Welcome to my Blog

Hi there, and welcome to my little corner in cyberspace. My name is Edmund Tsoi, and I am a certified personal trainer in Hong Kong SAR. This is my first blog ever, so please bear with me as it may look a bit amateur right now, but in time, I plan to deliver as professional a site as I possibly can.

A little tidbit about me... I was born in Hong Kong, but had been living in Ireland and Canada for most of my life. I came to Hong Kong at the end of 2007 to visit my parents, who had moved back in 2004. At the time, I held a day job in a warehouse back in Canada and was basically a gym rat after work had finished. Upon arriving in Hong Kong, I realized that physical fitness was rapidly growing in popularity and ads for gyms were everywhere. I was very happy to know that a "gym culture" was flourishing in HK, and I felt that I wanted to be a part of it. I wanted to contribute. That is why I decided to stay here and start my career in personal fitness training.

My training history goes back over 10 years. I was always an avid martial artist. First learning Pak Mei Kung Fu from my father at a very young age. Then, I took up "Military San Shou", from Dr. Mizhou Hui, a former military man from China who had just arrived in Canada. I also studied Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and finally gravitated towards no-gi submission grappling and Mixed Martial Arts.

In 1999, I was awarded "Black Belt" in Dr. Hui's San Shou method. It was also around this time that I started to lift weights. I started going to the gym with my buddies and just did what they did. We didn't really know what we were doing until my brother, a kinesiology major at York University, started working out with us and showing us the ropes. I soon became a "gym rat", training 5 days a week, after work every day. It was addictive. It became routine, and I would feel guilty for missing a day as I felt it would throw off my schedule for the entire week, lol.

Over the past 8 years, I have made great strides in weight training for endurance, hypertrophy, and strength. I also learned proper nutrition for gaining muscle mass, losing fat, and overall maintenance of a healthy life. I am certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), one of the most recognized authorities in fitness in the world.

I feel that I have come a long way since that first time I stepped into a gym. But the fitness industry is always changing. There are always new studies and research to keep up to date on. I am constantly learning new things. It is an on-going endeavor which I plan to share with you in this web log. So stay tuned for more updates.... ciao for now!

Ed