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But, you see, Babies never have joint problems. Reminds me of that scene in Jurassic Park, You're fine until you're not fine, and then you have a problem you really wish you didn't have. So, no, you don't got all that yet.???? Go read the fitness forums, as I do. In fact, you don't know why you're doing a time-wasting 3 sets of 10 - 12 of relatively fast pumping except that a Thai trainer told you to do it. Probably better to do the research (consult the BBC) or apply common sense. Or roll the dice: Genetics Voodoo and Fate are very highly regarded on the forum. Who cares? You were informed, anyway. I do think that if you know everything already, as I expected, you shouldn't be pretending to ask for insights and advice here.

More is less. Your present method follows the traditional Arnold bodybuilding approach, all that trainers know in Thailand, beloved of fitness sites selling plans, schedules, and apps. It works, of course, but high volume isn't necessary or safe. I wouldn't do it. Protecting the joints and staying in the game long-term is a particular issue for the elderly. Attracting babes at the beach is a complete non-starter. As Steve Maxwell says, strength training should prevent injuries, not create them. All older trainees should read his Dear Over-45 Trainee… Much more efficient and safer, as Steve Maxwell obliquely references, would be to follow the Arthur Jones/Mike Mentzer/Ken Hutchins principles, popularized in the recent decade by Doug McGuff. Lighter weights, slow lifting, fewer sets & reps. Functional fitness with the benefits of fitness to your healthspan. TUL (Time Under Load) is the key principle. You may have to read the well-documented Body By Science by Doug McGuff to convince yourself of this. But he talks benefits of resistance training while mentioning HIT in Area Under the Curve: Physiolgic Headroom Across a Lifetime. Dr. Mercola's more specific here: Dr. Mercola Discusses Super Slow Workout. And he knows what he's talking about. Note that with intensity, the need to perform traditional cardio becomes much less important. So, a couple of times a week of a full body routine will suffice. Can be done in 30 min, but, practically speaking, an hour is more realistic. There's setting up, loading and unloading plates, staying hydrated, and extra exercise beyond the big 5. Attention to the rotator cuff, face pulls, dead hangs, hyperextensions, reverse hypers, reverse flys, dropsets, etc. Things not to worry much about (SHOCK) - the order of the exercises. Yes, try to follow the optimal order. But if the machine or bench is busy, don't wait, do something else. Try to be complementary. You were going to do an overhead raise. Do a lat pulldown instead and (hopefully) then the raise. Rest very little between sets, keep that heart rate up. The sitting around playing with mobile phones, occupying a machine 30 min, you see all the time is ridiculous. A workout is just that: work. Business, same as your diet. Lifting intensely is harder than that all that rapid pumping up and down, using momentum, and stopping at 80%. Mentally, too. - progress. You try to make sure that you're going to absolute failure within 6 - 8 reps. If you don't hit it exactly, so what. You did a few more.???? You maxed out and you're going to be as strong as you can be at your age anyway. - losing weight via exercise. Ain't gon' happen; exercise tends to make you eat more. Diet's the way, and low carb, high protein is complementary. You need more protein anyway, old boy. - cardio. If you lift intensely, a few vigorous walks per week, if that, should suffice. I probably overdo it with 10 min of intervals (3 x 30 sec) on a recumbent bike after lifting. P. D. Mangan does only one interval. I should do mine on an alternate day, but I don't wanna bother going back to the gym. I'm not a bodybuilder. End exhausted. Think of George Sheehan, 74, at the end of a marathon. Meanwhile, my numbers are still all good and my V02max (calculated) is 44, superior for my age. Recent article of interest: --No Time to Lift? Designing Time-Efficient Training Programs for Strength and Hypertrophy: A Narrative Review That article isn't addressed to seniors. P. D. Mangan, 68, does only one set per exercise, twice a week. NO anabolics, no TRT, as is obvious. Not a bodybuilder but a fitness trainer.

Like this attempt in Jomtien? Whoops. No thanks. I like T21, Central, etc. just where they are and so do most tourists.

Right. Thanks for the correction, may be of help here.

Never underestimate the placebo effect. Seems working well for @BritManToo, as I seem to recall.

Yeah, the End of Thai Tourism is nigh. Again.

