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CrossFit Box Review: CrossFit Pahlwan – Open 7 days a week

CrossFit Pahlawan, located in a shopping mall, Citta Mall in Petaling Jaya, Selangor pride themselves as the only CrossFit box to open 7 days a week in KL. Established by Dann and a group of workout buddies who discovered the…

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: 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…