Nutrition

The research is pretty clear that young kids who have bad habits and do not participate in physical activity are more likely to become fat and unhealthy adults at higher risk of lifestyle related disease. So here I am during my new year holiday with ...

As many of you know, most of our personal training and Singapore fitness boot camp clients at Genesis Gym are usually asked to increase their protein intake with healthy meat sources. Meat has a good amino acid profile, and it also digests slowly. Improving blood ...

A Present For My Family

by coachjon

Here is what I bought for my family this Christmas. Staub brand cast iron pans. They have super good coatings, no chemicals on the pan, and a lifetime warranty. They are also SOLID iron and will improve my grip strength ( and my wife’s too!) ...

I recently got a comment on my blog asking if eating organic food is the best way to lose weight. Is organic food better? Yes it probably is. No so much because of nutrient content although it is superior there as well, but because it ...

Here is a recipe for a healthy post workout snack or anytime snack for those of you who are already lean. Most chips are bad for a long list of reasons – Unhealthy oils, processed salts, fast digesting (and thus, fat storing) white potatoes, genetically ...

The most problematic meal that clients have to deal with when they change from the fat-storing, death inducing, regular Singapore diet,  is usually breakfast. I am a busy guy too, and here is an example of an instant breakfast. Ingredients Pre cooked Smoked duck breast ...

Ingredients 500g Pork Belly in thin strips – shabu shabu (hey more is fine, you are just limited by the size of your pan) 1 Tablespoon Coconut oil. Butter would work too, but coconut oil just gives a great flavor with curry. 1 Tablespoon curry ...

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I finished reading this book in 2 long sessions over 2 days. That should be the first sign of how intersting I found it. Some other medical books that I read are a chore. But this one was exciting because it seems to relate closely ...

I was in Sweden over the last week on a private internship with coach Poliquin for personal trainers and fat loss specialists. We learned alot about the customization of nutrition and training for rapid fat burning. One of the main things that I learned that ...

NOTE: Most of my caucasian and foreign friends can’t stand the smell of durians, so this post may not apply to them. I remember on a trip with a basketball team from the USA a few years ago, our coach, a 6 foot 4, 120kg ...