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JensenZ

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  1. The link you provided was from a rehabiliation clinic, selling services. Find real data and it needs to be a direct comparision of different training regimes conducted scientifically.
  2. Seriously? Your very first words were "Complete BS" and you think I'm rude and condescending. I could swamp this thread with discussions and articles of HIIT vs moderate cardio exercise for elderly people. This is all new and exciting for you, but I've researched this for 20 years. You can just use Google, no need for my help. The reason why these rehabiliation clinics like HIIT is because most people are lazy and they like quick workouts. It's appealing. You like your program, good - you're still alive. A good doctor would not have cleared you, but this is Pattaya - anything goes.
  3. Good luck finding a doctor who understands what HIIT is. If you went to a proper sports doctor, you wouldn't have been cleared.
  4. You can count yourself lucky. That personal trainer doesn't have a clue what he is doing if he is actually using HIIT. He's probably using a dumbed down version for you. Btw, go back and read my original post. I said it is dangerous for people who are not in good condition, and/or old. Unlike you, I've done a lot of cardio and strength training for 50 years, (never stopped) since 1975. You've been doing HIIT or whatever it is you do for 2 months, and now you're an expert. There's no need to reply. You don't know anything. In your physical condition you might not last another month anyway.
  5. If you can't show the evidence, it didn't happen.
  6. The worst idea of all. Putting a passport or phone in a carry bag is a good way to lose them.
  7. What a wonderful way to start a conversation and an argument. So be it... Strength training and HIIT are not the same. You can strength train at any age, as long as you build up slowly and know your limits. I do both strength and cardio training, at 64, but never HIIT (but tried it a lot when I was younger). If you are suggesting that we should use HIIT for any reason whatsoever - that's complete BS. By suggesting that HIIT is dangerous (that's pretty obvious if you understand what HIIT is, which you obviously don't), that's not saying strength work is bad or unnecessary. Here's what I do: 1. Rowing (3x - 1 hour per week) 2. Ski Erg (3x - 30 min per week) 3. Cybex Arc (3x - 2 hours a week) 4. Weights (5x per week - short sessions working the main muscle groups) 5. Walking (including stair climb 3x a week - 3 hours) I have my own gym. NO HIIT. In cardio I gently increase my heart rate to an average of between 130 - 140 bpm, and occasionally push it a bit higher - slowly. There's not much you can teach me about cardio or strength traing, but by all means, send me the data.
  8. You're talking high intensity interval training (HIIT). There one big flaw to this exercise technique. It is NOT suited to people who are old or out of shape. In these cases it's worse than no exercise at all because It's DANGEROUS. Apart from the possibility of causing blood clots, fainting, heart attacks etc, there's a very real possibility of causing serious tendon and muscle injuries. There are good reasons why you see warnings on exercise equipment to see your doctor before you start an exercise program. One needs to choose an exercise regime appropriate to one's fitness levels and age. Even if you are young and fit, you would not do HIIT everyday. I would choose walking as the ultimate exercise for older people.
  9. I don't know your personal situation, but awhile back I had some financial distress which made it impossible to sleep more then 4 hours a night - for months on end. Stange thing is that I never felt sleepy either.
  10. I started using a bottle next to the bed to cut down on the interuption of a trip to the bathroom. My sweetspot is about 5 hours.
  11. I suppose if you wipe yourself out with a very stenuous exercise session it might help you to get to sleep, but if the exercise is too extreme, it will also interfere with your sleep. If you do mild exercise it should be many hours before you sleep as it usually makes you feel more active. However, a regular exercise program suited to your age (not too stenuous) will generally improve the quality of sleep.
  12. I mostly use the Windows Speedtest app as it's fast and convenient. I only use the web based Speedtest.net if I want to specify an international server.
  13. Having been with CAT for many years, I got a very good deal. I do a lot of Bittorrent downloading, so it's convenient. I also have my PC 24/7 connected to VPSs and trading accounts and transfer big files across the globe... where upload speed is important. I don't need it, but I like it. When I started out in Pattaya I had 1/0.5 Mbps (2005), then it gradually got faster.
  14. I had this problem a few years ago on my new laptop. I was only getting 500 download speed, until I realised my cable was Cat 5. I changed to Cat 6, and I got over 900 Mbps. I have a crimping tool to make my own LAN connectors, but they are difficult to get right. Now I just buy ready made Lan cable to ensure full capacity. There isn't much point paying for 1000 Mbps download if you're not making full use of it.
