Me.

"Those who take perception from afar, will merely see a shadow of yours casted by other's fading light. Those who bother to come closer, will see the true form of yourself."

Mind not and care less what the others perceive.. Stay true to yourself for it is your life you're living, not the others. So Fuck the other's sayings..

I hope I clear my bro's mind with that.

Thoughts,
Sinner

Inspirations and facts. Lebron style.

In this extract of a NBA article, I found what I believed in for years, expressed into simple words.

James told Kroft he still watches Game 5 of the 2007 Eastern Conference finals, where he scored the Cavaliers' final 25 points in a double overtime victory at Detroit.

"The game was so magical," James said.

Kroft marveled at James' performance, calling it in his narration, "one of the greatest clutch performances in history," and asked James, "You didn't feel nervous taking those shots?"

"No. You can't be afraid to fail," James told Kroft. "It's the only way you succeed -- you're not going to succeed all the time, and I know that. You have to be able to accept failure to get better."


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I always know that success is not gonna be there all the time.. but i felt that that is the reason that i should even so put in 150% everytime i work my ass off for something.. i can accept failure pretty well.. but that is also for the sake that in case the success didn't turn out to be happening, I have the process to rejoice in and learn from!

I hope you guys out there who read this feels the same.. because this work ethic has brought me thus far.. and i believe it will help you too!!

Loved,
Sinner

Something to rejoice.

I got my Ah Gong Frame le!!! hehe.. happy! and everytime.. god seemed to have it planned out nicely for me.. When i got my first frame.. i thought something is wrong.. and there i found a full set of EC 90 components in the perfect sizes i need, the stem, the handlebar also correct fit..

then now, the frame seem abit short on the top tube.. but now i tink of it.. its PERFECT! for my aero bar to fit.. i cant sit too far behind even on the road bike position! Haha.. i am just too over happy already..

next, this is the first time i asked dear are you happy with ____ (fill in something regarding sports)? and she replied with a straight "yes! i really enjoy it now!"... I guess for a beginner, getting the right kit is really important in biking and any other sports...
Get a crap road bike and get it crappily fitted, i bet she'd have quitted since day one.

Anyway, I am just happy to have something so healthy to indulge in other than our lovely relationship and of course, our sex life. Yes, its SeX life, you bloody conservative people. :)

--- I have some rambling to do about that news that says ppl saw this couple doing blowjob just because they saw the girl lie in his arms in a rather awkward position... ITS THE PARENTS' MIND THAT IS CORRUPTED... See from behind that they hugged that way is blowjob.. so if one day they see me standing behind a girl and the girl is wearing bikini with a g string, it means i'm fucking her?

next up, got this parent say "if my kids ask me what are they doing, what should i reply?" ... KNN CCB.. ITS HER FUCKING PARENTING THAT HAS PROBLEM.. NOT THE COUPLE.
--------- More on that next time..

Ok... something i wanna comment on..

Dear.. haha.. u noe why i flared up?

Cos i was quite sian that my bike is not as comfortable cos i wasn't adapted to the shorter top tube yet and my saddle wasn't moved back cos i didn't noe.. then qutie irritated.. plus my bro so reluctant to workout.. i very very VERY SCARED HE'LL LOSE ALL HIS BASIC FUNCTIONS REALLY SOON... and his army WILL REALLY TRULY BE HELL...

Then my mum.. sigh.. bu yao jiang le.

To top it up.. when you appear to be so xin ku.. i really have to try very hard to understand that you're already told to be going at a comfy pace.. and you seem to be not motivated at all to practice.. and you still say "SO DIFFICULT.. RACE DAY SURE DIE.." when you haven't practice yet.. sigh..

Its not that you're lousy.. but At that specific point of time.. especially when we came back to a damn sian bro.. all I could tink of is.. Why the people around me are ALL NOT MOTIVATED TO EXERCISE??? I FEEL SO LIKE DRAGGING EVERYONE TO WORKOUT WITH ME.. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG MORE CAN I DRAG PPL TO WORKOUT WITH ME AND I WISH SOMEDAY SOME ONE WILL PULL ME OUT TO WORKOUT WITH THEM...

I NEED PEOPLE WHO WANNA WORKOUT TO HANG OUT WITH TOO... :(

Sigh...

Hugs,
Sinned, Biked, Ran, Ate, Slept.

Before i forget..

Mr chan says:

There are 6 levels of fitness goals..

Lv 1: Foundation -> Recovery system, Efficient muscles(Capillary level Blood transportation), full Range Of Motion, and Good Posture.

Lv 2: Flexibility -> ROM (maintenance as we age)

Lv 3: Stability -> Stabilizer muscles strengthening (e.g: SITS of shoulder, Knee joint stabiliser (Vastus Medialis Oblique/Iliotibial Band)

Lv 4: Strength -> Brute str/Endurance str etc.. 8 to 20+ RM

Lv 5: Power -> 1-3 RM trg

Lv 6: Performance -> Sports performance

Training requires isolation... When doing compound exercise as a compound exercise, (e.g: Doing bench press with heavy weight, thus using tricep and chest together) it does not give as much training adaptation as isolating the chest when doing chest press(and others), then working the triceps isolated by doing extensions and such.

I.E: Cannot train the way you're going to use the muscles together, have to train each muscle by itself and in as many angles as possible to simulate the multi-angle force exertion we have to face as a human in our daily lifestyle.

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Some ego topic:
Got one 55yr old uncle who's quite fit looking and the gym frequent oso.. saw me today and he told me "you look much better than when i first saw you!".. hehe..

