There maybe a lot of different saying for this. Like for a very flexible gymnast for example, stretching will be their basic warm up, however for us who don’t stretch frequently is stretching really good before your workout?
1,2,3,4 …… Strechhhhhh
1. Static stretching causes mirco tear to your muscle if your muscle is really tight. Your muscle is weaken even before the training this could increase your chances of injury!
2. After doing your static stretches it doesn’t mean you are warmed up for your workout! Instead after a static stretch you actually pull blood out of your muscle.
3. Often people who experience a tight lower back for example, they will do a static stretch on the back. But often the case for a tight back is actually due to your leg muscle pulling and you get it in the back. Stretching in that area may help to release the tension of that muscle for that moment making you feel better but the main issue is not solve and it gives you the false impression that you are ready for a workout. So if you feels alright and head on for your workout, BAM!
So i dont recommend a stretch before workout but i will suggest doing a myofascial release by using foam rolling technique. (which iron fitness singapore do before all their workout)
Trigger Point workshop
So is static warm up totally useless? No, Static stretching is great after you finish your workout! When your muscle is tight and you want to lengthen and relax the muscle fiber back to it original state! So next time when you want to warm up for a workout, why not try foam rolling.
This is not a motivation talk, because you are already a highly motivated individual. Everyone is self motivated, it just depends on where you focus your energy to. We are self motivated to get the things we wanted, for example working hard and saving up for that car, house, branded watches or to earn money to feed your family and most importantly for survival.
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To get a ripped six pack, to get shredded, to feel secure, to get girls, to live healthier. Yes its a goal, but are these goal sustainable, why some people giving up half way? Its the mindset that matters, think about this “Oh its doesn’t matter if i am shredded or not, it is not gonna affect my living anyway.” Will you skip training today if your mindset is that? Do i need to have a fit body for survival? No! i need money more for survival as compared to having a good body!
In the short term you can trade your time for money but think about it in the long run if you are down with critical illness because you didnt care for your body. Think about this situation where you are a successful businessman and one day you got struck by heart attack because you didnt watch your diet. Or you are wheelchair bound because you got too fat to walk?
There isn’t any form of motivation in my opinion. There is only that emotional link that causes you to do what you are doing. Now we are looking at health as something we should do, but in fact health is something that we must do. Its like you must breathe in order to survive. It is always you should workout today, you should do that, but why not you MUST!
When you say you should instead of you MUST, are you saying that health is not important! You only know you have to do it. Do you need any motivation to eat? Most probably not. If you need external motivation to do something, that thing might not be what you really want to do.
For me health and fitness is a must, health and fitness is a lifestyle and not a short term goal. You spend so much time studying how to earn money to build your wealth, but what is wealth without health. Imagine if you are just training thinking that you need to lose weight just to look better, will you continue working out if you have no time? You will most likely to reply yourself, argh i got no time today i can always workout tomorrow or watch my diet tomorrow. BUT if your believe is this working out releases me from my stressful day and i will feel healthier will you find time to workout? I always believe to be healthy gives me more energy and i can work longer and concentrate better. Its not that we are different, or i am crazy to workout and eat healthy its just that healthy living is on my priority list.
1. Serving size is important. Promising for example 60grams of protein serving doesnt mean the product is better, it just means that the scoop size is bigger or extra serving is need. To get a fair comparison do see the recommended amount of powder recommended per serving.
2. Claims of BCAA and Glutamine can be misleading, by this is refer to some packaging showing bcaa and glutamine content. This normally means that in the 24 grams of protein when broke down will provide you with 5gram of bcaa. If you check the scoop size, how can a 30gram scoop contain 24grams of protein plus 5.5g of bcaa plus 4gram of glutamine.
3. One rule to remember, your ingredient list is in the order from highest content to lowest content. (whey concentrate, whey isolate ….) means it contains more whey concentrate than isolate.
4. Cheap supplement are they really the same? Good things dont come cheap. If the supplement facts is the same, check the source of the product, if the source is alright check the ingredient.
