Building the base

It's common lately that every 1st question I get is "Are you taking those Powders?" "You got to where you are with supplements right?" "Ah shucks, I've to spend a bomb on supplements to look like you eh?" ... and so on and so forth.......... 1 word... my answer... "I didn't believe in supplement when I 1st started" lol

I got to where I am today without taking any supplement when I began. I have witnesses and proofs that i didn't take even the simplest of simplest... the whey protein till 2009. And that was after i've made research and studies on supplements. What are the benefits and side effects? How our body would react to each supplement? And found that it's not the whey protein that is building our muscles. The protein is merely a substance that aids in our body's recovery after much pounding in the gym which cause lactic Acids to builds up around the muscles. without good recovery, our body can't function properly to maintain and build the hard earn muscles being build up couple of hours earlier. Ever heard of muscle building sleep? So I merely took supplement to aid my recovery and not using it as the base of my bodybuilding. There is a difference.

My history? well, not advisable to do what I do as I went through lots of injuries for starting out too young.. after lifting weights for 5 years i turn to bodybuilding for 5 years before i stopped 9 years and returned in 2009. After working out in the gym for 3 mths, I went out to grab my 1st tub of protein. And in between I've tried 7mths without supplement and i've managed to maintain my physics with just daily food. (Daily food = natural food to fulfill my diet program) and proper workout program.

So DON'T treat Supplement as the only source and Base to bodybuilding towards a good physics.. Eat RIGHT, Workout REGULARLY, and rest SUFFICIENTLY!

Are You sure?

Too many believes and myth have been going about.. but which is the truth and which is not. let's see........

No 1. I would say the myth of "if u hog out today you can burnt it off with a super duper intense workout tomorrow" is WRONG. Sorry to say that, and I know it's very de-motivational to announce that bt its the truth and I don't want to see people just ruin their health by doing so. i know to a lot of people, it feels awesome and less guilty to think of such.. hahaha... bt trust me when i say, what u eat today will be stored up and when you burn them off tomorrow, probably it's just 10% of what you eat yesterday and 50% of what you eat today. (I repeat, probably) If you don't believe, think of it this way. If you eat twice as full today, will you still feel full if you don't eat tomorrow? Ahh... some would say, then i eat less tomorrow... then your metabolism would decrease in turn it will store more fats cause it can't burn off the calories, carbs and fats. And when you workout, your body will draw its supply from your muscles' proteins and in turn u burn up your muscles and store fats as reserved energy. so always eat moderately, correctly and be truthful to yourself.

No 2. "the harder / longer you run the more fats you burn" WRONG again... well, truth to a certain point. If you run / jog or any sorta cardio for 15 minutes (done in an interval way) you boost up ur metabolism to burn fats.. then the longer you run, the supply in ur body depletes (you won't feel hungry... bt ur body does subconsciously) and it will then turn to your muscles again. feeding off the proteins. so proper supply of nutrients if you intend to run for a longer period.

No 3. "Eating less meals help you lose weight" SUPER DUPER KADUPER WRONG .. 1st thing 1st.. by eating less mean u starve ur body off any nutrients for the organs to function properly and furthermore, without anything in the intestine acidic liquid will be released and if this prolongs, its going to cause stomach ulcer. Then... as usual, its a taboo for any1 into fitness because without nutrients, the body's metabolic rate will decrease and it won't burn fats and again... it's feeding on your muscles. so even if the numbers on the scale decrease, it don't mean ur slimmer. It just means u've turn into a slim fatty person as the weight decreased is from your muscle weight.

No 4. "Training without rest will build more muscles" NEED I SAY MORE? WRONG!! so why is that so? We are not machines and even if we are, machine still need to rest. The number 1 priority to any bodybuilder apart from eating right and train hard is rest plenty. Only when we rest our muscles will grow. Yes! that's right.. our muscle grows when we sleep so the right supplementation during our sleep is essential. but anyways, without proper rest / off day during our workout, you are not giving your muscle time to grow. further stressing your muscles will prevent your muscle to grow to the full potential...... so u better..zzzzzzzzzzzzz .. ops.. fell asleep... lol.... get sum sleep

more to come in the future... cause i've been encountering these for the past few weeks.. so i decide to make it clear.....

Sleep walking

Have you ever have the feeling as if u've not woken up from ur dream world and that it's all just ur imaginations till someone who is kinda enough to poke you with a pin to tell you that it's the reality and "YOU NEED TO GET SOME SLEEP" hahaha... well, there is an old saying, you wanna grow, you need to sleep. rest is a very important activity as it helps our body to recover from all the torture we've threw at it. And most importantly, our body starts to replenish whatever we have used up so the next day will be another day.

Lately, i've not been having much rest due to my work. I've to set up a large event everyday for almost 2 weeks. working from 8 am up till 11pm or sometimes even 2am. DAILY... just imagine me being a walking zombie at daily. But No mistake, I still wake up at 5am to do my routine cardio to keep that metabolism high throughout the day so i get to burn fats constantly. It's hard to wake up at 5, especially when i sleep at 3 am... But I'm feeling. No doubt a lot of you are gym bugs or Gym Freaks like me. A proper rest is needed for your muscle to recover and grow. You may felt like incomplete if you don't visit the gym but by doing so, you end up causing more harm than gain. Make sure you have at least 8 hrs of sleep 6hrs is ok daily so that you can be fresher the next round when you visit the gym after work...

Being tired is pretty dangerous especially when you have to get out of bed. I almost fell off a 3 story high scaffolding today when i fell asleep on it while waiting for my colleagues to roll up the cables i've just detached from the ceiling. What a wake up call.. lol. anyways, do get enough rest.. and i mean plenty of rest to see quality muscles gain in you.

Our Caring Society

Its been quite sometime now since I last took the public transport and this is what I get. LOL. Anyways, The nurse... or should I say, nurses (A couple of them) was awake when the 2 old man walks into the bus. They took a look at them and yet, sat comfortably on the seat letting the old man swaying with the bus.. Then the bus stop, a seat was vacant, an young indian lady rushed to the seat, walking pass the old man to dash to the seat. Right then, she started laughing and giggling away having fun with her bunch of friends who all together fought for the seats.

Is this the Malaysia we want to portray? Wake Up Malaysia!

A picture tells a thousand words.

Monday Blues

Today's really a slow day... Both in class and well, in class. Practically, I started class at 10am till 8pm due to the replacement class. here is one example of how my classmates sleep in class....

VJ & Nicholas

Sometimes its really a little dramatic. Kids nowadays.. hahaha... as if I lost the kiddie inside of me. My dad always say I never grew up cause I watch too much cartoon. well, its not true, its cause I choose to be the little boy. Cartoon has nothing to do with it all. In fact, I have to watch and analyze them to learn different style of drawings. Being the 27 yrs old me now seemed to appreciate education more than the me back then in high school. I'm glad that I'm back to college to get that diploma of mine.

As I was doing my Malaysian Studies assignment, I find it hard to balance between opinion and reasoning. Because I know what is going on and not just me who knows. And Malaysia is so smart by including this subject into our program which in return inflict confusion and stress into the mindset of the young college students. I mean why does Malaysia include this program and state that all Malaysian must take it when they know all Malaysians knows Malaysian history. Ahhh... Have you ever wonder why it is so? I have but I think its just my opinion... Seriously, I have to crack my mind to think of things to write which will not cause another May 13 incident to occur. Another question, do you think HINDRAF is connected to the terrorist? Thats a big joke in my opinion. Lets just hope the Malaysian government won't direct the terrorist attention here by accusingly linking them to the Indians here.