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  • 10: How can Women and Mother work on their weight loss | With Tini

    10: How can Women and Mother work on their weight loss | With Tini
    Aug 24 2023

    Together with Tini, a mother of 1 and a Personal Trainer in our team, discuss how women and mothers can leverage the tips and tricks we discussed in this talk show podcast for their weight loss journey.
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    35 m
  • 9: How Can A Mother Of 3 Achieved So much As a Personal Trainer with Bego

    9: How Can A Mother Of 3 Achieved So much As a Personal Trainer with Bego
    Dec 1 2022

    If you are a woman, and you always give yourself excuses for not being able to work out, keep yourself healthy and work. This episode is for you. Bego is a mother of 3. She is also a personal trainer, achieved many in her life, yet she can spend quality time with her 3 girls.

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    26 m
  • 8: WHY DID I STOP MY PODCAST FOR AWHILE ?

    8: WHY DID I STOP MY PODCAST FOR AWHILE ?
    Apr 3 2022

    If you have been following my podcast, you will realize that I’ve not been recording for months. That is because, I have a newborn and every night when I am trying to record something, halfway through my baby girl crying will come into the background. I’ve been trying to catch the right time so she will not interrupt during my recording but it still failed.


    And by now, you should also realize my audio isn’t as good as it was, that is because i am recording through my phone without any mic and filter. I was thinking if I have to set up and find the best time to record, It will never happen for a while.


    So in this episode, I just want to be transparent to you guys that I am having a really hard time juggling my work, sleep, family, workout and podcast.


    In the near future, my recording might be shorter but I promise to make the best out of it and I hope for your understanding and thank you so much for listening.

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    3 m
  • 7: IS FITNESS MARKET IN SINGAPORE GETTING TOO SATURATED?

    7: IS FITNESS MARKET IN SINGAPORE GETTING TOO SATURATED?
    Jan 24 2022
    In this episode, I have a guest; Aniq with me. He is also a fitness coach who came from a commercial gym background and also has numerous years of experience doing freelance. We will be talking and sharing about how we look at the fitness market now in Singapore and how you should look for the right trainer.
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    19 m
  • 6: My secret way to lose fats fast and stay young

    6: My secret way to lose fats fast and stay young
    Jan 7 2022
    When it comes to getting in shape, losing weight, and gaining muscle, the first thing we thought about is training. And this can be frustrating when you think you already did everything you could in the gym and still not getting the result you want. Yes, getting a coach will help you achieve your goal faster, but some people don’t like to be told what to do, and even if they listen to the coach, there are micro things you might not know that will give your result a speed boost. Have you heard of this quote, “abs are built in the kitchen?” Yes, and it applies to losing fats too. Losing fats is not just about all the hard training, it is about what you do outside the gym to help supplement what you did in the gym.You might think, yeah yeah, we know it is about the diet. No! It is not just about the diet. Let me share with you some secrets of mine you might already know or you might not. Besides just training, these rituals are the ones I’ve been doing to recover my body faster, look young, minimize the chances of falling sick and burn more fats.ARE YOU READY? Number one. Drink one liter of lukewarm water with a few slices of lemon before any food or coffee in the morning. If you usually don’t have the habit of drinking a lot of water in the morning, then start with 500ml. If you have a stomach acidic problem, then don’t add lemon.Why I suggest lemon is because lemon helps aid digestion. It also helps prevent constipation,that is why when you drink warm or hot lemon water when you wake up in the morning it may help you get your digestive system moving.Number two. Have a very healthy breakfast. Filling and nutritious breakfast will help to kick start your day. Breakfast is often called “the most important meal of the day” by many generations. And why is it so? Breakfast breaks the overnight fasting time frame and it helps replenish your supply of glucose to boost your energy levels and alertness and provide essential nutrients for good health.But if you are doing long hours of fasting and happen to break your fast only after breakfast, then you can skip it on the day when you are doing Intermittent-Fasting.When you have a good and healthy breakfast that includes fiber, the tendency you have a heavy lunch or snack on something sweet in between your breakfast and lunch is slim, and that will help you to cut down unnecessary calories.Number three. Cold Shower. Showering cold in the morning does more good than bad. In the old days, where parents told you not to shower cold in the morning after you wake up, if not you might catch a cold, it is over. Much research has proven, showering in the morning helps you to wake up and improves blood circulation. The cold and warm stimuli constrict and dilate your blood vessels, which will help strengthen your immune system. Coldwater also helps reduce sore muscles and supports recovery after a workout or sports.And if you are able to recover faster, you can hit the gym again to burn more fats and build muscle faster.Number four. Drink warm Chinese tea every day. Naturally, teas have a type of flavonoid called catechins that may help boost metabolism and help your body break down fats more quickly. Like coffee, teas also have caffeine that will increase your energy use, causing your body to burn more calories.But why specifically Chinese teas? Tea leaves like Pu-Er, Tie Guan Yin, or Oolong, already have a long history of helping people to clear the excessive oil from the food you eat out of your body system. That’s why I believe in Chinese teas.Number five. If you work out that day, take ZMA supplements before sleep. ZMA stands for zinc, magnesium, and aspartate, aspartate in short, they are Vitamin B6. They are a popular supplement among athletes, bodybuilders. These three combinations help to boost muscle growth and strength and improve endurance, recovery, and sleep quality. And when you have good sleep quality, it will help you lose fats faster.Last but not least, number 6. Before bedtime, meditate. Why is meditation good for you? Meditation does not help you to lose weight like how workout does but it is part of the plan. If you meditate long enough, over time, it can help you to make lasting changes, like eating habits or the mind power to continue with your weight loss goal. Suppose you can follow all that I mentioned above. You are already halfway there to achieve a total body and mind transformation. You can also start feeling different in a month. I’ve tried it myself when I need to lose some fats after the holiday and during the covid lockdown period. During that time, gyms are all closed, all that I could do was a home workouts and the rituals I mentioned. And it does help me to drop fats percentage from 16% back to 13%I took a while to come out with these few ways that work hand in hand with training and diet. These are some things you won't get to hear or see very often when reading or getting advice from someone. Diet, workout,...
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  • 5: The top 3 qualities I find in my most successful clients

