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Life-Sparring Podcast - Round 18: Aiko "Little Hulk" Liu - Bodybuilding 101

Synopsis:

For the last three years, working out during my lunch break with a personal trainer has been one of the few affordable luxuries in my life. Since the summer of last year, I have trained twice per week with Aiko Liu, also known as " Little Hulk, " in Hong Kong Bodybuilding circles and by his 10k followers on Instagram.

Aiko has been successfully competing in the amateur bodybuilding circuit in Hong Kong and beyond for the past five years and is working as a coach with several other competitive athletes. In addition to competing as an athlete and working as a personal trainer, Aiko has been an investor in gyms in Hong Kong.

While I have no bodybuilding ambitions, my personal training goals are to improve my general fitness, gain strength, and optimize my body composition; I understand the addictive fascination of "chasing gains." At the same time, I spent enough time in the gym to have the utmost respect for the discipline and consistency the life of a competitive bodybuilder requires.

In a similar fashion to my Life-Sparring round with endurance athlete Morten Klingenberg, I believe aspects of the bodybuilding mindset apply to other challenges in life.

Reason enough to take the Life-Sparring Podcast out of the comfort of my home studio and meet Aiko in his brand-new Vision PT gym, in Shatin Hong Kong, to talk about bodybuilding, gym economics, steroids, and workout and diet routines.

Let's kick this year off strong and do what people usually do in January, going to the gym.

Since we recorded it on location, you might want to catch this episode on YouTube. If you prefer the audio version, no problem, we are as usual available on all major platforms, including Spotify.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Aiko‘s highly entertaining Instagram

Aiko’s YouTube channel, no recent content but some cool videos from 2019

Aiko’s first gym, Ultra Fitness 24 in Lai Chi Kok on Instagram

Aiko’s second gym, Vision PT in Shatin on Instagram

Hypertrophy Coach on YouTube, one of Aiko’s training inspirations

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