Boy! This was an exciting podcast. Moustafo and Hakeem, two podcasters (in their own right) and fitness entrepreneurs who live in Malaysia, joined me this morning to talk about conditioning and Spartan training. I'm amazed how much knowledge these young individuals have in the health spectrum of everything. Because this will be a 2-3 weekly... Continue Reading →
Pre-Workout: Amino Energy Review
You guys don't know, but two days ago had to be the most terrifying moment of my life. After sucking down two cups of coffee (1pm and 4pm), I decided to "test" out my new pre-workout, Amino Energy, at 6pm. Yeah. Bonehead move. There was no effects at the moment, but I while I was... Continue Reading →
Why You Need To Eat Slowly – Barbell Nations’ Hakeem Khan
I was sitting across from this awesome individual who I had the special privilege of doing a podcast with in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia while sucking down some Nandos, and he told me about eating slowly can help reduce binging. While this could've been true, I was very apprehensive until I saw the stats. I couldn't... Continue Reading →
One Day Away – Spartan Race
Cardio, strength, core training, leg training....all of these things were done in bulk and now it's time to put it to the test. How do I feel going into the Spartan Super in Chon Buri, Thailand? I wouldn't say nervous, but not really sure what to expect. Have I trained like crazy since my Spartan... Continue Reading →
My Spartan Bag: Energy Gels
Now that the Spartan Race is over, I want to evaluate and see just how great these Energy Gels are. In 2015, I didn't have any protein bars on me or energy gels. On that specific race in Melbourne, Australia, I almost gave up. Was it because I lacked energy? Or lacked Will-Power in general?... Continue Reading →
Evaluating My Spartan Score
So I was practically top 25%, and almost 20%, in all categories. If I look at the time, it's not that good. I don't know exactly what happened during the race, but the obviously made it to be very difficult for attaining a good time. I think I completed my Spartan Sprint last year in... Continue Reading →
Spartan Race: Seminyih, Malaysia…ACHIEVED! But……
WHAT. A. RACE. Where should I begin? Let's me take you from the beginning so I can provide some flow. I arrived maybe around 9:15 to the station KTM - Kajang station. This was nearest to the super rural area the where the race was being held. From there, Ubers was stacked all around me. ... Continue Reading →
Traveling + Fitness Goals = Malaysia/Singapore Spartan Is On The Board!
There's been some hard decision-making going on my end, but I'm finally kicking off my travels this year with a minor bang. Like I told you in the beginning with my blog, outlining the possible scenarios of traveling....it's now evident that I will do a small travel at this juncture of the year, basically due... Continue Reading →
Interviewee #5 – Rich Cohen: CEO & Founder of The Lab BKK
Back in the early stages of last year, I was already looking at making my way to Bangkok. I wanted to be around a community of great, entrepreneurial-minded people. I contacted this gym called The Lab BKK online and spoke with a man name Rich - who just so happens to be on my podcast... Continue Reading →
Health Goals For 2018
This is going to be a little bit of a difficult year for me because of the sporadic races on terrible dates (in regards to Spartan). For example, the Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur sprint will fall on the day I will be in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. This will make it a little bit difficult for... Continue Reading →