power balance for the win??

im considering buying myself a power balance wristband.
any one wishes to give me some valuable comment? hmmm...

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memory improvement

recently i've been thinking that maybe my car accident did affect my brain capacity. I do not seem to be able to remember that well and i have problem with focusing on a particular object (text, picture, person).
so i've done some research and found some ways to "boost" my memory and i would like to share with everyone.

hey. less time studying to score = more time to play right? =)

here's one on how to remember stories?

techniques involved SING.
S = stop to focus
I = identify main points
N = never mind the details
G = get the rough idea


Here are 10 principles to memory work:
1. Interest (create interest in the information)
2. Intention (positive attitude that you will remember)
3. Basic Background (knows the background of the text/story)
4. selectivity (select what is most important)
5. meaningful organisation (grouping the info)
6. recitation
7. mental visualisation (adding images)
8. association (associate it to something familiar)
9. consolidation (make notes to review again)
10. distributed practice (shorter practice time over longer periods)

ways to make really good notes.

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basketball : effective offense

fantastic video for basketballers to identify their error and correct their fundamentals and also a extremely good video for beginners to learn the concept of offence.

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dear all,  need ur help!

help send me to NYC for my marathon race!!!
1) Go to http://www.facebook.com/TeamTigerBalmACTIVE
2) Scroll down the wall and find a video titled "LEOW ZI XIANG ZAC
3) Watch the video and click "Like"

Thanks! :)

charity event

https://www.facebook.com/notes/din-cheung/hide-seek-album-for-charity-purpose/10150392287712845

check this link out! =p

a new little toy =p

finish the marathon!

recently, one of my good friend has requested me to do a weekly running plan for him sothat he can monitor the progress and also to finish the marathon.
so heres what i have planned out for him :

mon: 45 min easy run + conditioming
tues: rest
weds: 10 min warm up + 3 sets flartlek (2 min fast run, 3 min slow jog recovery= 1 set)
thurs: rest
fri: 30 min slow jog + conditioning
sat: start off with 90 mins easy run. increase by 5-10 mins every week.
sun: rest day

easy run will be define ad being able to chat or hum a song while running.

for the rest day, one can do stretching exercises to improve the range of motion which will in turn assist in their running form.
i personally will do foam roller exercise or visit my masseuse or even just go for a simple swim :)
remember, its a rest day because u need to rest to train hard the next day! :)

Zac Leow
peace
:D

youtube basketball vids

its the study period for my boys now and basketball training has been put to a stop so that they can concentrate on their studies. ( i dont remember having this kinda "benefit" during my JC days)
Although training has stopped, i'm still thinking about the game and how to do improvements for my boys so that they will higher their chances of winning this coming season.

After several discussions with my coaches, every one of them agreed that for my team to win, every single player needs to have a basic or at least a certain level of individual skills. if not, regardless of how well the strategies are, they are not able to win the game. So hopefully, my boys will be able to "level up" as much as possible so that they will be better.

There are plenty of sources readily available on the internet for learning purposes. However, if one watches a video that has an incorrect form, concept, this will hinder the learning process rather than to aid it.

and so, i came across a couple of youtube videos and thought that it will be helpful for everyone to have a look at it. Mental preparation and mental visualisation will, i repeat, will help in the perfection of the moves.

ps: note what expert KOBE says about basketball. Do the simple things right. Do the simple things right.



CROSSOVER:

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quote

i can accept failure. everybody fails at sometime. but, i cannot accept not trying

- michael jordan

the importance of sports massage

in the recent weeks, i've up my training sessions to 10 sessions per week (largely thanks to chris for motivating me with his madness timing at the KOTR).

my body doesn't seem to take it well and everything has been on a downhill slide. my cruising speed decreased from 5:00 to 6:10 and my 21km has turned from bad to worse. So just yesterday, i messaged my masseuse and went for my massage. It was one of the toughest massage i've gotten and it was definitely no doubt, definitely the most painful massage i've received thus far. my masseuse told me that i needed to spend more time for my warm up and cool down.

and so, the training continues today with my fartlek. Wore my adidas power web, which was kinda made famous to SRJC, and I did a good old fashion 1.5km warm up and i stretched myself real good. To my surprise, my cruising speed went from the ugly 6:10 to a not-too-bad 4:40. thats a shit load of difference. and its only my cruising =) so, definitely a good morning workout. Shall see how the workout continues and yes, i'll definitely want more massages and more warm up/cool down.

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world championship 2011 marathon

daegu world championship 2011 men's marathon.

Kirui wins gold in 2:07:38(SB), Kipruto silver in 2:10:06, and Lilesa bronze in 2:10:32(SB)"

Monsters..

let me remind everyone. a full marathon is 42.198km.

upcoming races!

after the adidas KOTR(singapore), i realised that i lack the experience to do well in a race. how to squeeze to the front of the starting pen and such. oh wells, at least my "drinking technique" has improved. so after talking to my fren, chris, i've decided to bulk up on my experience. with that, i signed up for 2 new races.

newton run 2011 : 30km

stanchart 2011 : 42km


my tokyo marathon 2012 is still pending at the moment. really hope i get my lot!


so i guess its time to buck up and train HARD!! :)

THE MARATHON IS HONEST, YOU'VE GOTTA TRAIN FOR IT. so damn true


Zac Leow
peace
:D