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  • How Does this WannaBe Tarzan Stay in Shape in Bali?

    Friday, May 15, 2009 10:49PM / Standard Entry / Members only
    27 comments

    First, here's some more leaping in keeping with my Tarzan tradition.  Watch out Below!!

    ...and where'd my shorts go?? 
    Usually, going to exotic islands like Bali really gets me motivated to do absolutely nothing.  However, this is the exact opposite of how I felt this trip.  Normally when I'm overseas for projects such as films and The Amazing Race Asia, I am so uninspired to do anything.  In fact, I just tell myself to "write off" that period I'm traveling and then take care of business after I return.  I guess you can call it an "I.O.U" to whoop my own butt back to shape. 
    One thing that I've learned over and over again is that there are no short cuts and you don't get anything for free, especially when it comes to your body.  When I was young, it was easy to eat and drink all I wanted, but I think getting older makes all of us have to be more conscientious about how we take care of ourselves.  I used to be able to wolf down all sorts of food like it was going out of style.  Now, I try to watch what I eat more and how much I eat.  I don't think I am eating any smarter, but I do think I am getting "wiser" from all the good and bad experiences with overeating unhealthy foods. 
    Here in Asia, we're flooded with all these misleading advertisements from slimming centers and beauty spas.  According to them, you can just pay a chunk of money, go to their center, undergo some of their services such as body wraps, muscle stimulation machines, etc. and look slimmer.  I can't begin to tell you how much further that is from the truth.  In this day and age, anyone can look great in a picture with all the digital touch-ups the advertisers do now to deceive you.  That's why you usually never see them around...cuz you wouldn't recognize them!
    So for now, I'll just say that there's no rocket science when it comes to losing weight and getting in shape...Just Eat Less and Work Out More.  Period.  With the constant barrage of health and fitness information from every direction and trajectory, it's easy to get confused and duped.  I like to use this simply as a reminder to work out.  We aren't reinventing the wheel here or anything so let's just get the original one rolling!
    With all the demands are commitments in our so-called lives, it's easy to get distracted and forget about that workout you've been telling yourself to do all day, all week, or all last year.  Since I had a lot of down time in Bali, I promised myself I'd break a sweat a few times.

    Starting with some simple stretching and jumping jacks to warm up...

    ...it's time to do some exercises that we all know and maybe don't love without having to go anywhere or pay someone.  I start off with pumping out a few sets of fifty pushups...

    If standard pushups are too easy, then it's time to elevate your game...

    These incline pushups are a lot harder, and I almost literally kissed the asphalt after I did about forty reps so be careful!
    Fortunately, I had a tree nearby that was willing to lend its branch to me so it was time to be a Tarzan Temp again and do some pull ups...

    I remember one time in my life I popped off forty pull ups in one set.  Now, I'm happy to heave myself up fifteen to twenty times.
    Now, here's something I used to do after each water workout I did back when I was on the crew (rowing) team at CAL.  We called them "Maximums"--all you do is stand in one place and jump as high as you can for ten or more reps...

    Of course, you gotta be prepared to push yourself and enjoy the burn, and you'll only take out what you put into your workout.  Again...NO rocket science involved. 
    Now that I've done some of the basic moves, it's time to elevate my workout--and anyone else who chooses--to the next level with a revolutionary new exercise resistance band called Loopz, which was designed and engineered by the talented and beautiful Wong Li Lin.

    So what da Heck can I OR YOU do with it? 

    We'll find out soon!! 

Entry comments (27)

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  • allankittycat
    posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:39PM [Report]
    I think, ur boy look tired.
  • allankittycat
    posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:36PM [Report]
    this pic, so cute cut e cute !!!
  • SeanTee
    posted on Monday, May 25, 2009 6:50PM [Report]
    wow an amazing exercise
  • stephentai
    posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 4:19PM [Report]
    wow hot..
  • ichirokes
    posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:26AM [Report]
    I suggest u to learn five dots of legs movement, and help you to do traing for an hour. if you like it, and we will make a good deal. bcs I need to work out at GYM as a partner.  If you are not sure about me. you can meet me throught Adrian Yap... thanks mates!
  • derrickfong
    Official artist 
    posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:59AM [Report]
    I am in total agreement.  THERE ARE NO SHORT CUTS.  There is just no getting around the fact that you HAVE to do the work.  We as a society (and Hong Kong specifically), are always looking for the quickest way with less work.  I can't tell you how sick I am of seeing all those slimming ads in the MTR.  They completely dominate the landscape.  People have to just get it into their heads that there is NO PAIN, NO GAIN.

    On a side note, what is your diet like?  Because in HK its very hard to find food that you don't cook yourself that is not greasy and fatty.  Do you make most of your meals?
  • blaccdiamond
    posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 5:33AM [Report]
    i'M GOING TO START WORKING OUT LIKE THAT.THATS COOL.
  • Aisha89
     
    posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 3:42AM [Report]
    love them abs~
  • Aisha89
     
    posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 3:42AM [Report]
    lol! what r u a monkey? hehe
  • david9
    posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 12:51AM [Report]
    geee... wish i could do that pull ups ... i dun think i can climb that tree as well
  • bobbyty
    posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 12:26AM [Report]
    I sometimes ran with the Cal crew team in the firetrails - good times. About fitness, totally agree: principles are simple, but one needs patience and good nutrition and discipline; unfortunately, our instant gratification generation pays for a billion dollar industry.
  • cutee87
    posted on Monday, May 18, 2009 9:48PM [Report]
    No pain no gain..rite? =)
  • jvanzanten
    posted on Monday, May 18, 2009 6:36PM [Report]
    i like this picture. you have a great body ,and
    very sexy.
  • JustLim
    Official artist 
    posted on Monday, May 18, 2009 2:49PM [Report]
    hahahaa cool blog dude! Did you crash into the poor girl in your jumping pic? REALLY looks like you were about to..
  • desmondso
    Official artist 
    posted on Monday, May 18, 2009 12:42PM [Report]
    Dude, totally agree.  To lose weight --> burn calories must be > calories from food intake.  I don't understand why people don't understand (or choose to ignore it).  Can't  tell you how many girls I meet swear by those weight-loss gimmicks.  The best is the one where they massage you and you look thinner in just one session.  Sheesh.
  • Lynn
    posted on Sunday, May 17, 2009 8:54PM [Report]
    where can we get "Loopz???
  • JediJean
     
    posted on Sunday, May 17, 2009 1:19PM [Report]
    'Cos u're lookin' sweet as chocolate, boy... sweet as chocolate... wasn't there a song called "Sweet As Chocolate" some years ago? :-)
  • JediJean
     
    posted on Sunday, May 17, 2009 1:17PM [Report]
    And Allan Wu is elated to be joining the N.O.T. club! (N.O.T. = Nothing On Top)... **whispers** erm, did I say that too loudly in front of the wee ones?? oops, my bad! :-p
  • JediJean
     
    posted on Sunday, May 17, 2009 1:13PM [Report]
    Nice teaser... almost like an infomercial... LOL! ;-)
  • Skyyyyyy
    posted on Sunday, May 17, 2009 8:27AM [Report]
    eating less and exercising more? hmm, not an advice i'll give to everyone..
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