapore with the original intention to just take a look, since I missed the grand openings and sneak peeks.Bumper plates galore!But instead:Coach Kevin gave me pointers in my Overhead Squats (active shoulders & maintaining the lumbar curve),I tried out some Ring Dips,failed terribly at …
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I got my IPPT Gold today! I achieved some unprecedented scores in some stations, even compared to my NSF IPPT's. Though I am Cat Y, my scores also meet Cat X IPPT's Gold!Notably my shuttle run has improved to 9.3s! (I've always been near 10.2s)Also, my SBJ has gone from my highest ever of 234cm to 243cm!All these, I believe its due to my HIIT training sessions that started 3 …
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Some of us use music to hype us up, some prefer videos, some prefer images - I use a combination, depending how much I need to hype myself up, and if there is going to be an increment in loading for the day's workout, like more sets, heavier reps.Here are some bad ass pictures from Cross Fit.Cross Fit GamesCross Fit Jeannies BeachPractice Cross FitCross Fit SingaporeCross Fit …
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Went over to Sentosa today to do some kayak paddling, the store front located just infront of Azzura (not too far from Beach Station)Beautiful people, beautiful tans!Prices are pretty good - $6/hr for a single and $12/hr for a double. And the kind staff decided to charge me just for an hour although I clocked 1 hr 45 minutes on it!The Flying Fox - hang on for your dear …
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I always read with envy whenever I check out the Cross Fit sites - always wanted to be part of the action - but just none in Singapore.And the next thing I found out was that Cross Fit SG is finally here on our shores:Fitness Fabulous,It is with great delight to see highlighted within your blog are numerous links to CrossFit.I would assume that you are a fan or at least …
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This week is a week of many firsts:Monday was a first session at Ultimate Frisbee,Wednesday was a 2.0km swim, followed by a short gym session before an hour of soccer at NUS soccer courts.Saturday was a first session at Turducken Greens Touch RugbyI am thoroughly roasted (lots of sunshine this week!) - yet thankfully to the increasing HIIT and Gym weekly trainings [1], [2], …
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Being involved in an exercise indefinitely calls for the need of appropriate sportswear. After all, exercise is not (should not be) just a passing fad, its about being emotionally excited about your fitness program, progress as well as your sports attire!Wearing comfortable gym clothes that you are confident in and allow for ease of movement will help you feel better during …
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Compound & Isolation ExercisesTo start things off in Fitness Fabulous, we discuss probably one of the most discussed, yet somehow with the most misconceptions formed by gym rats, let alone laypeople - Compound or Isolation Exercises, and why the need to know the difference.DefinitionsA compound exercise involves two or more different joint movements.An isolation exercise …
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Practicing the correct form & range of motionPicture from http://www.crossfiteastside.com/>Cross Fit East Side
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This is really amazing - how many of us can even do 1/2 of what they can do? I know certainly as an NSF back then I'd puke through this workout:
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Did a nice swim in the morning today back at NUS, this time as an Alumni! This means signing in from NUS Staff Club instead of the usual entrance most of us are used to.Only upon returning to NUS did I realize how much I missed my Year 4 - I nearly went to school everyday with either my swim attire or shoes to hit the track for HIIT.WOD:Swim 20 lapsThis session is not timed. …
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Dated 19th Jan 2009Systolic = 112Diastolic = 62Resting Pulse (BPM) = 58Optimal Systolic < 120Optimal Diastolic < 80
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