I first noticed Edmund when he started hanging out with my climber friends. Apparently he was already climbing waaaay before that but since I was always mucking around at the climbing gym, I never really noticed him :p Since then, we’ve become good friends as he’s also a regular face at Pushmore.

Edmund recently turned 23 and to celebrate this as well as his accomplishments as a Crossfitter, we had a portrait sesssion around the Damansara area. Part of the session was outside of Ikea and it being a Sunday, quite a lot of cars passed by where we were shooting and I think many of them must’ve been thinking “Model shoot arrr?”.

I don’t shoot guys that often but Edmund was an absolute natural in front of the camera. He’s usually a happy-go-lucky character, full of smiles and laughter but funnily enough, my favourite shots from the session are of him looking all suave and somber ;) Hah! Without further ado, presenting Edmund’s “other side”.

What’s a shoot of a Crossfit athlete without showing some muscles eh?

Edmund, thanks for letting me bully you around not only during the shoot but also at all other times as well :p Here’s wishing you a ‘Happy Belated Birthday!’ and to many more years of achieving personal records!

Much thanks to Andrew T for assisting me with lighting and styling as well. And thanks for the below shot as well ;)

Remember when I mentioned that I had wanted to achieve a PR for the adidas King of the Road 10km run?

I had a last minute shoot a day before the run, second shooting for another photographer on a full day wedding and the afternoon session was at Kuala Lumpur’s town centre. We were basically shooting till nearly midnight and by the time we had supper, it was already 2 am and I knew the King of the Road wasn’t happening for me -________-” Epic fail.

Targeting for Mizuno Wave Run next. Hopefully >.<

Anyway, didn’t workout during the weekend and Monday as well cos of shoots, so it was a great respite from work when I headed to Pushmore yesterday and did the following :D

In 15 minutes,do as many rounds as possible of:
5 Handstand Push Ups
10 Ring Dips
15 Push Up
Results: 5 rounds, 5 + 10 + 15
By second round, I was already feeling the burn on my shoulders. Man, it felt goooooddddd.

I was probably swearing like mad at this point in time -___-”

100 Sit Ups
75 Bicycle Crunch
50 Leg Raises
25 Dynamic Side Planks (each side)
Results: 12:15
Killer ab workout. I like.

100 Sit Ups
Result: 4:10
Since Sze Ning was still doing the above workout when I completed, I continued with the 100. Nice nice.