It's not in small print, and the relevant limits are clearly stated up front. The "small print" myth has been debunked several times here, including by Sheryl herself. Examples have been given. Enough with the BS. "Small print" is just one of the inevitable excuses concocted by the families back home to elicit sympathy and more donations. Posters here swallow it at face value because they love their "lads" making lil' innocent, perfectly understandable mistakes, and they hate insurance companies on principle for such things as denying pre-existing conditions, having policy conditions, and daring to ask for evidence from the claimants. Cf. that ridiculous suggestion that the motorbike rental shop was at fault because it should have been responsible for knowing the details of the Brit's travel policy and therefore denying the rental. ????

Mongers, a dying breed, too skint, low sperm counts, effeminate, wa****g to porn in their council estates. And the hookup sites have made things so easy back home. Soi 6 doing rather poorly compared to the good old days. Have you noticed no other tourists about?

Aliexpress has shops selling extra large clothing. Otherwise, order from Amazon and be done with it. Fit better, last longer, and generally higher quality.

No, in OZ private practitioners can do all of those useless procedures, better; the total cost, considering airfare and lodging as well, will be less than in Thailand from Thailand's incompetent fools. Just an excuse and self-delusion.

Bigoted condescension. Obviously, communicated the same way the Poms did: landlines, pay phones, letters. Plenty of landlines in those days. Never heard of Bangkok? Villages had them as well. I had one in Pattaya.

Kinda blows our narrative that the rules are only enforced on farangs.

Not exactly. The 90-day address reporting rule's got teeth, as these Chinese discovered. It's also possible to do it online.

Disappointing, ain't it? We want more blood & injury. Where's the entertainment here? Pfft.

No. Being forced to move to the darkside to avoid victimization by water hooligan attacks is indirectly just another kind of forced participation--"dry," but much more expensive and inconvenient. You done repeating your imagined point, or need a little more help getting out of the loop?

So, who's hittin' the gym? Gearing up for the effort here. Shower, finish my coffee; post-workout protein shake chillin' in the fridge. A little light reading I ran across today for a little inspiration: Effects of reducing sedentary behavior on cardiorespiratory fitness in adults with metabolic syndrome: A 6-month RCT Influence of resistance training on muscle architecture in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

In the women's forum? Seriously? Observation bias and false judgment ("wrong"). Lot of independent women in Thailand, and a women can choose to be independent if she chooses. My gf has a management position in a company and her own money. Never asked for a baht from me. One could argue, BTW, that Thai women are simply less brainwashed and able to retain common sense in their own, and men's, best interests. As The Redheaded Libertarian explained today,

No, you're forced to "participate" if your route happens to take you near the hooligans. Think she chose this dangerous "fun?" Watch me crash her motorbike! Hee hee! I chose not to be forced to participate and my life did NOT continue as normal. And this was the case w/ most Pattaya expats.

I was in and out in 15 min today for my retirement extension. No hassle at all, IO's were as nice as they've always been. This was at 1 PM. Just inside the street entrance, left side, is a waiting area with seats for receiving a ticket for the retirement extension queue. I waited a couple of minutes in a short line. I was given a ticket with '8' written on it and told to go inside to desk 8. No line at the building entrance. I went right in and immediately got a queue number. As I approached desk 8, a young IO grabbed me and we sat down to go thru my papers. Mine are all neatly typed and signed, including the Overstay Penalties and the Terms and Conditions. Phone number is typed in where they normally want it. Bank copies signed, bank letter I got on the way in. Nothing else needed, so he gave me my passport claim chit and told me to come back Monday after 2 PM. Easy peasy, no hassle at all.

No.

Today the IO said that since my 800k is in a fixed account, I needn't return in 3 months. 'Course, I wasn't going to return anyway, but nice to have his blessing.

Sounds like low T is at the root of your problems. Get on it, man. Lots of families come to Pattaya, esp Russians and Chinese. Expats also raise families in Pattaya. You seem lost in time warp. I did too. And I'm still having fun.???? Pattaya's a great place to be for quite a number of reasons.

ANF Poster logical thinking about Thai logical thinking. Western thinking, the numbers speak for themselves.

Come down to it, he's just another of our lads havin' a bit o' fun like all the rest. Nothing to see here.

Relevant or not, average users are gradually adopting Win 11. Seems nobody cares if they are but you. And, going around in circles, you've merely come back to my original post: About which you needn't have wondered, as I stated my reason clearly right there.