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Jan 30, 2019 | by Shaun Pang, SSC

triathlete, triathlon, ironman, cycling, road cycling, lower back pain, lower back ache, strength training, barbell training

Andrew, The Triathlete With Lower Back Pain

August 6th, 2020 | By Shaun Pang, SSC

Do you have lower back pain that's getting in the way of you enjoying your time in the saddle? If you're an avid cyclist, this might sound familiar to you. You're enjoying the ride, feeling the wind in your face and clocking in the miles. About 30 minutes in, you start to feel a little dull ache in your lower back. As you keep going, that little ache gradually gets more pronounced. Read more →

back pain, lower back pain, barbell training, strength training

Is Your Back Causing You To Lose Money And Time?

July 28th, 2020 | By Shaun Pang, SSC

If you're above the age of 30, it's certain that you have experienced or are currently experiencing lower back pain. Martin had to travel extensively as part of running a successful patent law firm and spent at least 30 hours a month on planes. Back then, he flew business class not because he wanted to but because he had to – flying economy would cause him to suffer from excruciating pain for the next few days. Read more →

Physically Independent or Wheelchair Bound – The Choice is Yours

June 13th, 2020 | By Shaun Pang, SSC

Strength is an essential component of life and a determining factor of how you spend your golden years - being physically independent and doing the things you love or bring wheelchair-bound. This simple test that you can do at home will tell you the state of your physical strength. Read more →

Get Unstuck Transitioning from Novice to Intermediate

June 8th, 2020 | By Shaun Pang, SSC

Progress stalling after your novice phase ended? Constantly getting stuck and not sure which post novice program will work for your situation? Coach Shaun talks about some strategies to move from your novice phase into intermediate. Read more →

A Perfect Pulling Position on Every Rep

May 31st, 2020 | By Shaun Pang, SSC

Get these 3 reminders checked off before you deadlift and you’ll be in the optimal pulling position on every rep. Read more →

How Patricia Beat Osteoporosis With Barbell Strength Training

May 30th, 2020 | By Shaun Pang, SSC

Patricia talks about her experience of being diagnosed with osteoporosis and beating it with barbell strength training and eventually being able to deadlift double her bodyweight. Read more →

How to Fix your Hip Bounce in the Press 2.0

April 2nd, 2020 | By Shaun Pang, SSC

The hip bounce movement used in The Press 2.0 can be tricky for some lifters. Here's a useful way to think about the movement. Read more →

The Importance of Strength

November 1st, 2019 | By Shaun Pang, SSC

Strength, the most important physical attribute. We talk about strength and its importance in our day to day lives. Read more →

Starting Strength Training After 60

March 24th, 2019 | By Shaun Pang, SSC

Steven Miller talks about his experience starting strength training after 60. Read more →

Healthy Ageing with Barbell Training

February 14th, 2019 | By Joannes Marvin, SSC

Coach Marvin talks about healthy ageing using a simple but effective solution - strength training with barbells. Read more →

Beating Osteoporosis with Barbell Training

January 28th, 2019 | By Shaun Pang, SSC

Patricia talks about her experience training at Hygieia Strength and Conditioning after being diagnosed with osteoporosis Read more →

Bio

My interest in fitness started when I was around 19 years old. Being overweight for most of my growing up years, I decided to do something about it. After months of not being able to achieve the desired results, I began poring through books and articles about training and nutrition. The more I read, the more interested I became in this field, and got better results when the the newly discovered knowledge was applied. After 1 year of persistence and hard work, I lost 24kg and felt fantastic. The sense of achievement motivated me to pursue a career in working with people to help them achieve their own fitness goals.

After achieving my weight loss goal, I tried a variety of training programs for a few years, looking for a new goal to train towards. After aimlessly moving around from program to program, I chanced upon a book called Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, written by renowned strength and conditioning expert, Mark Rippetoe. Little did I know that this book was about to change my life and coaching career.

At that point, I had experience training with barbells and was relatively familiar with it but never have I come across any material that gave such explicitly detailed explanations of how to perform the barbell lifts. I devoured the book and modified my lifting technique and program. In just a few months, I was pleasantly surprised by how much stronger he had become. I now had a new goal to work towards – getting strong.

With full confidence in the efficacy of the Starting Strength methodology, I began coaching my clients using this program and got them stronger than they ever thought was possible. The consistent success my clients achieved through the program cemented my confidence in Mark Rippetoe’s teachings. I then decided to pursue the credential of being a Starting Strength Coach and I’m currently the first and only certified coach in Singapore and South-East Asia

In my 9 years of experience, I have given talks and ran programs at numerous companies and worked with a diverse group clientele of all ages with a variety of goals. Today, I specialise in coaching people in their 40s, 50s and beyond because it brings me a great sense of satisfaction to be part of the process of improving this demographics’ health and quality of life by getting them stronger.