Nathan S.A. Fitness and Nutrition

Welcome!

My name is Nathan. I am a certified personal trainer and has extensive experience in the food and nutrition industry. I graduated with a BS in biochemistry and biology; I have always been fascinated with how our genes affect our body and how nutrients and toxins affect our genes.

Below is my story of how I chose to change my life from a fat kid into a body that gives me confidence as well as strength and agility in performing tasks, such as running for the bus:

During my childhood, WHO's BMI chart would describe me as "obese". Some people may think "oh! It's the magic of puberty". No, it's not. I worked VERY HARD at it (and chose not to tell the world about it). There is no way to maintain healthy weight for a long term without the incorporation of BOTH nutrition and exercise. If you neglect one or another, you will never see progress, and will burn out, and regress back to self-sabotaging behaviours.

Let me explain the meaning behind each photo:

[1] 2008: I was fat. Yup. Fat. I was pretty much sedentary. Besides riding my bike to school and tutoring place, I would stay home playing video games while indulging pops, chips, and my grandparents' delicious snacks.

[2] 2009: Do you spot the differences besides lighting and image definition? My parents bought me gym membership at community centre, so I went to the gym five days per week, 1.5 hours per day. One hour weight, 0.5 hour on elliptical. I couldn't really run at that time because I often felt out-of-breath.

[3] 2011: Here I have incorporated HIIT (high intensity interval training) into my routine. I sprinted on my no-gym days, which was once or twice a week. I did 20 sec sprint and 40 sec walk for a total of 15 minutes. I was still weak compared to high school jocks, but I got stronger compared to what I was one year ago.

[4] 2013: Graduation year. Same old routine. I went back to Thailand and ate a lot of good food.

[5] 2015: I will just skipped 2014. In 2014, I did German Volume Training, and then do Arnold's high-volume superset-based training. This picture was taken 3 months after doing #carb-cycling, and one month after doing #ketogenic diet.

[6] 2017: After New Year's, I hopped onto keto again. This pic was taken three month after starting keto.

[7] 2018: This pic was for Bodybuilding.com transformation challenge. I just signed up to interact with other people to keep them motivated. I was not on keto, just a simple diet with 500kcal in caloric deficit.

[8] 2019: This pic was two months after the military and two weeks after being a monk. Despite rigorous training in the military, I ate a lot of processed food in the last four months of service. It's also worth noting that I was off from the gym for a year prior to entering the military. I worked long hours, had irregular eating times, over-stressed, depressed, and just couldn't make time for the gym. I regained some of my strength during the military, but not the same old extent.

And...This is me now in 2020

The Take-home messages:
— Have a nutrition and exercise plans that suit you, not a plan that is made to impress people or to gain approval from them.
— Be kind to yourself. The effects of diet and exercise do not occur overnight. Be patient with what you are doing, and have a reasonable timeframe and suitable means to measure your progress. (Hint: scale is not the best means to track progress unless your scale can measure %body fat).
— Be consistent. Keep doing what works for you. It's ok to get distracted by things, but remember to get back in recreating your best routine.

If you need help to start, or to get back to where you were before you were blown by destiny, or to break the plateau, I am always here to help.

The full website will be published in late May, 2020. Please stay tuned! You can also follow me on the social media links above. However, I am currently accepting clients for personal training and nutrition coaching. Prices are negotiable and based on how much support you will need. I would be more than happy to talk with you about this, so please feel free to book the FREE initial consultation below. If you have any question but prefer not to book the session, please feel free to contact me by clinking the tab on the right side of the screen.

Yours in good health,

Nathan