5. Know what you are taking and not follow blindly by fancy product name. There are a few in the market don’t want to name them but do watch it, some are just very normal product.
Rumble roller is a type of roller to help with myofascial release. There is 2 version to this rumble roller, one is blue (firm) and the black (extra firm). The difference between this and the normal roller is the spike. Normal roller normally comes in flat surface or just a slight protruding surface. The spike is not some fancy designer stuff but it actually works perfectly in :
Stimulate deeper layers of muscle tissue,
Stretch your muscle and fascia in multiple planes,
Concentrate massage pressure to more reliably enable autogenic inhibition,
Improve access to soft tissue near bony prominences (e.g. your spine, scapula, and pelvis).
rumble roller singapore
Rumble roller goes deeper into your fascia as compare to your normal flat surface roller. The spike might seem really hard, but it is not. The surface feels like rubber and it is good enough for a deep release. Highly recommend people to take the black (extra firm) rumble roller. If the roller is too soft after some time the soft one will not be as effective. This roller is harder than most roller in the market, unless you are using a pipe to roll. This product will last about 2 to 3 years depending on usage, as the spike will start to crumble up after some time.
You can get a rumble roller from me at $79. Do contact me at 90488783 or email me at heechaiong@gmail.com if interested.
Today i am here attending the Singapore Strongman Classic organized by TheCathay Singapore, and Singa-Sports. Official media livefitter and cheryltay.com. Strongman event requires the participant to of course lfit heavy stuff, it looks like its a event only for those real man to take part.
To me strongman event can actually be for everyone, and people should consider adding it into their training. This not only makes training more fun, but it also strengthen muscle that you never use before. Strongman event like farmers walk, stones lift can be really functional as well. It can help with your daily activities like when you are shopping with your girlfriends or when your friends is drunk at the party. Okay just kidding..
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but hey training now needs to be creative, its not longer building muscle that looks good only, but you need to be mobile and balance.
Singapore Squat Challenge 2014 held at Bishan CC, organized by LiveFitter. More than 100 participant turn up for this event and I must say the highlight for the event will be the ladies who took part in this competition! More and more new female athlete is emerging in the Fitness Scene in Singapore! I believe there are many more ladies out there, don’t be shy and come join in the Fitspo (female fitness inspiration) community in Singapore together with other ladies who have the same goals as you!
livefitter singapore squat challenge
The first impression for a Squat challenge to people normally will be, it is an event for guys only! Check out the photos I took in this event and it proves the other way. Lifting weights is no longer an event for guys only! More and more girls started to understand that lifting weights doesn’t get them bulky and big but on the other hand provide so many more benefits to their body and mind.
livefitter singapore squat challenge
Being stronger can no only improve your joints and bones but it also gives you a toner and adds more curves to your body! Working out helps increase your energy level and normally people who works out feel less stressful and lead a happier life! With all these comes a boost in your confidence as you proof yourself over and over again that failure is not an option and you strive to break your Personal Best in whatever things you do!
I will definitely date any of these girls and they look fantastic! Here are some of the photos from the squat event! Strong is the new sexy, keep it up ladies!!!
Hi fitfam, these are the 10 supplement that i find really useful and help me during my training! But of course, training and dieting will still be the foundation of getting a good body. If your training and diet sucked, no matter how much supplement it is not gonna help much. Wanna know what training i do read this. My Diet can check it out here!
musclepharm supplement core series
1. Caffeinated drinks Pre Workout Supplement! Caffeine rises your cortisol level and it increases your adrenaline, in this way you will be able to recruit more muscle fiber during workout, therefore able to lift heavier!
2. Branch chain amino acid. By taking this 15 min before and during training can help to improve recovery during training. BCAA is the only anti-catabolic and anabolic amino acid available, by taking it during training not only helps to improves recovery and prevent muscle from breaking down, it is also shown that after training people who takes BCAA recover faster. 15 to 20grams per training is recommended.
3. Creatine taken daily can help to increase strength and explosive power during training. It helps to replenish the ATP inside the body during your training. You will probably be able to lift more reps on the same weight after 1 week of creatine. No cycling is required for creatine, recommended 5 grams a day.
