Training Justin Ang from Muttons on the Move

Justin took up a 1 month weight loss challenge. Apart from engaging the professional advice of a nutritionist, he came to me for some fitness advice so that he could take a holistic approach to losing weight. 

First up was a live radio interview on 98.7. There were neither scripts nor pre-interview questions so I had no idea what was in for me, everything was impromptu and honestly, quite interesting. 

I cannot emphasize how important it is to look at a long term fitness program instead of a quick weight-loss fix (aka crash diets). A person can lose a huge amount of "weight" by going on a crash diet but will most likely not lose too much fats. The danger with crash diets is that you may likely gain back more weight than you had lost.  

Catch the live radio interview in 2 parts below!

Radio interview with the muttons, dishing tips and advice on fitness (aired on 25 September '13)

The next day after the radio show, we did filming in the gym. As it was the first (and only) session I had with him, I put him through some simple exercises comprising of 3 aspects of fitness I mentioned on-air.

Training session following the radio interview, putting Justin Ang through some exercises (filmed on 26 September '13)

My assessment of Justin

As expected, Justin had tight muscles expected of someone who tend to sit long hours at one go. His cardiovascular endurance needed to be improved. Muscular strength wise, he is average, but I expected a little more.

Overall, Justin has the body structure of a endomorph-mesomorph (soft and round body, gains fat easily, gains muscle easily, slow metabolism). If he decides to change his lifestyle and do some serious training, he has the potential to achieve a nice and fit body.

Wolverine pumps iron

By: 

Mervin Tay

He might have one of the buffest bodies in Hollywood, but Hugh Jackman started training for his role as mutant superhero Wolverine about 18 months before filming started.

The Oscar-nominated actor told The New Paper he used to laugh at people who worked out in gyms, but found that he had to do the same to get the "Wolverine body".

Former wrestler-turned-movie star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson gave some advice - "eat 6,000 calories a day, train for three hours a day - two hours in the morning and an hour in the afternoon" - in order to meet his goal of putting on 11kg of lean muscle.

Gym-shy Rooney ‘could have been as good as Ronaldo’ if he’d worked out more

By Eurosport | World of Sport

A former Manchester United coach claims Wayne Rooney could have been as good as Cristiano Ronaldo, but has seen his career held back by a hatred of working out.

Mick Clegg, who worked as fitness coach at Old Trafford, has revealed the vast but entirely unsurprising contrast between the attitudes of 27-year-old Rooney and 28-year-old Ronaldo when it came to hitting the gym.

“Wayne didn’t see the importance of the gym, really,” Clegg told The Sun. “He’d say: ‘I’m here to play football’. I always wish I could have pushed Wayne that bit further."

Rooney and Ronaldo played together at United for five seasons between 2004 and 2009, and Clegg worked with both during his time at Old Trafford.

“Wayne was always a big lad and was afraid of bulking up if he spent too much time in the gym," Clegg added.

“That’s what set Cristiano Ronaldo apart. He would do whatever training I prescribed and more.

“He lived and breathed football 24/7 and his dedication was phenomenal.”

Yet Clegg believes that Rooney could still hit the heights now scaled by his former team-mate.

"Wayne could still be as good as Cristiano if he emulated his attitude to the gym," he added. "He is an amazing athlete when he puts his mind to it.”

Such words will only help fuel yet more transfer speculation around Rooney. He remains a Manchester United player for now, but is widely expected to find new employers for the upcoming season.

Those coaches tempted but not convinced by a star who last looked past his sell-by date in recent seasons. Clubs such as Barcelona and Bayern Munich would no doubt love the idea of putting Rooney through Boot Camp at the hands of their best physios and fitness gurus, and turning him back into a world beater.

Going through the pain could make plenty of sense for Rooney: he earns less than half what the Portuguese star does. Their regular salaries aren't far off each other, but Ronaldo's huge number of image deals mean he pockets an estimated £29 million a year compared to Rooney’s £14m.

But would Rooney really be able to stick to the strict off the pitch lifestyle required? After all, Ronaldo lives by a strict diet of fish and fruit while Rooney spent last week enjoying copious amounts of cider and junk food at the Glastonbury festival.