Strongman Challenge Weekend

I felt like a proud mother as Nursyazwani walked up the stage to receive her 3rd position medal. She's done good for herself. Only 3 months of training and she's 3rd. Wonder what a year training would turn her into???
 
As for me, I just had a lot of fun heaving and shouting and pushing on others. It was an honour to go side by side Feng Yi, top Asian CrossFitter. So cool, calm and composed. How's that for a pocket rocket?

 

Cheryl got so strong and so quick, I'm equally proud of this baby girl. This energizer bunny is always happy and laughing and cracking silly jokes, I'm not surprise if this woman will go on to bigger accomplishments in life. Sophia's strength is amazing and I hope she keeps doing this sport and as for Shi Qi, watch out for this bada$$, I'm sure she'll be back for more.

Its been a great weekend, especially when I see my family and newly-founded extended family through AlphaFit come to give us support. That really means a lot to me. Support and Cheers.

  
Goh Yeow Hui. He is an angel in the form of a ... a ...  shouting monster. He's there supporting everyone regardless of where they came from. He helped Shi Qi (from team iron behemoths) and Sophia (Genesis) with their jeep pull technique during training, he gave me and Wani ample advices and encouragement, I saw him give words of advice to Feng. Don't even get me started with Cheryl, his prodigy :-) This man. He has a HUGE heart. One of the biggest heart I ever seen. Make that one of the biggest heart I have ever FELT. So thank you, Sir. Its been an honour to have trained under you.

 Sulaiman did extremely well, despite dropping weight, changing jobs (which required longer hours 9am-8pm and bigger projects) helping me with the gym business and all other errands as well as handling his first love, SGTitans. This man. He never gives up. Even in the lowest of times, he never gives up. The reporter asked "Do you guys ever fight?" My reply was "every other day." He went "what was it about?" .... And then it dawned on me. The most little, simplest, unimportant matter. That's what we fought about. Its silly, really. But like my car pull event, we fall and then we get up and keep going. Our bond is definitely stronger. He has helped me so much, he's my strength and pillar when everything is not going the way I want it to be. And so all the fights, big or small, that we had? Well, like what The Rock would say "IT Doesn't Matter."

 Next Up - Belgorod, Russia. Here I come, Sergey Merkulin.

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Roof leaking? Buy pails.

Fan spoilt, can't afford electrician/renovation? Buy fans.

Mosquitoes? Buy coils.

I wonder what else I have to overcome. This month, beside the mosquitoes, its a quiet less havoc month. But what's the storm after the calm?
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Russia and some

So I booked and paid my flight to Moscow in May for a Kettlebell Competition organized by Sergey Merkulin in Belgorod. Am I crazy? Just last year I told Andyn I won't go to Russia. "I love the sport but not that much" my exact words. .... I am taking it back.

So my crazy Thursday training partner, Ian, Muk from HK and myself are heading to Moscow. I am anxious and nervous about the weather and my performance but I think it will be one hell of an experience.

I have this deep desire to be with people who just train because they love it, who trains others because they are passionate, who help others because they sincerely want to see others improve,who bitch about tough training programs but still complete it and very very transparent and honest like-minded individuals.

I want to come back stronger mentally, take no shit from others, be firm but yet humble. (I don't really have to fly halfway across the world for this but yeah....)

Strongman Finals March 24th

I seriously have no clue how I'm going to pull a jeep, (bicep) flip a low 150kg tyre and log walk 50kgx2 over 20metres twice.
I don't even remember how I got into the finals. What was different in the prelims than the training sessions?
I have to find the mojo. I hate disappointing myself and the team. The Alpha Team. And Mann.
whatever it is, i'll give my best on the finals. m a sucker. i will find that zone where i block out everything else but me and the task. till then ........