4. L-Carnitine is a fat transporter. It helps to transport more fats into mitochondria where most of the energy is produced. Especially Acetyl-Lcarnitine it can pass thru the blood brain barrier and this will help increase your focus during training as well. 1 to 2 grams is recommended.
5. Arginine helps to dilate the blood vessel so more blood can flow thru. This helps to transport more nutrient during training and it also gives you a better pumped. Commonly found in preworkout supplement, recommended about 2 to 3gram per serving.
6. Glutamine helps with anti inflammation. By taking it before and after training it helps to prevent muscle from breaking down and recover better during sets. 5 to 10grams is recommended
7. Fast acting carbohydrate (waxy maize) immediately after training can help increase spike your insulin level, boost your testosterone and reduces your cortisol level in the body and therefore making your body very anabolic after training.
8. Beta-alanine help to increase the endurance during training. It gives most people a tingling sensation on the skin! This is mostly found in your pre workout supplement but if you want you can purchase it separately as well!
9. Vitamin C taken every day, especially after workout can help to reduce your cortisol level. This aids in better recovery and boost of your immune system! I take about 2 gram a day!
10. Fish Oil, taken daily helps with anti inflammation, depending on individual the fatter you are the more fish oil your body is able to take. For me i take about 3 to 5grams of fish oil a day.
This little ball has not only help me reduce my chances of injuries during heavy and intensive workout but it also improves my mobility and strength!
With a simple technique taught by Kelvin Quah to release the trigger point by using the ball.
trigger point workshop
Now Coach Kelvin is opening up this workshop to non members as well. Do email me at heechaiong@gmail.com if you are interested. Fees is at $100 (u.p $120) for heechai.com readers only!
Kinetika is a multi dimension equipment which can help with many different kind of sports. It is able to mimic movement of different sports like swinging, kicking punching or pulling. Kinetika Xtreme Gym also conduct ARKE class which focus on your core. It uses equipment like water ball, bosu ball and many others to train your stability. Enjoy the video below which is a summary of how their training will be like.
Kinetika Xtreme High Intensity Interval Training
At Kinetika Xtreme, its not just a normal gym workout, but it improves your functional strength and your cardiovascular health at the same time. Do call them for a free trial today!
What is Intermittent Fasting? Intermittent fasting is a kind of eating pattern where you stay in fasted state (not eating) for 16 to 24 hours and feast ( eat ) for 6-8 hours. The main aim of this diet to me is to let our body adapt to using fats as energy and resting our insulin.
fasted workout
This diet is suitable for people who is looking to gain lean mass and for people who wants to lose fats. There is 2 to do the diet.
1. This will help people who has problem losing weight, and if your problem is with overeating or are hungry all the time. ( for those who have problem controlling the amount of food they consume)
You will only have 8 hours of eating window, normally this short period of eating time will restrict the amount of calories one can eat by about 1/4.
2. For those who are trying to gain mass like me, but are unable to eat alot. This way of eating will increase your appetite, so even after you stop your fasting diet you will find that you are able to eat more than usual.
If you are trying to gain weight you will have to try your best to hit the calories needed for you to grow! If you need 2500 calories, which is about 4 plate of chicken rice, regardless what you do you need to finish that 4 plate within this 8 hours time frame!
During your fasted period, it will be good to throw in a fasted workout, one of the best way is to workout. In this way, your body is low on glycogen and they using more fats as energy. You might find that you feel weaker or even tired during your first few workout. But hey, you have been using carbohydrates as your main source of energy for the past 20 years or more, give your body so more time to adapt.
For lean people 10% bodyfat and below, this diet will work effectively for you but you need to be able to eat. Force feeding yourself for the first few time will be hard, you might want to consider adding mass gainer so you are able to hit the calories.
For people with higher body fat percentage i would suggestion taking at least 6 to 10 gram of fish oil and 2 grams of vitamin C a day, when high amount of fats is burn, toxic is release. You might experience fever or you might get flu easily. Take those to boost your immune system.
