One of the biggest complaints about my blog is that I don’t write enough about “personal finance stuff”. Well whoops, because here’s yet another non-money blogpost to annoy you with.

7 months ago, I wrote The Ultimate Guide To Achieving An IPPT Gold. It went on to become one of my most searched-for posts, because hey, IPPT continues to be the thorn in the side for hundreds of thousands for suffering male Singaporeans everywhere.

The message in that post was simple: 1) Train hard, 2) Track your performance, and with enough time, you’ll get your IPPT Gold.

However, one of the biggest annoyances for me was the time factor. It took me 12 weeks of REALLY hard training, twice a week, before I managed to achieve that coveted Commando IPPT Gold (90 points and above). I managed to do it, but it was a loooooong journey.

So it got me ...