Now its a whole new 365 days

sometimes we just focus on the wrong pain to obtain the wrong gain

2010 – Well, Il start off with Terminator / Arnold Schwarzenegger favourite Quote “I’m Back!” in Miri, Sarawak. A small town “Ahem” City now since it’s city status in the Island of Borneo where more widely known as “The Land of the Head Hunters” or famous with it’s Tourism Posters all over the world with pictures of “Orang Utan” and “Rafflesia”

Well, 1st thing I did knowing that I made a choice to relocate back was dropped all my stuff home and kiss my mom before took the car out and hunt for food and gym. Depressing is all I can say as stocks and supplies are scarce if not expensive because it’s overrated and treated as a luxury rather than a necessity. I guess for certain benefits too that had caused a country to not promote healthy lifestyle. Worst they stripped subsidy on certain produce claiming its not healthy but never though of shifting that subsidy to healthy selections. So where did all the money go? Anyways….

So after an agonizing search for food and supplies I checked out all the gym’s in Miri. From the alley gym, house gym, shoplot gyms, hotel gyms, club gyms and gym equipment shops and realized it’s not a very well supplied city. So I took note on the strength and weakness of each gym. Which got me to pump different muscles in different gyms. Then the constant shifting not knowing if il be in Miri or Brunei kinda discouraged me to sign up for a gym and a local member. True enough I got a job down in Brunei as a Personal Trainer at Fitness Zone which was own by the all Famous Taiwan Idol, Wu Chun. Then I came back Miri to work as Videographer. Then shifted to a Club to work as a Gym warden before going back to brunei to work as a Personal Trainer in a newly opened gym. Finally shifted back to Miri to work in a Design House. Lots of moving around. I guess who would want to hire an actor / model / Lifestyle Coach?

So before I found a job in Fitness Zone Brunei I was bumming around looking for work. and at the same time found some friends of fitness who owns a gym and was kind enough to let me use the gym. Edison of X-Gym Permyjaya trains with me and we share knowledge on Bodybuilding. I was training there for many months and everyday. Some days when I want to train legs or specific muscle groups I will visit those gyms with the necessary equipments. For instant, Gym Rakyat Miri for legs, Eastwood Gym for chest, Cybergym for cablecross machine…etc.

Then I got the job so I moved down to bandar. Practically living, Training, Eating and Sleeping in the Gym as hostel was provided. So I trained myself as well as trained others. It was easy to maintain. There are bakeries at walks reach which offers nice range of healthier sugarless bread. I even managed to obtain 10packs due to a clean diet. I was shredded then. But I guess iv to move on…

Got a job back to what I’ve always wanted to do. Learn more about camera work, Videography and filming. But it was not as I’ve expected. The job took its tool. Occupying my time most of it. There was once a job which I’ve to work almost 20 hours a day for a good few week straight. That was the time I learn to make full use of it to maintain and I did great. Sacrificing sleep and rest just to make up. Of course, the body could not have handled this environment well for a long period of time. How I would beat it was waking up 1 hour earlier and sleeping 1 hour later each day to have a home workout. Taking 1 – 2 hours in between dinner and shoots to gym. I got even ripper and more shredded then due to the high intensity weight training. I’m still moving from gym to gym for different muscle groups. So it was not working out.

I got a job in the Fitness Industry again. This time it’s a club house with a fairly maintained and equipped gym.  There were a lot of equipments but still incomplete so on some days I’ll be training my legs and deltoids in other gyms. During that period the local bodybuilder friends approached me and asked me to consider competing next year. It was towards end of 2010 and I promised I’ll join. So in order to get into condition I’ve to find a good gym. Just then I’ve heard rumors that there is a new gym opening in Brunei and so I went for the interview and got the job. I shifted down to Brunei yet again…

Cont’…

Muscle Max Kuala Belait, Brunei Darussalam

A great gym with tons of hardcore equipments

Another gym which was in my list of visits since God knows when. I’ve heard of the place but never really workout there. Because I always got lost trying to find the place previously until I finally worked in Seria and the most hang about place with my friends there is Kuala Belait. Previously I always workout at Paul and Olivia, Kuala Belait because it’s easy to find. Probably will do a review on that one in the future. So here’s Muscle Max Kuala Belait, a HARDCORE GYM here in Brunei where the heaviest dumbbell could break my back if I tried lifting it.

I just love this incline Machine Bench Press which really target the upper pecs

The Gym is a little warm. There are wall fan around but most of them are off. Only when I decide to turn it on that I get the breeze. Luckily there are lots of windows open and the air is circulated.

Most of the machines are rusted but still functioning properly. Don’t let the faded paint turn you off. Warriors are made under these conditions. These are the kind of gym where builders pump hard and not talk hard. Get what I mean. But if you talk hard here then I can’t say much too. What I do know is when I enter the gym I’m in another dimension! SHUT UP AND PUMP!!!!

Well, it’s my Chest and Back day so the 1st thing I did was jump onto the Vertical Bench Machine and superset it with Seated Row. Fit nicely as both the machine were beside each other. I was there for a good 10 sets. 5 sets normal grip on the bench machine and narrow grip row and another 5 sets lower grip with wide grip seated row. Moving on to the Incline free weight bench Machine as shown above supersetting with Dumbbell bent over Row. 5 sets each before moving on to Cablecross and lat pulldown. I can’t remember all the exercise I did as I was totally zone out.. or zone in. I was happy with the setups but not too joyful bout the temperature. But nothing I can’t dealt with as it’s the quality of the workout that is important.

You get a full range of machines here for the whole body’s requirement.

After a great Chest and Back workout

Overall I’d say 4/5 Come and give it a PUMP!