So here are some of the photos after fasting. I believe that we can maintain a low body fat percentage throughout the year and still stay strong and we are able to do long distance endurance run with speed!
So try it and let me know how you feel after fasting. Do email me regarding questions on intermittent fasting!
The Samsung GALAXY S5 LTE comes with a built-in application – the Enhanced S Health app, which helps to bring all your fitness data together in a personal fitness tracker. It is able to sync with a few other applications to help you stay on your fitness track! This includes Lark, RunKeeper and MapMyFitness… all of which function as personalised trainer apps. S Health which helps to bring all your fitness data together. It is able to sync with a few other application to help you stay on your fitness track!
S health
Exercise function, must say that the GALAXY S5 LTE and Gear 2 will be your best running companions ever! First of all, both the GALAXY S5 LTE and Gear 2 are water and dust resistant with IP67 rating so you don’t have to worry about sweat or drizzle when you are on the go! It can track the heart rate, the distance covered, running routes you take, how fast you go and most importantly, you can set your personal goals and the Enhanced S Health app will constantly remind you to keep up with your chosen pace.
checking messages with gear 2
There’s also the Pedometer, which can keep track of how many steps you take in a day! For me I set a goal to hit 10,000 steps everyday! So if I am not able to hit it, I will go for a quick walk around. This really helps a lot, especially for people who are always driving or always in the office. You can add a good 10-20min daily workout to hit the target number of steps and release some stress! Sleep tracking is another very important function to me – because not only do we need to sleep for 8 hours a day, we need quality sleep during those 8 hours as well. Sleeping from 12am to 8am is 8 hours of rest; however, if you are constantly moving during 50% of the time, your body is not fully at rest! In extreme cases, I would even suggest getting some sleep aid like ZMA supplements or have some hot chocolate before bed to improve your sleep. So far, I do not have any sleeping problems. In fact, I’m motionless 80% of the time. The only problem is that I am not getting enough sleep every day, so to improve my sleep I will try to sleep earlier!!
S health Sleep tracker
The Samsung Gear 2 comes with a 4GB internal memory for you to store your favorite music, for those times when you forget to bring your phone out! It is also able to sync wirelessly via Bluetooth to your headset to give you music on the go! There are a few more functions available in your Samsung Gear 2, such as the 2MP camera and voice memo. These can be really useful when you need to record something spontaneously. Other than the health functions mentioned, the Samsung Gear 2 can also be used as a remote control for your television and set-top box, via the WatchON Remote app. With just a few simple steps, you will be able to have full control! *If you are at the coffee shop and you don’t like what is playing you can change it!! * (don’t get caught)
Gear 2 Remote
Because user connectivity is important, Samsung has given users the freedom to stay constantly connected and in touch, by allowing you to do most of your important tasks on the Samsung Gear 2! You can call someone by dialing through the Gear 2, receive your latest email/text messages and you are able to check your calendar schedule on the go! After these 4 weeks with Samsung GALAXY S5 LTE and Gear 2, I’m definitely more aware of how advanced technology is now! At the touch of a finger, it is actually possible to do so much. Your training can all be tracked now to more accurately gauge your performance, and the apps available can even guide you along on how you can improve your life! Although it will take a little time to get used to keying in data at the start, it is definitely worth the initial bit of trouble. For those of you looking to transfer all your contacts, photos, music, videos, messages, notes, calendar and more to a new Samsung GALAXY device, all you have to use is the Samsung Smart Switch, which lets you do so in just a few easy steps! You can find more information about the Smart Switch at this microsite, where you can also download the desktop program. Just Some additional perks of being a Samsung User!GALAXY Gifts GALAXY S5 LTE comes with a set of specially curated third party content and services via GALAXY Gifts(worth over S$600). GALAXY Gifts will provide a single entry into content and services, which Samsung has made accessible to users so that they can browse through a variety of content, download them and use in their daily lives to motivate them towards achieving their fitness goals. Some of these third party content and services include the following:
Lark – Your Personal Wellness Assistant, which provides easy personalised recommendations on how to be fitter and healthier. GALAXY S5 LTE users receive free 12-month premium Lark services (worth S$45).