    5: The top 3 qualities I find in my most successful clients
    Dec 2 2021
    I have been training people for almost 13 years. I have worked with a few mega gyms, one of which is a ladies' specialized gym. I’ve seen many success stories along the way.Have you wondered why certain people got great results and transformation when they decided to start their fitness journey, and some didn’t? I agree, with some people with health conditions, they might have difficulties achieving their goals. Let’s just put this group of people aside. Mental strength is the main drive to help every individual achieve their fitness goal. Discipline, Determination, and Self-conscious are a few main keys to achieving a goal. Of course, fitness goals can be very subjective to individuals. But I’m talking about losing fats, getting lean and toned, and increasing strength. One that doesn’t look frail or always seems tired. You might find it challenging to maintain a specific body shape or lifestyle you have been following, and that’s because IT IS difficult. Nothing is easy. But what if I tell you, If there is a system that not only helps you achieve your goal, it can also change your mindset and habits on how you can maintain your fitness and body shape throughout your journey?It might sound too good to be true. It is true it might sound too good to be true IF you attempt to try it all by yourself with no proper help or system to follow. Everyone needs a system to follow. When you are trying to learn from youtube, it is a form of system. When you try to learn from books or magazines, it is a form of system. When you try to learn from what you saw in the gym, that is also a system.But are those the correct ones you are following? Are you getting results from that system? Do you understand what you are doing with the system? Following blindly can result in injuries or getting your body confused about what you really want to achieve and end up losing all the motivation to train.I can totally understand all this frustration because I've been there myself. It took me 13 years to create The “LUMIX” system. I’ve been talking about it on my Instagram in my last few posts.Today I’m not going to dive in too much about my program, but I’m going to tell you the top 3 qualities I find in my most successful clients.Number one. They Believe and accept that we all have our expertise, and I’m the coach to help them achieve their goal. Instead of spending their own valuable time trying out all sorts of funny ideas and ending up, they could have used their time in a better way. I have many clients who are working in a very stressful environment, every day, they need to deal with hundreds of people and still need to manage their work. The last thing they want is to come to the gym, instead of releasing their stress and focusing on getting their body in shape, they need to think of HOW they can build their body. Smart people know how to dedicate work to specific people who are good at what they are doing. Number 2. They listen instead of fighting it. When they decided to invest in me, they wanted to achieve their goal. And they don’t want to waste their money and time for not listening to what I advised them to do and end up not getting what they want. This point can be related to the first point I have just mentioned. When they just do what they are told, there is no stress about it, they just have to do it. They don’t find excuses not to do what I’ve told them to do, because it will only waste their energy. They believe in the system, they do it and they succeed. That’s so simple.Number 3. They believe in consistency and the trainer they choose. They continue training with me because they continuously learn something new and see results instead of stopping training when they see a little development and assume they know it all. They also believe I can lead them to a better lifestyle. With all due respect, I know there are some clients who want to learn some basic skills from the coach, and the moment they see some results, they stop training. I respect that, I respect every client's decision, but one must remember, even all the coaches that have been training for many years, still they are learning. Training is not as easy as you think it is.I’ve seen many CEOS and Directors of big companies hire fitness trainers or martial art artists for themselves, not because they merely just want to achieve their fitness goal, they also want to sharpen their mental strength, discipline, endurance, and patience. And last but not least, number 4. Discipline. They already have a certain level of discipline in them. They know in order to achieve their goal, they need to come training regularly without fail, not unless they are sick. They know training without cardio and diet is not going to help them, so they follow the way it should be and without whining and complaining. With those four qualities, I see success in my clients. We all have the qualities to succeed, we all have them in us, ...
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  • 4: No Pain No Gain

