“One step forward is a better than none” – unknown In many Asian countries, the word porridge means soft, watery white rice. It is eaten as a savory meal with chicken, egg, onion spring, or fried dough (known as cak-we). In western countries, porridge means oatmeal and usually eaten as sweet meal. It is mixed…
Knee Pain (and The Potential Fix)
“I just want to lift until I’m old… so I realise I need to put more effort in listening to my body, fix my injury properly, and takes time to recover.” – me. Knee pain is one of the common issue experienced by lifter.s Unfortunately, I am one of those who experience it. It’s not…
(Weight) Training in Tropical Climate
“Everything defines by its position to the sun” – just me I went to Indonesia recently. For the first time since I moved abroad, I managed to do most of my regular training there. I have never lifted in Indonesia and the experience surprised me. As a tropical country, Indonesia has two season: dry and…
Training Journal
“To do what you love is a bliss” – just me Thanks to staying longer at home these days, I finally finished my training journal book. It’s a paper book where I can write down my program and journal. This creation comes from obsession with weightlifting and journaling. I love the weightlifting as a sport….
Fat with Protein or Protein with Fat
‘Everything on earth is about how you say it. It’s called marketing’ – Anonymous It’s Monday morning and you’d love to have something nice and easy for your toast. Peanut butter or Chocolate spread? Both tastes good but perceived differently. One always comes as healthy and high protein, the other is perceived as unhealthy and…
Junk food: Self Control vs Money
“I know my weak spot and thus I run away from it” – just me Crisp, fries, fried food. Those are my sinful addiction. I crave for it every few days and it is so hard to not eat it. Thus, every now and then, I will go to a supermarket to buy crisp. Literally,…
How do you want to live?
“Life well or life long? That’s the question” – just me When the lockdown eased down in London, I started to ask myself: what do I do now? My mom was very anxious, she didn’t (and still doesn’t) leave home. On the other hand, other people are on the other specturm: they party as if…
Training Journal: why, what, how
“Slow, steady progress is better than daily excuses.” Robin Sharma This is how my weightlifting training works: set a goal, set a time, then set a plan. It’s not complicated but we sometimes forget this simple recipes. A plan for my training translates to daily programming. I don’t create my own programming but I tailor…
Diet Ruins My Metabolism – Myth or Fact?
“You’d be surprise to see how our body can adapt in a relatively short of time” – unknown A while ago, I wrote about energy expenditure and how it influences our weight loss or weight gain journey. I don’t know if you have ever read anything about how doing a diet ruins our body metabolism…
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