RunKeeper – Turn your GALAXY S5 LTE into a personal trainer in your pocket. Track your fitness activities, measure your performance over time and share achievements with friends. GALAXY S5 LTE users receive free 12-month membership (worth S$25) for RunKeeper Lite.
Skimble – Workout Trainer provides thousands of multimedia workouts led by expert coaches. Workouts come equipped with dynamic move-by-move videos, photos and text instructions. GALAXY S5 LTE users can enjoy a free 6-month Pro+ premium membership experience (worth S$52).
MapMyFitness – Built to help runners, joggers and walkers of all ability levels and ages. Easily track pace, distance, calories and time with audio alerts and much more. Track running, cycling, and over 600 types of other activities. GALAXY S5 LTE users receive free 6-month ad-free MVP access (worth S$45).
GALAXY Life Samsung GALAXY Life is a Samsung loyalty mobile application that offers curated and exclusive content for all Samsung mobile and tablet users. GALAXY Life will offer Samsung consumers entry and access to a community that is customised by categories, content and privileges. Consumers can also join a community where they will receive curated and exclusive content optimised especially for their devices. Promotions available Purchase GALAXY S5 LTE in 16GB with contract – Trade in current smartphone or tablet and get an additional $50 overtrade from 14 June to 30 June 14. – FREE 16GB micro SD card (worth $26) on a while stocks last basis Purchase GALAXY S5 LTE in 32GB without contract and receive – FREE Wireless Charging Kit (worth $108) on a while stocks last basis – Battery Pack (worth $88) on a while stocks last basis *For GALAXY S5 LTE in 32GB purchases without contract at Samsung Experience Stores, there will be additional free gifts – Accessory Pack (HDTV Adapter and Extra Battery Kit) worth $126 S View Cover worth $78
I was invited by Zheng Gang for a trial at Absolute Fencing Singapore. First i was introduced to the 3 types of weapon that is used in Fencing.
There is 3 different Sword for 3 different kind of playing rules to follow, it will be the Epee, Sabre and Foil.
Fencing singapore
Put on my gear and selected my weapon of the day (Foil) , its time to rock! Some basic footwork drill like
1. On guard.
2. Moving forward and backwards
3. Strike
4. Block and strike
Game on!
I Always wanted to have a sword fight when i was young but i never had a chance to do it. The First time i got my hands on Foil, i am hooked.
i was pretty worried and excited at first, as i always thought fencing is a very technical sports and it will be very hard to play and partly due to my slow reflexes as well.
However its really fun and easy to learn! The adrenaline rush that i got during the game feels fantastic, your mind is constantly moving, thinking when to attack or to dodge an attack from the opponent. Plan a fake and strike!
This could be one of the best way to Distress! Get a few of your friends or “friends” and i believe you will have lots of fun! Cant wait to go back for another session soon!
Kids Fencing
Absolute Fencing is the one of the pioneer fencing school in Singapore. Lead by top Fencer in Singapore, be it training for competition or for people who want to take up the sports for recreation purposes. You are definitely in good hands.
Absolute Fencing is located at 18 Boon Lay Way #01-127 18@TradeHub 21 you can get your direction here.
There will be 2 workshop starting soon this holiday! Do call them to sign up now!
musketeers holiday
Bring your family and friends down for a trial today! You can get them here!