Brendah jie jie say she couldn't recognize me.. and thought "who was that yellow shirt muscular man??".. hehehhee.. YAY.. I'm not happy because they say I'm fit or watsoever..

but it's because all these means my hardwork paid off!!! Really really motivating.. and it goes to show a stupid person like me can achieve much too with good guidance and determination&perserverance to work smart and hard on the correct techniques!!!

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Scary thing...

Shi fu say I am using too little weight.. Ask me to up... tried to do the last shoulder exercise with 4 plates instead of the usual 3 and he still say too light.. then i tried again with 7 plates (he suggested 8) and i can still manage! hehe.. guess its up to let ego loose a tiny winnie little bit! :D

HAPPY!!!!

Sinful Workouts - Endorphine rush (same as Sex) :P

Rush,
Sinner

The Race.

This is one of my main event of the year and I somehow decided to give it only a 80% effort race so I can enjoy Every single moment without having to pant like I'm gonna die anytime of the next seconds.. FYI, i've always been doing that for the past don't know how many years ever since I started doing sports.. doing my best and doing Too Much.

However, I'm starting to grasp the real intention and meaning of doing long distance races and however short this Singapore Biathlon is to many of you old birds out there, it will be a good start for me to learn how to Enjoy the Endurance game. :D

So, I spent 2 hrs last nite preparing for everything I need...
Tri suit - Checked
Goggles (Clear, red tinted, clear tinted) - Checked
Vaseline - Checked
Anti fog - Checked (thanks Fred)
Water - Checked
Shoes and Socks - Checked
Number belt - Checked
Shades - Checked
Time table - Checked
Race venue address - Checked
Extra clothes - Checked
Warm up gears - Checked
Watch - Checked
Bottle of honey drink (better than powergel to some extent) - Checked
Money - Checked
Phone - Checked
Race confirmation slip - Checked
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Then I meditated and I visualized every single possible detail that I can think of from the moment I wake up until I finish the race.

So reached there at 7.15 sharp... everyone reaching was in super mini running shorts and running tops.. All long and slender bodies.. I look kinda out of place.. all have friends to go with but I'm there alone.. I look at myself, and I learned the first thing in endurance race (learn to back down your ego, and laugh at yourself for the sake of fun and enjoy :)).. I laughed at the way I look, way too muscular and quite bulky to be a swimmer or runner... But yes, I'm indeed, both combined. :)

The weather looked bad.. lightning clouds everywhere.. and it drizzled when me and this new friend Lawrence went for warmup swim after our registration, changing into tri suit and also crapping for the one final time, hoping we'll crap the butterflies in our stomach out.. :D It worked! haha..

Anyway, after the warmup, we went back for a drink and lawrence told me to try to slow down my swim a little bit and my run will benefit alot more! So I tried.. I started right at the first line of swimmers and in the middle too.. hopefully my pictures turn out nice. haha.. and when I swam towards the first buoy, it was clear traffic! hehe.. in fact, most of the time it was clear traffic except for the 2 to 3 turns... got quite messy.. but yeah, was able to maintain composure through self talk and also the visualizations i did...

When I finish the swim, i was surprised to find that i am 3 mins faster than previous year's timing.. and the best thign is because i held back, i am still damn fresh!

haha.. so, took my time in transition, soaking into the atmosphere before beginning my long lonely run.

So, 10k, here we go! The first 2k felt a little hard on the breathing but forced myself to control and did ok... then after 2k, my muscles FINALLY adapted to the transition (so slow.. lack of transition/brick training)... and it got into quite a good slow pace..

met this super ego pti guy.. started chatting abt fitness without knowing he's a PTI and qualified fitness instructor.. so i said I teach swimming and also do abit of personal training la.. then the chat went fine.. and then guess what.. when i mentioned abt learning from Mr chan.. and i wanna recommend him cos chan's really good.. he goes like "I'M A PTI U NOE??? I GOT MY FI CERT 10 YEARS AGO!!"

i was like oh.. ok ok... good (so thats how outdated you are..)... haha.. then i say PTI also can learn wat.. never hurt to learn.. then he say "I GOT A LOT OF CERTS ALREADY!"... then i ask did you get NSCA ? and he said oh.. strength and conditioning ar.. SAF only got 2 ppl have.. then I say oh.. good la.. then i should join to make it THREE. :Ppp HAHAHHA... He jit tao DIAM DIAO LOR...

HAHAHAHA...

so we reached the 5km mark and i just went on faster cos we're going way too slow... and surprisingly, i was able to push all the way to the end and finish DAMN STRONGLY with a SMILE! :D

Timing was the same as last yr.. but i remember finishing the race last yr like a dog panting for his last breathe.. but this yr.. the current was stronger and I managed to finish my swim faster! and when i finish my run, even though its slower than last yr by 2 mins.. i never felt difficulty even though i pushed thru the last 3km... absolute victory to myself!!!

am very very very happy with my performance... went home and still can cycle to teach swimming... not enuff!!! i want more!!!!

I love the atmosphere.. i'm sure triathlons will be much more cooler.. and in time to come.. HIM, IM AND DECA IM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hereby, I thank Dear, Buddy, Mr chan and Jingfu, Chong, Fred and all the rest who has been supporting me!!! :)

Love,
Sinner

To those who think i'm arrogant, fuck off. I am just passionate about what I do and I say things in a "straight in your fuck face" manner. I know I have a lot to learn, and those who are sincere in teaching me and who has taught me, would have seen how I am willing to listen and change as long as its for the better. So, those who read this post and don't like it, don't judge, for you are Not qualified once you have the intention to judge. :D