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Remember that I was saying I was up for something that I've not done before last month ? and I will be out of Malaysia every weekend. Well, that something that I've not done, is done for as I received an email last week from the Singapore Sports Council informing me that I've successfully passed my Sports Massage course. And as mentioned on the title, I'm now a Certified Sports Masseur. The 6 weekend course was a great one as I learned so much new things from the trainer of the course who is a Sports Rehabilitation Specialist with the Singapore Sports Council, assisted by one Senior Physiotherapist and two senior sports masseur. And of course, a short exposure to the Singapore fitness industry shows how much our country are actually lacking behind in terms of promoting fitness and healthy lifestyle by our government. Singapore Sports Council Sports Massage Course Batch of May 2010 Out of the 22 students, only 6 of them including me are people working in t

** Update on 25/6/2010 ** Apparently what we saw as reality show on television wasn't exactly reality . See what was reported by CBSNewsOnline at Youtube on 18th June 2010. ** Original post on 19 April 2010 ** I saw on the official Biggest Loser Asia facebook group that audition for season 2 is coming soon. To be honest, I did have the thought of asking some of my obese friends to join the audition back in the debut season although I've personally not watched more than 10 episodes of Biggest Loser USA. And yes, I did NOT watch a single episode of Biggest Loser Asia, in fact I can't even remember what was their airing time and day on Astro. I only saw the the winner's photo as people were talking about him over the internet. And I personally think that he looked sick. Before and After - Biggest Loser Asia Season 1 winner The reason is simple. I'm disgusted with what was and still being portrayed on television about losing weight. It gives a w

** Update on 23/6/2010 ** I came across this article ( 8 Stupid Myths about Squatting ) by world renowned strength coach, Charles Poliquin . Look what he has to say about Squats are bad for knees on Myths #2 . Myth #2: Squats are bad for the knees . Not only are squats not bad for the knees, every legitimate research study on this subject has shown that squats improve knee stability and therefore help reduce the risk of injuries. The National Strength and Conditioning Association has published an excellent position paper on this subject with an extensive literature review, and data from the Canadian National Alpine Ski Team suggests that regular squatting reduces not only the rate of injuries but also the time it takes to recuperate from injuries that do occur. When I was hired to work with the Canadian National Women’s Volleyball Team, I found all of them suffered from varying degrees of an overuse injury called patellar tendinitis, or jumper’s knee. I believed the

I was warming up with full range of motion (ROM) body-weight squats, squatting as deep as I can with my knee extending beyond my toes. One trainer came over telling me that it's bad for my knees and it's not safe - I should be doing half squats and knees should be behind the toes instead. Knowing his background, I believe he's speaking from the input of a certain textbook. So I explained my point to him that I opt for full ROM + knee extending beyond toes as I believe in getting full functional range of motion and with knees extending beyond the toes are part of natural human movements. While I also told him that he was not wrong to say it's bad for my knees. According to Kreighbaum (1996) deep squats with knees extending beyond toes are absolutely fine. However there are 3 concerns to look into; (1) Speed of descent, (2) size of calves and thighs, (3) Strength of controlling muscles. Let's see what he has to say; The primary danger to the k