So like the fingers of a sports therapist, I designed the Trac™ of the Muscletrac to get into the tissue, penetrating, segmentally stretching, finding and eliminating performance limiting problems like muscle tightness, soreness, trigger points, and adhesions. – See more at: http://www.muscletrac.com/science/the-trac-technology/#sthash.U2pVcwoA.dpuf
So like the fingers of a sports therapist, I designed the Trac™ of the Muscletrac to get into the tissue, penetrating, segmentally stretching, finding and eliminating performance limiting problems like muscle tightness, soreness, trigger points, and adhesions. – See more at: http://www.muscletrac.com/science/the-trac-technology/#sthash.U2pVc
So like the fingers of a sports therapist, I designed the Trac™ of the Muscletrac to get into the tissue, penetrating, segmentally stretching, finding and eliminating performance limiting problems like muscle tightness, soreness, trigger points, and adhesions. – See more at: http://www.muscletrac.com/science/the-trac-technology/#sthash.U2pVcwoA.dpuf
So like the fingers of a sports therapist, I designed the Trac™ of the Muscletrac to get into the tissue, penetrating, segmentally stretching, finding and eliminating performance limiting problems like muscle tightness, soreness, trigger points, and adhesions. – See more at: http://www.muscletrac.com/science/the-trac-technology/#sthash.U2pVcwoA.dpuf
A simple to use and effective roller to bring along! I bet you have seen this in many physio clinic or gyms that promotes rehabilitation. You can read more about the muscletrac roller here.
I have been actively doing trigger point release for the past 6 months and it has been working pretty well for me, i have been sharing how trigger point release helped me in my rehab of injuries. Most of the time i will be using a Lacrosse Ball or foam roller to release the fascial. Today was my first hands on experience with this roller, it is not the best thing to use if you are alone but it is the best if you got a partner with you. this requires you to hold on to both ends of the roller and by apply firm pressure and moving slowly thru your affected area will give you a intense and deep release! I would highly recommend to coaches or people with training partner to use this!
Some of the Benefits of rolling!
MuscleTrac Roller
1. Maximizes Performance – Maximizes your sports performance by release tight muscle and fascia to provide you with a bigger range of motion during activities. This can greatly improve your power out put during exercise as you will be able to recruit more muscle fiber during activity.
2. Accelerates Recovery and relieves soreness – Especially as workout, after rolling your fascia and tight muscle gets release which creates more blood flow and therefore better recovery!
How to use?
how to use muscletrac
Hold Both end of the muscletrac roller and roll thru your trigger point firmly and slowly. Repeat for 10 to 12 times on targeted area to release the tension.
Selling this MuscleTrac Roller at only $79! Contact me at heechaiong@gmail.com for more information!
So like the fingers of a sports therapist, I designed the Trac™ of the Muscletrac to get into the tissue, penetrating, segmentally stretching, finding and eliminating performance limiting problems like muscle tightness, soreness, trigger points, and adhesions. – See more at: http://www.muscletrac.com/science/the-trac-technology/#sthash.U2pVcwoA.dpuf
Iron Fitness Singapore, Singapore first strength and conditioning gym review by Fitness blogger (heechai). **This is not one of those crossfit gym or box. I was invited by Anthony of Iron Fitness Singapore for a trial and to give a review on the gym. I wasn’t really sure if i am up for the training at Iron Fitness Singapore due to a few problem i have:
1. My back injury when i was doing bent over row about 6 months ago. I went to the hospital due to that, luckily no harm was done to my spine however my lower back muscle got really tight.
2. I was also squatting with knee pain and lower back strained at that time (mobility issue).
3. Shoulder and Neck muscle tightness due to lower back muscle pulling and of course from the high usage of computer.
At that time, the discomfort from my lower back is that bad that i needed a massage every 2 weeks.
First day of my trial its legs day, i told coach i couldn’t do it due to my back condition. But at Iron Fitness there is no skipping of training, no matter how you gotta complete the workout. However coach can tune the workout to suit individual level of fitness.
Coach patiently guided me along and showed me the proper way to do it. Because i was having problem squatting on a normal bar, my workout remains however i will be using a safety bar instead.
safety bar squat iron fitness singapore
A safety bar squat will help to keep your body upright while you are squatting. Easier for you learn the movement of the squat.
After my first trial, i when on training at Iron Fitness Singapore for another 3 months without training at another gym. I am training there about 3 times a week on average and here are the results.
1. I was squatting pain free, and my squats increase from 110kg to 130kg. (20kg increased!)
2. Bench press increase from 110kg to 130kg. (20kg increased!)
3. Dead lift increase from 135kg to 161kg. (25kg increased!)
Just my thought on the difference between iron Fitness and other gym.