  15. The main point in your first post (aside from all your other blah, blah) was that you were asking for "evidence". This is a really dumb request. Did you expect a video recording of police extortion? Perpahs a written receipt of the money paid "under the table"? It will always be my word against yours even if I recount events that happened to me and friends in Pattaya. I can give many examples from my own experience and this forum has many stories about police extortion too. More recently a couple of British expats were asked to pay 8000 baht each as they weren't wearing face masks (when it was mandatory). It was Friday night, and they were threatened with a weekend lockup if they didn't pay. Of course, most would pay. Of course, once again, you will ask for the evidence. If you think these immigration police on the "hunt" in Walking Street are honest and trying to keep you safe, you're living in a fantasy world.
  16. You've twisted everything I've said. Perhaps you missed my last edit as you were worked up and needed to fire back a replay asap. We know no one needs to carry a physical passport. This has been discussed for decades on this forum as the topic often arises. The point was that tourists don't know what's going on. They don't expect Immigration police raids and most probably don't have copies of their passports and entry stamps on their mobile phones. These are the hapless tourists that the immigration police are looking for.
  17. You do realise this is an informal place for discussion and there's no need to get worked up if you disagree and someone doesn't offer evidence. It's not a court of law. If you've lived here longer than I have in Pattaya, and you don't know about police corruption and what goes on around here, you're either as blind as a bat, or you live a very sheltered life. We do know that it is not necessary to carry your passport, as you've asserted twice now in 2 posts. The point is, most of the people in Walking Street are not locals and don't think about these things when they go out to party. Edit: they are quite likely not carrying photographic evidence of their passport and entry stamps in their phones. When is the last time you've seen an immigration police raid in a shopping mall? They are preying on drunk people - much easier targets.
  18. I'm not going to provide evidence. This is a discussion and you're quite welcome to disagree. I've lived here (Pattaya) for nearly 20 years - I know what goes on. Paying cash bonuses to the police does not diminish the local economy - police spend their money too, so it all helps. That last sentence has nothing to do with my earlier points.
  19. It's important to note that the maximum speed on a LAN5 cable is 100 Mbps. To get 1000 Mbps, you need LAN5e (up to 37 m) or long distance - LAN6 cables. I use NT (previously TOT/CAT), 1000/500 Mbps. On LAN6 cable = 905/542, 2ms (Pattaya NT) On iPhone Xs near D-Link Mesh router = 415/368, 8ms. On iPhone Xs in another room, about 12m from D-Link Mesh router through one wall = 229/101. While doing the tests, I was connected to 6 wireless devices and 2 PCs doing various "things". Just remember that whatever service you use, unless it is dedicated (and very expensive), is shared with other households in your area. High 800s to low 900s is my download range on Lan. Upload is always over 500.
  20. Of course, the police know this, and prey on people going out to drink and otherwise contribute to the local community. It's a wonderful opportunity for collecting "bonuses" as tourists, faced with the option of going to the police station and a trip back to their hotel to prove they are legal are quite likely to contribute to the police cash fund.
  21. These Immigration police (and Pattaya police) are very honest, right? They couldn't possibly be looking for cash bonuses. Pattaya has been suffering in lockdown for years with no tourists in sight, and just when it's starting to recover, these upstanding members of the police force are trying to keep us safe by hassling tourists when they're out trying to have fun. I have no idea how tourists that aren't carrying ID are making Walking Street unsafe.
  22. I'd put money down he's a lot smarter than you are. Made $200 plus billion by being lucky? That's the most absurd comment you'll ever hear.
  23. When you're worth well over $200 billion (at the time he put in the offer), and you're the richest person on the planet (today he's ONLY worth $191 billion and the 2nd richest), it's quite possible that making more money is not your only goal in life. Twitter is a hobby for Musk. It's incredible how many haters are coming out of the woodwork, suggesting he's dumb or doing stupid things. It reminds me of all the hate he received on this forum during the cave rescue in July 2018. I didn't hear any praise when he became the world's richest a few years later.
  24. Some make money on the side by shortchanging people. I've lost a few hundred like this as I wasn't paying attention at a 7Eleven I didn't usually visit. It's a perfect scam. If the customer notices, an apology will suffice.
  25. You say Russians are not keen on Asians? That's absurd considering that 2/3rds of Russia is IN Asia. Additionally, Asia is a vast region of many different people. Of course, we should be talking about Thailand, and I'd venture to say that Russians would prefer the company of Thai people over Americans and Western Europeans.
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