hmmm....i love this topic! Wont reply now as I wont be doing MT justice cuz I am very very zzzzzzzzzzzzz after a long long day...goodnite folks!

i've learnt how to skip and that i'm not very flexible. haha, just kidding.

i've yet to learn how to skip.

for me, it's pretty much the same as you, pietrek.

a while ago, we had a family gathering. we do it quite often when most of us happen to be in town.

and a few of them were like, wow you look great! muay thai really does you good.

it's not just the muay thai classes, it's also the self-training i do on the side both in muay thai and personal fitness.

it's a personal goal. i'd like to think i'm well on my way to achieve my short term goal of reducing my body fat percentage to 14% by the year's end from its current level of slightly lower than 20, which is urgh.

i can then focus on honing my muay thai skills fully at the start of 09 to achieve my mid term goal, which is to enter the ring for a fight or three.

hey ronin. how do u actually calculate the % of fats in yr body? :? pardon me for my ignorance.

i think the most common way nowadays is through an electrical impedance test. they send a harmless electrical current through your body and via a series of amazing calculations they compute your body fat %. not too sure about its accuracy and precision though.

u step on a weighting machine like thing and look straight till it beeeps.
when it does. it gives u ur body fat % index.
easy as that,
ive heard ure about to get your index from calfornia fitness for a small sum of money.
but for me. i weighed in and got my index at my own personal gym for free.
my fat index is about 7% or so.

Reliable machine.

That is why i wanted muay thai. But not yet. I'll learn a few thinigs through here first from all of my new friends im yet to meet up. :green:

actually i found out my body fat percentage using a machine too but i think it's just me being lazy. checking for this is different as compared to checking for ones BMI. it shouldn't be done on machines.

the proper way to do it is more complicated as you can see here.

says there: When it comes to tracking weight loss, most of us rely on the scale to tell us whether we've lost or gained weight. But, as people are fast learning, this isn't the best way to keep track of your weight. A scale measures everything including muscle, fat, bones, and what you ate or drank that day. It doesn't tell you what you really need to know: how much fat do you have?

one of these days, i'll do a proper check on myself using the proper tools and method.

Even though I'm not a fighter, most basically should be discipline and perserverence.

Hey Bud! Check out www.skipping.sg for free skipping lessons! Singapore;s first rope skipping carnival is also happening on the 19th of July at Cairnhill CC. Its all FREE!!!!!

I got so motitvated by malaipet when he skips.
So i started to skip at some multi storey carparks inorder not to smash up things in my room
Yea, at first it kinda sucks, getting whipped all over, but its so fun when you can like "dance" with a skipping rope
Yea, after taking up muay thai, i lose like 15kg.
From a 90kg guy filled with stack of fats, to a 74kg guy.
But i'm still quite flabby though, wanna get more tone up
I didnt realise doing bagwork can actually tone up the upper part of your body.
Well at least, muay thai help me to get rid of the dark fact of being fat for the 17years of my life :hysterical:

thanks i will!

cairnhill cc, eh? we'll see about that.

:hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: where did I hear it first? lol :hysterical: