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Exclusive Interview with Maslina Ismail: All you need is nine fingers

Determination, grit and strength are the three things this pretty girl, Maslina Ismail is made of. This time, Maslina Ismail won second place in the Hopper Warrior CrossFit competition organised by CrossFit Pahlawan recently. Maslina lost out narrowly to regional…

Exclusive Interview: Maslina Ismail fights for more CrossFit titles with broken finger at X45 Challenge

If Jack is the master of all trades, Maslina Ismail has to be the ‘Jill, the master of all sports’. Coming in from her success in last year’s X45 Challenge, Maslina will be participating in the team event, which consists…

Exclusive Interview: Maslina Ismail represents Malaysia in Rugby 7s at the Singapore SEA Games 2015

Maslina Ismail’s as tough as she looks, it’s no wonder she’s representing Malaysia in Rugby 7s at the upcoming Singapore SEA Games. Tough Asia catches up with Maslina  for an exclusive video interview, giving you some insights on the Rugby 7s,…

Exclusive Interview: Sue Teoh, Malaysia’s Triathlete at the Singapore SEA Games 2015

It’s #tough trying to catch up with one of Malaysia’s fastest triathlete, especially when they are bound for the upcoming SEA Games in Singapore. Tough Asia finally catches Sue Teoh on the run at Taman Rimba Kiara for an exclusive…

Exclusive Interview: Maslina Ismail, Malaysian Female CrossFit and Weightlifting Champion

  This is Maslina Ismail – the young lass who took several CrossFit titles in just two years, she is also indisputably the strongest Malaysian woman in theCrossFit scene. Last weekend I had the honor of meeting her and we talked about how…

Exclusive Interview: An Honest Mistake – Darren Teh’s Fitness Journey

By night, Darren Teh is known as An Honest Mistake’s founder, guitarist, and vocalist – jumping about on stage with his guitar singing his heart out. By day, he’s an English lecturer at Lim Kok Wing University. Besides that, he…

Exclusive Interview with Benjamin Goh from The Vanguard Strength & Conditioning

“ I used to be a complete introvert, reserved and rather much kept to myself. One day, my Coach suggested that I participate competitively at an event organized by the gym. I balked at the idea, strongly declaring that I…

PushMore for CrossFit Malaysia

How hard could this be? ‘ Fran ‘ 21 – 15 – 9 Thrusters @ 95lbs Pullups It was 2006 when I first heard the term ‘CrossFit’. Curious, I searched Google and stumbled upon something called a WOD (Workout of…

Exclusive Interview: Revelation Republic Independent Home Gym

A spacious garage, fresh green lawn, rows of dumb bells, barbells, a lifting bench, squat rack, row machines, pull up bars, prowlers, medicine balls, etc ; don’t you wish you could work from home AND workout from home? While some…

Exclusive Interview: Colin Robin the Superbiker who trains with cycling

Colin Robin, one of the many students of RIDE School, is no ordinary man whose sole mission here is to learn how to cycle. He is a a professional superbike racer who is taking up cycling as part of his…