Chan Wai Teik. The name itself, is synonymous with not only muscles, but also beautifully captured photographs. If you don't already know, Wai Teik, came up with his own coffee table book featuring gorgeous full displays of muscle men in mysterious poses. They exude charm, sophistication and that air of mystery that pretty much describes the man himself.
Winning the Nationals 2009 is probably one of the best moment to go down in Singapore's bodybuilding history. After last year's much hyped scandal of the 80% of finalists who tested positive for steroids, it's good to finally see real muscle men in action. One who does not depend on roids to boost their male-induced egos.
And it helps that Wai Teik in person is as humble and friendly as he is charming and handsome.
.jpg)
Friday, August 28, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Jang Byung Ho
Still on Korean muscles, this guy's pictures have been making the rounds on the web. More often than not, his pictures have seen countless hits on the gay as well as bodybuilding websites all over. He isn't just huge and muscular in all the right places, he is also tall and perhaps his frame has enabled him to pack in more muscles than the normal Asian muscle man.
Jang Byung Ho, hailed from Busan, hold the No. 1 heavyweight in Busan. He also hold the No.1 position as Mr. Korea heavyweight, not once, but twice. (1999 and 2000)
But this is only as claimed in his own website at http://jbh.bodybuilders.co.kr/
However on another website, www.musclememory.com stated that Jang Byung Ho was disqualified after winning the 2000 Asian Amateur Championships - IFBB and his No.1 position taken away from him.
Still, he deserves a worthy mention in the theasianmuscle.
Jang Byung Ho, hailed from Busan, hold the No. 1 heavyweight in Busan. He also hold the No.1 position as Mr. Korea heavyweight, not once, but twice. (1999 and 2000)
But this is only as claimed in his own website at http://jbh.bodybuilders.co.kr/
However on another website, www.musclememory.com stated that Jang Byung Ho was disqualified after winning the 2000 Asian Amateur Championships - IFBB and his No.1 position taken away from him.
Still, he deserves a worthy mention in the theasianmuscle.
Photos courtesy of Jang Byung Ho @ jbh.bodybuilders.co.kr. Collage compiled by this site.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Yang Yong-Eun
South Korean Yang Yong-Eun became Asia's first male major winner after overhauling Tiger Woods in stunning fashion, to clinch the US PGA Championship by three shots on Sunday, 16 August 2009.
Trailing world number one and overwhelming the crowd's favourite Woods by two strokes overnight, 37-year-old Yang, ranked 110th in the world, kept his composure in difficult, swirling winds at Hazeltine National to fire a two-under-par 70.
For the uninitiated, what it basically means is Yang is the first Asian, ever, to beat all time champs Tiger Woods.
And why are we talking about him, since this site isn't even about golf?
When interviewed, Yang further mentioned that his ambition is really to be a bodybuilder. However, that dream did not manifest, after he got into a serious injury which only meant staying away from the weights. However by a stroke of his clubs, he started hitting the range and the rest as they say is history.
Trailing world number one and overwhelming the crowd's favourite Woods by two strokes overnight, 37-year-old Yang, ranked 110th in the world, kept his composure in difficult, swirling winds at Hazeltine National to fire a two-under-par 70.
For the uninitiated, what it basically means is Yang is the first Asian, ever, to beat all time champs Tiger Woods.
And why are we talking about him, since this site isn't even about golf?
When interviewed, Yang further mentioned that his ambition is really to be a bodybuilder. However, that dream did not manifest, after he got into a serious injury which only meant staying away from the weights. However by a stroke of his clubs, he started hitting the range and the rest as they say is history.
If you are to look at Yang, you could tell by his build that he was serious about his bodybuilding dream. Check out those forearms. Definitely a bodybuilder in the making.
Which brings me to highlight that koreans, whose interests are muscles and bodybuilding, tend to grow really massive and huge. Did I mention they are hard and taut too, around the mid-section? Nothing like our big, oversized, tyres-for-a-waist locals here, who have no self-discipline when it comes to their diet. Muscle building is more than just about hitting the weights. Diet also plays an important role in your quest to beef up.
Which brings me to highlight that koreans, whose interests are muscles and bodybuilding, tend to grow really massive and huge. Did I mention they are hard and taut too, around the mid-section? Nothing like our big, oversized, tyres-for-a-waist locals here, who have no self-discipline when it comes to their diet. Muscle building is more than just about hitting the weights. Diet also plays an important role in your quest to beef up.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Premiering....... The Asian Muscle!
I’ve been a loyal reader (not to mention a foolish buyer) of muscle magazines for as long as I can remember. And every time I would end up with stacks and piles of magazines; some dog-eared, most unread, all taking up precious space in the corner of my room. It didn’t help that most of these muscle mags contain pictures and photographs of all the top bodybuilders and muscles hunks in the bodybuilding scene. All except for one.
So with the advanced leap in technology and resources-laden information highway, I have since turned to the widely-popular and well-known bodybuilding websites that you could literally roll off your tongues. But sometimes, my search would be like searching for a needle in a haystack. Especially so when your keen interest in the niche category turns up a nil return.
Asian Muscles.
It’s frustrating to live in a country so rich in its bodybuilding culture but yet have no readily available resources that one can happily thumbed through. Forget the library. Forget the resource corner. Even your friendly mamak (a slang for an Indian man) news stand does not have a single muscle mag pertaining to the asian muscles. So where does your asian bodybuilders go to practise their art?
For those lucky enough to meet a true professional bodybuilder-turned-coach, you will be taken under the former’s wings (pun intentional) and taught the basic until you are ready to be thrown into the spotlight armed only in your sexy skimpy trunks.
What then of the rest of us, novice amateurs, who share the same keen interest in the beautiful visuals of muscles and the bodybuilding lifestyle as our aspiring peers? Are we left only to gawk and gape from below the stage?
Asian Bodybuilders.
I’ve been sitting on this idea for a while.
It’s like a candy gum that I’ve been rolling in my mouth, playing with it, pushing it, using my tongue to smoothen the rough edges, yet not really doing anything to blow that gum.
I wasn’t sure if I would have the drive or the necessary motivation to get the idea going.
But here I am.
Asian Muscles.
Over the years, I’ve made friends and known some more like-minded individuals, who themselves are either competing asian bodybuilders, or are into muscles and the beautiful art of bodybuilding. The main goal of this site is to unite information, and pictures, from all around the ASEAN region. With the hope that the creation of this blog site would benefit others, just like myself, who hoped to know more about the bodybuilding and muscles industry.
It’s time for us Asian Muscle Men, to unite our brains and brawns, and bring forth a revolutionary and as informative a bodybuilding+muscles platform that all our Asian Muscles brothers can benefit from.
Men, Guys and Boys, I present you - 
The Asian Muscle.
By and For The Asian Muscles & Bodybuilding Community
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)