It is only appropriate to have Jake Gonzales on Not Again Podcast as he is one of the guys I find has a wealth of knowledge and people I have a lot of respect. Man, he has lots of stories, tips and tricks to share even outside of my boxing life.

Spending a significant portion of his life till now, both the practical, academic and mentoring pursuit of fitness, Jake is really generous when it comes to sharing his knowledge and getting better in the knowledge of physical training. We went through the different definitions of power and strength and our favourite gym bro science. What makes Jake stands out is, he is more than just a trainer but he is also a combat sports coach. He prove that by going into a deeper technical analysis on my fight style and discuss why and how the stereotype of my body shape influence on how other coaches will start to train even though it may not be the best way according to fighter.

Jake weigh in on what is the balance on being a good coach and what is the most important thing of between a coach and fighter relationship. We also talk about the sparring etiquette and the dangers of combat sports, telling the story of having to deal with the blow of the death of his sparring part. Of course he also reveal the boxing business in Singapore after being so intimate in the boxing scene after so long.

We reviewed what boxing had done to our lives, what it meant and how it became such an identity that we hold on to. We have try to decipher the future of our boxing careers and how goals have evolved from what we had set for ourselves. We have our own dreams and then knowing our strengths and our weakness to carve our dreams accordingly. He too shares his dreams and being involved in the early few matches of ONE. Of course we try to understand working in the system and trying to do something we love.