1. Going to the gym but not knowing what to do? Stuck with your workout and not seeing any progress? That won’t happen because Iron Fitness training changes every day. Knowledgable coach to guide you along and teach you how to train safely.
2. Hate going to gym where everyone looks tired and unfriendly. Not over here, everyone trains hard together and we bond as we work hard and achieve our goals together.
3. Train and train but don’t know if you are improving or doing the right thing? Your progress will be tracked every 3 months here! Of course consistent training is the key to improvement, if you skip training we will know at your fitness test day or 1 rep max day!
4. Worried that the weight is too heavy? Or you might kill yourself in your training? Progressive training, we go by % of our 1 rep max for our training. Ladies do the same as well! This ensure you are always training at your best and will see improvement every 3months!
workout iron fitness singapore
Training at Iron Fitness is definitely tough but enjoyable. Most of the people at Iron Fitness has a full time job but everyday without fail they will turn up for training, it makes me wonder at first what motivates them to train there everyday. Then i realise it is the Coach love for all his athlete. Regardless of who you are or where you are from, if you are willing to learn and improve Coach will give you his 100%.
We train there together, motivate each other, care for each other and Get Stronger Together!
Iron Fitness Singapore is run by Coach Kelvin Quah, the first gym that specialize in Strength and Conditioning training in Singapore. Coach kelvin is very knowledgeable in strength training and proper rehabilitation that can help people who is looking to improve his performance in sports and people of any age who is looking to have a fitter lifestyle! To apply for a trial simply fill up the form below and i will get in touch with you!
Been using the Samsung GALAXY S5 LTE and Samsung Gear 2 for the past 1 week and the experience was magical. I never ever have to worry if my phone gets into the water, or if my Gear 2 gets splashed on when I am washing my hands. Both devices are water resistant and dust proof. The GALAXY S5 LTE, coupled with a water resistant earphone jack, can stay underwater at a depth of one meter for up to 30 minutes.
Battery low? I no longer have to worry when I run out of battery, even if it’s the last 10% of my battery life. With the Ultra Power Saving Mode, I can extend the battery life to up to 30 hours! The best part is that I can still receive call, smses and whatsapp messages! I can even check my Facebook if I want to!
So far the battery life for both Gear 2 and GALAXY S5 LTE have been great. With only a single charge, my GALAXY S5 LTE can last me for 1 whole day even with Bluetooth on at all times and is continuously syncing with my Gear 2! As for the Gear 2, it can last me for about 3 days. Both devices charge quickly – it only takes about an hour and I’m ready to go!
One of the main highlights of the Samsung GALAXY S5 LTE is the camera function that comes with Real Time HDR. [With its advanced Real Time HDR,the GALAXY S5 LTE is capable of reproducing natural light and colour with striking intensity in any circumstances]
Like below the picture on the right is with HDR on!
Samsung S5 Camera
It is a bright and vivid 16 MP camera with lots of different smart modes such as Selective Focus, Beauty Face and Panorama Shot for you to use for different occasions. [The new Selective Focus feature allows users to focus on a specific area of an object while simultaneously blurring out the background. With this capability, consumers no longer need a special lens kit to create a shallow depth of field (DOF) effect.] With these capabilities, I no longer need to bring my camera out. I can just use my GALAXY S5 LTE to shoot anytime anywhere.
samsung galaxy s5 camera
What do you do when you’re out with friends and they ask to see your phone? Perhaps you have some stuff you don’t wish to share. Of course, rejecting your friends don’t seem so nice. Why not have a secret folder where only you can access? The Samsung GALAXY S5 LTE features a new Private Mode function which allows you to hide things that you don’t wish for people to see. Now your privacy is all protected! [You can use your smsun the smart phone even if you friends try to force you to share your password.]
