Train like a warrior with Brad Robinson
ONE FC’s Brad Robinson of Oklahoma, now based in Singapore, underwent an incredible transformation to lose nearly half of his weight (from 150kg to 84kg) and become the professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter he is today. With a passion in martial arts, fitness and nutrition, the 34-year-old ‘Vanilla Gorilla’ left his high-ranking position in […]
[Photoshoot] Brad Robinson
His debut in the ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) may not have gone the way he planned, but I’m sure there is a lot more to Brad Robinson that we have not seen in the cage. It was a very close fight against Nik Harris, but the judges ruled it in Nik’s way via split […]
ONE FC: Honor & Glory 2014
When the ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) is held in Singapore – its home ground where the promotion is based – there is an added dosage of excitement. For me at least, because I know some of the fighters personally. It’s like watching your friends fight, hence having a deeper emotional investment. It was a […]
One FC fighter Brad Robinson loses over 60kg for MMA
Nobody likes to be fat and nobody likes to be told that they are fat either. After he moved to Singapore in 2007, Brad Robinson hit his heaviest weight ever – he was a hefty 1.83-metre-tall 150kg American high-ranking managing partner in the corporate world. His waistline was 54 inches and he needed tailor-made pants for that. Blame the […]
Ritual vs. R.I.O.T.
HIIT (high intensity interval training) is increasingly getting popular as people start to realise and understand its benefits. HIIT has already existed in exercise programmes – for example, when you do 10 x 100-metre sprints, that’s HIIT! These days though, gyms offer pure HIIT classes, typically lasting no longer than 30 minutes, eg. Virgin Active […]