Archive for 'Fitness in Bangkok'

Buying a Bicycle in Bangkok:  Pro Bike

Buying a Bicycle in Bangkok: Pro Bike

I should have considered it a bad omen when the handlebars fell off of the first bike I bought from Big C on the ride home. That bike lasted for about 5 miles so I decided to find a real bike…

Lumpini Park Gym Workouts

Lumpini Park Gym Workouts

Wandering through Lumpini Park is full of surprises and when I saw the south side gym for the first time complete with its hardcore patrons and tire weighted barbell I just had to workout there…

Getting to Hanoi from Saigon

Getting to Hanoi from Saigon

To get from Ho Chi Minh City (Southern Vietnam) to Hanoi (Northern Vietnam) via air you have 3 choices, Vietnam Airlines, Indochina Airlines and Jetstar Pacific. I chose Jetstar Pacific and…

Where have I Been and Why Haven’t I Been Blogging?

Where have I Been and Why Haven’t I Been Blogging?

It has almost been a month since the last blog entry and that’s because I’ve been trying to get into a normal routine as well as finish up some AskTheTrainer.com projects which are costing me major money by not having them done. I have made some interesting changes and did some interesting stuff in the past month though…

Bodybuilders Best Friend in Bangkok

While you see some foods on every corner in Bangkok sometimes you find some sweet surprises!!!

Things to do:  Bangkok- Lumpini Park PART I

Things to do: Bangkok- Lumpini Park PART I

Every major city seemingly has a major park right somewhere in the middle of it. Lumpini Park is right in the center of Bangkok and it is easily noticeable from the skytrain. I planned to jog around the park, hoping that I could avoid the dangers of the traffic and smog. You can’t imagine the surprise I found…

Working out at California WOW Xperience

Working out at California WOW Xperience

California Fitness used to be owned by American fitness chain and my ex- employer 24 Hour Fitness. It was bought out within the last few years and it has a few things which are different but also has a few things which are the same. Some things are just not right…

4th of July

The 4th of July used to be my favorite holiday growing up. From setting off safe-n-sane fireworks, to modifying Piccolo Petes to make bombs and blow stuff up I used to enjoy the BBQ, fireworks & sports of the 4th. Now that I’m 8000 miles away from the United States I wonder if (besides online) I will experience anything which reeks of the 4th of July…

Bangkok Dangerous:  Jog to the Gym

Bangkok Dangerous: Jog to the Gym

Most people lack the motivation to even go to the gym. What if getting to the gym required a death defying journey? How many people would go to the gym if the route involved…

Choosing a Gym in Bangkok

Choosing a Gym in Bangkok

Choosing a gym is a pretty straight forward process isn’t it? Working in a gym my whole life I never realized how difficult it was. Multiply it by a language barrier and you have an interesting process to making a decision of which Bangkok gym to join…

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