It will come one day, brothers. It will.

A man + a plan ---> Reality (eventually).

Keep me posted.

This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: May 12 2010, 05:17 PM

Sure man!

True... Malaysia's culture & environment is not condusive to train to become IFBB.. plus most Malaysians lack of interest in BB.. the % of ppl who are into it are small and there is not much communities which supports it like the West does.. also Malaysia is not as advance as Western countries..

Most of our primary & secondary school's don't have gym, we play football/basketball/badminton during PT time. In the west, most school have gyms and most youngsters start to lift weights at a young age. Training since young gives them a better advantage of becoming a BB in the future, not necessary IFBB level, bur a NPC / National / State level is also good enough. Before 18 they probably have a few years experience of weight training. In Malaysia, the age to join a gym is 18. So most of us start later than ppl in the West.

Gyms are everywhere in the West and their hard core gyms are very condusive for training. I've trained in Western gyms and the atmostphere is totally different from gyms in Malaysia.. you really feel motivated seeing other BB training there and the desire to look as good as them is huge. Westerners are more friendly and if they see you're alone & strugling with your weights, they initiate to offer to spot you so you could go through your set more smoothly.. this is rare in Malaysia's gym.. in the West you could walk up to most ppl and start to initiate a talk without fearing hostility.. they are friendly and willing to teach you proper ways to train and exchange knowledge. I do like this point very much because you get to learn alot from them esp. professionals.

Also, Western cultures emphasize on physical strength and size, in their media, their sports (Rugbys, Wresting etc..) indirectly makes them to train in the gym more frequently than us. To engage in such sports, weight training is essential. In Malaysia, such sport are not popular, while badminton & football are more popular sports which does not need lots of muscularity and physical size. This is one of the indirect factors why Malaysia is not a condusive environment for BB.

I also noted that Westerner's diet focus more on meats & dairy products, which is more than Malaysians. Most of their meals contains huge portion of meat (steaks, grilled chicken, salmon etc..). Malaysian meals contains meat but at a smaller portion. Thus their diets are more condusive for BB. And Westerners eat bigger portion meals than us.

Supplements are cheap and very accessible in the West. Most Westerners purchase from BB.com at a cheap price. We've to pay more for supplements as it's imported + profit margin that the local stores here needs to earn.

Western countries have wide communities + media to support BB activities. Communities like bodybuilding.com, t-nation.com, outlaw muscle etc.. discuss about bodybuilding and for them to exchange knowledge. Sport magazine like Muscular Development, Flex, Muscle & Fitness etc.. promotes the BB scene which makes more ppl to get into BB. Bodybuilding competitions are held are every level, every state and in order to become a IFBB, you've to compete. The amount of BB Competitions is the West is prolific.. For Malaysians to become a IFBB, after competing locally they've to compete in the West... the competition scene in Malaysia is a stark contrast compared to Western countries..

In the West, bodybuilders gets sponsorship from supplements/fitness companies to compete. It's hard to become a IFBB without sponsorship. The amount of $$$ to keep a BB lifestyle is very expensive.. there's not much sponsorship can be found in Malaysia... so here you go..

It will be a long long way before Malaysia could reach the level of Western countries....

Reply to antaeusguy (I dowana quote because it'll be too long).


I have to partially agree with you man. Firstly, I agree with everything you've listed down. But the beauty of bodybuilding is that it's a one-man sport.

It only takes one man
-to start training intensely when he is in his mid teens
-to be able to afford the supplements in our country (which are getting cheaper because of growing number of suppliers)
-to have the right diet of meat, veggies and complex carbs (instead of the high-carb, high fat malaysian diet)
-etc

All I'm saying that although it's crazy hard, it just take one guy to do it to become an IFBB pro. We already have one - Wong Hong. He has a few years left in his tank. But plenty of knowledge. And he can pass it on. And most of all, he's proof that a Malaysian IFBB pro is possible. We'll see.

sportsmanship is not the way to live in malaysia
i mean look at uk, europe, australia and the US
athltetes/sportsmen and women are treated like celebs (of course they are good at what they do)
the mindset kat malaysia tak ready lagi

Eh, we got Lee Chong Wei wad... Ppl look up to him.

i am not here to defame LCW in any way

but the truth is do u know how LCW get his datuk title?

do u know why LCW is world ranking number one but still lose to LinDan?

well u need to look into it, its not as simple as it seen in Malaysia. Not gonna elaborate long on this matter.


Speaking of sports and curriculum in high school, many students abandon them and go for studies instead because playing good in sports doesn't earn u a scholarship or secure u a place in local u. That is why parents are preaching their kids to study better study well. The reason behind this is due to no encouragement from government and causing sports arena in malaysia to be doomed. To be frank, even if u score straight As in SPM / STPM, that also doesn't secure u a spot in local u or getting scholarship as well. What more about sports?

Furthermore, how many ppl actually treat BB as a sports? I am kinda regret that I started BB only at my 21. Which is 2 weeks ago only. I should have started earlier and all these while I got no courage to do so because of studies. That is not a good excuse but that is the real reason.

P/S: its a little off topic i guess, not so related to BB.

Well, I was thinking that if any Malaysian DO become an IFBB Pro, he'll compete and probably stay in the US, which is most practical. Or if he is patriotic enough, he'll stay here and build up this slum into a great place to build one's body.

Wait, why is LCW still number one and lost to LD?

a little offtopic, pardon me

as we all know not many ppl take up sports and never take it seriously. that explain why local badminton scene got limited talent and player.

so LCW has to go for more competition to get more training and experience from different player around the world because local player isn't good training partner.

so as join more competition and win more, his ranking getting higher but that doesn't mean he is the best player in the world. being number 1 in ranking doesn't mean best player.

I may be wrong, do correct me if i am wrong ~

People in Malaysia don't take sports seriously because it is not in our culture to do so. Look at the many parents who drill their kids in academic performance; now compare that with those who support their kids when they pick up a basketball or win a local football competition.

We can't blame them though, its the environment we're in that is not conducive for sports. Can't blame the government either, because they respond to peoples needs. All we seem to be fighting for are cheaper petrol prices, food subsidies,toll prices..etc. How many times do you see politicians fight for sports recognition?
Nearly none at all. Why? Because they are not going to win majority votes by voicing out such causes which only a handful care about.

We as a nation must see the importance of sports and the potential it can bring to our countries development and progress. The day will come, only when we ourselves change.

Gah! Petrol prices, food subsidies and toll prices?! I'm so embarrassed by how backwards are our ppl thinking! We should going for greatness! Better in sports! Better in economy! Better in living standards! Grr....

+1

on a side note, watched one movie before where even the gay have a barbell in their college room...they'll rep whenever they free...that's how they get lean u know...LOL

p/s : went to A Famosa Resort, 99% of the guy was just obnoxiously fat...kakakaka

You mean 'guy', right?

Hahaha!!

This 23 y.o. muscle boy from US, at such young age he already have near IFBB quality physique.. although certain parts he still needs to work on.. and he still could grow further more.

Nvr seen any 20+ y.o. Malaysian BB who can match with his body.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3TfVQraWMI

Some screen shot from the clip:













This post has been edited by antaeusguy: Jun 14 2010, 07:23 PM

amazing. Whats his name?

no idea.. his arms are damn huge

is he on steroid thg o wat?

That's pretty blunt... U be the judge. juicer or NOT.