    4: No Pain No Gain
    Nov 22 2021
    When it comes to “no pain, no gain,” you might think “siao ah,” meaning crazy. Why would I want to go gym and torture myself? Who the hell will go to the gym and do something that feels painful? And then you saw those motivational speeches or videos of how others trained; you suddenly felt motivated but had the mental block to push yourself to that pain level where many call it “suffering.” I do feel the same way sometimes. I love training so much and I am a coach myself, I should be able to push myself, but I am human too. Sometimes, I am afraid of the pain too, I will lose motivation or inspiration to push myself. And then I will find ways to spark that fire in me again. I know deep inside me, I would love to do it, I just need the spark.Pain doesn’t mean the pain we feel when we cut ourselves or the pain we got from falling. The pain is a mental challenge. The challenge of pushing one more rep, one more set, or you can say pushing through that, you call it the “sour feeling.” the (Lactic acid-forming) inside your muscle. Meaning your muscle is lacking oxygen, and it is very normal during muscle fatigue. It will usually result in muscle soreness and cramps. But you know when you start feeling that, your muscles will only grow.If you decide to do it, you do your best. Why would you want to go to the gym and do half-fu*k? You will be wasting your own time. The next time you need that mental push, I’ve three pieces of advice for you. Advice 1. Find a buddy that has a high discipline and knows what he is doing to push you. You definitely want someone who knows what he is doing and knows how to work out in order to push you that extra rep. The last thing you want is your best buddy or spotter to injure you and you never want to come back to the gym anymore.I had a very bad experience with a spotter just two years ago. I want to do a 55kgs dumbbell chest press on a bench, and all my colleague was engaged with their clients, I know I won't be able to push that alone, so I went to the front desk and ask this big size guy who did some carry himself to spot me, spot meaning standing behind me and support me by gripping my wrist or putting his hand under my arms, just in case I couldn’t push, he could give me a hand.And that was when the accident happened, true enough, I couldn't push the weight when I reached the 3 reps and he didn't push me on time, so I had a partial tear right chest muscle, and luckily I was quick enough and did a safe landing, the dumbbell didn't hit my face.So, I asked him why he didn’t support me well, and he replied, “I thought you could.” Just because of his inexperience, I almost lost my job and am not able to lift anymore.Advice 2. Play a piece of a song that you will be highly motivated for, and try to push it. *(With the proper form, of course.) You might think, how can music help with the workout? ​​Studies have shown that faster-paced music tends to help improve athletic performance when a person engages in low-to-moderate level exercise, either by increasing distance traveled, pace, or repetitions completed. For example, a 2006 study that looked at the effect of music on the selection of treadmill speed found that while listening to fast-paced music, participants increased their pace and distance traveled without becoming more tired. Other studies drew similar conclusions, suggesting that listening to music with more beats per minute can enhance physical performance during low-to-moderate level exercise.I have had experience in some gyms allowing the trainers to play their own playlist and someone played some oldies and slow songs, not lying, someone actually loves it but that will never help to push you for another repetition or set because the beat won’t help to motivate you. Advice 3. The most traditional and safest way is to hire a coach. With the extra push, you will make a big difference from how you think you can turn out to be. I've gone through competition, and I had a coach to push me. I was at the next level than I had ever been in my life.I can totally understand, it is hard to invest that amount of money to hire a coach. Coaches, Trainers, Teachers, they are all expensive, why? Because they have put their life with all they do the best for many years, they invested a lot on courses to enhance their skills, in order to coach, they trade their time to coach you and teach you. They hold the responsibility to make sure you succeed. There are also coaches outside that are affordable. They are newly certified and willing to take any clients. If you have a budget, you can always hire them to learn the basics first before you upgrade to elite trainers.So, if you have been thinking to transform but have been procrastinating, meaning, you need someone to push your ass hard. Usually, this type of pushing yourself to leave your comfort zone is the pain that we are talking about. The pain is when you are willing to do something you are ...
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  • 3: My love story with my wife