The Samsung Gear 2 comes with a 2 MP camera and 4 GB of internal memory. It’s light on the hand weighing only 68 grams, and I wear it to sleep all the time! The 4GB memory allows you to load your favorite music and listen on the go without bringing your phone out as it also functions as a standalone music player. The Gear 2 measures my heart rate and helps me to track my sleep and steps I walk. Being able to track my heart rate whenever I want is important as this helps me to gauge if I am training at my optimal level.
low light gear 2 camera
Both the GALAXY S5 LTE and the Gear 2 are fully customisable and user-friendly. Do check out my upcoming post where I will be talking about how the applications in these devices can help in keeping our lifestyle healthy!
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Arnold series Iron Pump fruit punch flavour review.
Iron pump is a preworkout supplement. What it basically do is to increase your focus during training and a better pump during your workout.
Taste superb, once open you can smell the sweet fruit punch flavor. Smells a little bit like bubble gum. No bad after taste.
I could feel the effect of iron pump kicks in about 15min after consuming 1 scoop of the iron pump. Its get me the feel to workout, so on my way to the gym i was actually brisk walking instead of my usual slow walk.
For people who hardly take caffeine do watch this as it is pretty strong.
People who is looking to get a better vascularity should give this a try, with Arginine Nitrate in it enhances the dilation of the blood vessel.
Arginine and nitrate both helps to increase our body Nitric Oxide production which will help in relaxing the blood vessel. So when more are able to flow to the area, the muscle gets a fuller pump.
About the recent vibram lawsuit that has been circulating in all social media, i am standing with vibram and i am not claiming for the product even if vibram lost the lawsuit as i benefited so much from this product.
Vibram was sued by a lady who used the shoes and got injured. Her case for sueing vibram is not that she got injured but she claims that vibram made false claims that the shoe could help reduced risk of foot injury and strengthened foot and leg muscles and therefore she made the purchase. Now she wish to claim back on her vibram. For full details click here.
Previously i did a review on Vibram, you can read here. However i didn’t state much about how barefoot running has benefited me and now i would like to make it up for that post.
I still remember the days when i was running my full marathon with a normal cushion shoes, i would always experience pain on my knees after the run, and i will have problem walking properly for the next few weeks. As i entered army as a PTI, my running increases and slowly i started feeling pain in my shin as well. Well you can say that i was over trained or what but here is my experience after using vibram (barefoot running)
The first run with my vibram, was a painful one(advise : start by walking, dont be a idiot and run like me). Normally i could run 10km easily but with vibram, i couldn’t even complete a 4km. I was getting intense ache from the bottom of my calf the next day after my first run. Now that is a weird area to ache which i never experience before!
So i when on to research and realize why is it good to run barefoot. As a human, it is only natural for us to get the most comfortable position or its our natural instinct to survive better by conserving energy used as well. When we have cushion shoes, our body automatically starts to adapt and rely on the cushion for support instead of using our very own muscle and joints for cushion. As time goes by, the muscle gets weaker as it is used less often (common theory for muscle if you dont use it you will lose it).
For the running stance with a cushion shoes. you will often land on your heels and the curve on the shoes will transfer your energy forward and you save energy on this. This movement shorten your range of movement for your calf, imagine doing a calf raise when you push from your heels (you cant). So this causes your calf to get less develop and muscular imbalance occur. Your Shin muscle start pulling as your rear calf muscle is weaker now and there shin splints.
Imagine yourself barefooted now, and you are out for a run. Landing on your heels will cause you immerse pain! So you got no choice but to change the running style, you start to adapt and land slightly to the fore of your foot, and you realize you are unable to run efficently tiptoeing so you change again and there you got the sweet spot! Around the mid of the foot! Now you got the running style, imagine doing a calf raise using the mid of your feet, a full calf activation! That is why i get a intense ache after running with vibram!
I will only touch on the calf part of the muscular imbalance here and there are many more benefit for going natural! But of course all these needs time to adapt! You are running or walking with cushion shoes for the past 20 years, it is only fair to give yourself at least 6months to adapt and see the benefit from barefoot running!
I would like to thank vibram for coming out with such a great product and i will continue to support you!
