How often have you been left in awe at something beautiful?
It could be a person, an act, a breathtaking view of nature, an exquisite work of art, or a sophisticated piece of technology.
I was left in awe last Saturday, on a date with my girlfriend to Marina Bay Sands. Let's begin from the top.
Monday 11 June 2012
Friday 8 June 2012
I know who realFASS is!
For those of you who are unfamiliar, @realFASS is a parody/fake account of NUS FASS, and it has been running for over a year now, with its tweets revolving around random comments on current affairs, lame jokes and NUS-related tweets.
Some examples would be:
"#12daysofFASS" series where it tweeted a modified version of the song '12 days of Christmas', with a FASS/NUS theme.
"BREAKING: Criminal who failed English in Primary School has just broke out of prison!
He could never complete a sentence"
"#thatawkwardmoment when you are studying in CL and you stretch your legs and accidentally kick the person sitting across you."
And so on. They also had a blog which I made no secret about contributing to.
So, after a long time, I finally found out who was behind the @realFASS twitter account! -drumroll
Some examples would be:
"#12daysofFASS" series where it tweeted a modified version of the song '12 days of Christmas', with a FASS/NUS theme.
"BREAKING: Criminal who failed English in Primary School has just broke out of prison!
He could never complete a sentence"
"
And so on. They also had a blog which I made no secret about contributing to.
So, after a long time, I finally found out who was behind the @realFASS twitter account! -drumroll
Sunday 3 June 2012
Fitness Journal #6
I've been lifting weights for about a month now, and have been on my current training program for about 3 weeks. (The first week of weights was like random) The program of choice is Stronglifts 5x5, and it looks like this:
Workout A
Squats 5x5
Bench Press 5x5
Barbell Rows 5x5
Workout B
Squats 5x5
Shoulder Press 5x5
Deadlifts 1x5
So you basically alternate between A and B every workout, adding 2.5kg each workout.
For the first 2 weeks + or so, I felt I wasn't really benefiting much from the workouts, because the weights were too light (It is recommended that you start with an empty bar, 20kg). I would leave the gym feeling having accomplished something (like some psychological effect), but my body wouldn't feel tired at all.
Recently, the weights are getting heavier, so I do feel a bit more tired after each workout. My current weights are posted here (all + about 2.5/5kg since that was a few workouts ago).
I've began to modify each workout abit to add in some accessory exercises because I am a vainpot and I want to have nicer ____ (fill in any body part). For example, I end off every workout with some arm work which can be forearm curls, bicep curls, tricep curls, etc. I've also replaced Barbell Rows with Chin ups, because they basically train the same area and I feel I'm somehow not doing Barbell rows with proper form as I don't feel the strain on my back at all (but more of my quads).
I've also taken to adding ab-work every workout, as well as doing benchpress every work out (instead of every other workout). Come on body bulk up!
Cardio is a bitch really... I would gladly do twice the lifting than do a session of cardio. But I need to do cardio because of this stupid blob of flat called my tummy/belly/paunch. I will be alternating between HIIT (30/60 sprint/jogs) and 20 min jogs. Hope to be doing cardio 3 times a week... though it's soooo tempting to just skip one, unlike weights which I will never skip because of lack of discipline because I enjoy it!
Sorry for really boring blog posts haha I'll try to write more interesting stuff next time. But I do want to chronicle my progress and process, thus all these Fitness Journals! Next post probably has to do with something personal, so stay tuned for that ;)
Workout A
Squats 5x5
Bench Press 5x5
Barbell Rows 5x5
Workout B
Squats 5x5
Shoulder Press 5x5
Deadlifts 1x5
So you basically alternate between A and B every workout, adding 2.5kg each workout.
For the first 2 weeks + or so, I felt I wasn't really benefiting much from the workouts, because the weights were too light (It is recommended that you start with an empty bar, 20kg). I would leave the gym feeling having accomplished something (like some psychological effect), but my body wouldn't feel tired at all.
Recently, the weights are getting heavier, so I do feel a bit more tired after each workout. My current weights are posted here (all + about 2.5/5kg since that was a few workouts ago).
I've began to modify each workout abit to add in some accessory exercises because I am a vainpot and I want to have nicer ____ (fill in any body part). For example, I end off every workout with some arm work which can be forearm curls, bicep curls, tricep curls, etc. I've also replaced Barbell Rows with Chin ups, because they basically train the same area and I feel I'm somehow not doing Barbell rows with proper form as I don't feel the strain on my back at all (but more of my quads).
I've also taken to adding ab-work every workout, as well as doing benchpress every work out (instead of every other workout). Come on body bulk up!
Cardio is a bitch really... I would gladly do twice the lifting than do a session of cardio. But I need to do cardio because of this stupid blob of flat called my tummy/belly/paunch. I will be alternating between HIIT (30/60 sprint/jogs) and 20 min jogs. Hope to be doing cardio 3 times a week... though it's soooo tempting to just skip one, unlike weights which I will never skip because of lack of discipline because I enjoy it!
Sorry for really boring blog posts haha I'll try to write more interesting stuff next time. But I do want to chronicle my progress and process, thus all these Fitness Journals! Next post probably has to do with something personal, so stay tuned for that ;)
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