    3: My love story with my wife
    Nov 9 2021
    Welcome to Awaken The Warrior In you. This is your host, Edison HoIn this episode, I will be sharing with you, “My love story with my wife”Story 1Before I got to know my wife, I was just like any other ordinary man, going to the club every weekend to pick up girls and also trying to date nice ladies from dating apps. And through one dating app, that was where I met my wife, “Nica.”In the beginning, we just exchanged a few words from the app and ex changed our number, but we did not maintain the connection or stay in touch. And you won’t believe it, after 2 years, we met again in the same app! The conversation started with “I think I know you.” And that was how everything started.We started to go out for coffee.One day, my good best friend asked me, do I have any nice lady to introduce to him, and I was thinking, he is much older than me and he really needs to get a girlfriend. So I decided to introduce Nica, to match them up by setting up a dinner together.Do you believe in fate? That day, when she came to meet us, she didn’t want to sit beside my friend, she sat beside me. So we started to introduce each other. The whole time, I can tell she is not interested in him at all. It was a flop.Story 2We started to go out more often as friends, meet up for movies and coffee. I wasn’t serious at all, I was just being playful and needed more female friends instead of my good friend.6 years back, during New Year countdown, she asked me if I have any plan, I told her I am going club with my group of friends for a countdown, So she kind of sadly nodded (I can sense it), But hey, I don’t consider myself attached at that moment, I still wanna hang out and enjoy my freedom.That night, after the countdown, I was a little tipsy and I couldn’t get a cab home, everyone was calling for a cab. It was already 1am! So I tried my luck, I texted Nica to ask if she was already asleep, I wanted her to take a cab from Hougang to Clarke Quay and get me out of here. HONESTLY, I didn’t expect she would agree, who would?Unexpectedly she agreed! And my heart SANK. That moment, I told myself, I am a total asshole. How could I do that to her?And after that day, everything changed. The way I looked at her was different. I will never meet another girl who will do the same thing for me, I’ve never met a woman in my life that treated me as a priority, I needed to give this relationship a chance to blossom!We started to date seriously, at least for me, I was treating it seriously. I also moved out from my parents place to live with her in a rented room for 3 years.Story 3In those 3 years, we traveled to many places together. We went to Boracay, Manila, Krabi, Bangkok, Japan, Geneva, New Zealand and Bali. We enjoyed it as much as we could, while the relationship lasted, maybe deep inside us, we weren't sure if this relationship was going anywhere even though we were close.But during our trip to New Zealand, I decided I want to propose to her. We had known each other for 5 years, she had spent most of her time with me and gave up her dream of going to Switzerland to meet her mum and further her studies.I mean, I am not a womanizer, but I had more than enough experience to say who is the one for me and loves me, has been there for me throughout my ups and down and so selfless about herself when it comes to me.And so, during the middle of the trip at the national park, west central, south island, “Mount Cook”, I proposed to her kneeling, in front of all these beautiful mountains and clouds floating around us. It was so beautiful.At that moment, when she said yes, with tears coming down her face, I knew, this was the moment we both have been waiting for. I wore the ring for her, holded each other's hand so tight and walked down that mountain. I said to her, one day we will bring our kids here and tell them, this is the exact location papa proposed to your mum.So this is how Nica became my wife. Very quickly within a month, we prepared for the wedding ceremony at Royal Plaza on Scotts. We wanted a more modern wedding ceremony, so we didn’t invite a lot of people, just our close friends and family. We say our vows in front of all our loved ones and the journey of husband and wife begins.Many newly married couples wanted to take a few years' honeymoon before having a child, but for us it was different, we had traveled a few, we wanted to become young parents and be able to do more things with them, so we decided to have our first child during our first year of marriage. We got a very handsome son, “Jacob.” We were so fonder over him, although he had quite a severe eczema, we really had a hard time with it. Nica even cried during certain occasions. This was our first challenge as husband and wife. Sometimes we got frustrated with different opinions on how we are going to help him, spending lots of time sending him to doctors which affected our career.Despite all these challenges, we stuck together and got stronger...
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