My lovely young slim thai wife has decided to go to the gym (with me or alone.... I think it’s great! ). However, she’s lifting dumbbells and using exercise machines completely incorrectly. Plus won’t eat a proper diet to increase muscle. Does anybody know a knowledgeable Thai speaking person who can show her proper techniques. I think that an hour or two would do it.  Especially if another Thai lady.  Doesn’t have to be a pro ( if your Thai wife is truly knowledgeable about correct weight lifting techniques she can make a quick thousand baht) .  But open to all suggestions. 

You could have a doctorate in physical fitness and long list of celebrity clients you train, but the lady at the sum tum cart will still more influence than you when it comes to how things are done.

Gentle encouragement and having some success of your own to imitate is the way forward. Baby steps.

It will be a wonder if she still has the same interest a month down the road. This is a live in the moment culture.

1 hour ago, canuckamuck said:

It will be a wonder if she still has the same interest a month down the road.

 

When I met my wife she was 48 kilos. 6-7 years before we met she was close to 80. I would have never believed it if I hadn't seen the pictures. Needless to say, she was serious about her workouts and she did it all at home with dumbbells and a really old exercise bike. She didn't need a Farang motivator to lose weight, heh.

 

I stopped going to the gym, but when I did, I could easily spot girls like the OP's wife who were there just dicking around on a cell phone and pretending to use the machines and literally wasting everyone's time and girls who were serious. Needless to say, they go to gym for whatever reason and barely last 4 weeks.

 

But hey.... it's Pattaya, so anything is possible. 

 

 

What i have seen at the local gym and local PT´s is not worth a penny! Send her to a local boxing gym, and she will loose her weight and get in shape!

1 hour ago, rick99 said:

My lovely young slim thai wife has decided to go to the gym (with me or alone.... I think it’s great! ). However, she’s lifting dumbbells and using exercise machines completely incorrectly.

 

Seems like you must be there with her, so why don't you show her.

I'd be happy to give her a proper workout.  Possibly even buy her some drinks.

Theres always one.


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11 hours ago, Hummin said:

What i have seen at the local gym and local PT´s is not worth a penny! Send her to a local boxing gym, and she will loose her weight and get in shape!

best advice here.

But Zumba, Rumba, power fitness and those kind of things is fun for the girls, but not enough, they need to change eating, push themselves, and that is where my experience is coming to short when it comes to Thai. They just do not know how to push themselves out of the comfort zone when it comes to fitness and gym. 

 

I have now for a year tried to coach my gf (stupid as I am, because it is not healthy for the relationship trying to coach someone who is your gf, especially if you going to push them over their limit) 

 

We actually went to a boxing gym, and then she really learned how to push her selves, but at once back in gym with me, guess what? 

 

Anyway, the first problem to overcome is the fear of getting uncomfortable by pushing them over their limits, or what they think is their limits, and of course food control. 

And I can add, muscle memory and giving them a program without pictures what to do and explaining details how many kg sets reps etc if nonexistence. If they go alone and do biceps and shoulders on mondey, they can likely go back and do biceps and shoulders on thuesday, 

 

A bit generalizing now, but it is almost as bad as that. Not only my gf, but also the same girls coming to the gym, seems to have the same issues. 

From what I observed at the gym i was going to the personal trainers were practising a Low Energy/High Rest workout, somewhat reminiscent of a sloth colony, so be careful about whom you choose to help.

2 hours ago, Juan B Tong said:

I'd be happy to give her a proper workout.  Possibly even buy her some drinks.

hahahah I was waiting for it. 

long time fitness and nutrition enthusiast and certified personal trainer here.

 

if your wife is unwilling to change her diet, then unfortunately, all the effort in the gym will be of little to no use at all.

All she needs is a pair of 4kg weights, a good routine and a bit of determination. Soon be ready for anything.

Never to try and teach a Thai woman anything. She already knows everything and what she doesn't know she doesn't want to know.

Edited May 15, 20188 yr by Krataiboy

14 hours ago, pearciderman said:

 

Seems like you must be there with her, so why don't you show her.

You've obviously never tried to teach a woman anything, they won't listen to a husband / boyfriend, and Asian women are the worse, they will only ever believe what another of their own nationality tells them.

3 hours ago, Juan B Tong said:

I'd be happy to give her a proper workout.  Possibly even buy her some drinks.

 

Go for it. You'll also get 1000 baht from OP

16 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

You could have a doctorate in physical fitness and long list of celebrity clients you train, but the lady at the sum tum cart will still more influence than you when it comes to how things are done.

Gentle encouragement and having some success of your own to imitate is the way forward. Baby steps.

It will be a wonder if she still has the same interest a month down the road. This is a live in the moment culture.

Thats funny cause its soo true, or listen to some halfwit on youtube.  I took my misses to the gym years ago, she asked the guys for a program as she thought she would understand them better.  They looked at her perplexed and told her to ask me as I was twice their size.  It was a uphill battle teaching her but once she got it and got a better body then the other girls at the gym she was finally convinced.   I did train with her on machines so she got the focus and what was required to see real results.  still waiting for my thanks. haha

3 minutes ago, BigT73 said:

Thats funny cause its soo true, or listen to some halfwit on youtube.  I took my misses to the gym years ago, she asked the guys for a program as she thought she would understand them better.  They looked at her perplexed and told her to ask me as I was twice their size.  It was a uphill battle teaching her but once she got it and got a better body then the other girls at the gym she was finally convinced.   I did train with her on machines so she got the focus and what was required to see real results.  still waiting for my thanks. haha

Im still working on my patience, we will see, 

The OP wants his wife to increase muscle???? I would prefer women to be 100% feminine.

20 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

The OP wants his wife to increase muscle???? I would prefer women to be 100% feminine.

It is necessery to burn som fat, but they do not loose their feminine curves just lifting some weights. Just change the metabolism just a little bit. 

 

Just a randem link from google

https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/get-more-burn-from-your-workout#1

give her all she wants , but tell her when she passes 50 kg ....

she will have to move to another adress.

Then you wont have any pombems.......

19 hours ago, Hummin said:

What i have seen at the local gym and local PT´s is not worth a penny! Send her to a local boxing gym, and she will loose her weight and get in shape!

Yep, I'm for martial arts, but both have Thai experts in their field.

Probably easier to change wife than try to teach one new tricks.

https://www.siam-legal.com/legal_services/thailand-divorce.php

 

11 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

Probably easier to change wife than try to teach one new tricks.

It have crossed my mind, but I do not need to divorce to do that

Are you all idiots ? OP said that his wife is slim and only wants to build muscles, so why talking about losing weight ?

 

OP if you want details of personal trainers just PM me.

 

 

"Personal trainers" in Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia learn their job from other personal trainers. There is no certification and their collective knowledge of exercise physiology is nearly zero. They will not properly assess the client and build a workout plan designed for them. They will use their phones during training sessions instead of using their limited cognitive skills to assess progress, strengths and weaknesses. It seems to be a racket, with other personal trainers fawning over the client so that she/he feels special. Save your money and study for yourself online. Try bodybuilding dot com for prepared exercise plans and do it yourself help.

A thousand baht for a personal fitness trainer! !

That's just hilarious. ?

On 15/05/2018 at 10:59 AM, Krataiboy said:

Never to try and teach a Thai woman anything. She already knows everything and what she doesn't know she doesn't want to know.

Have to agree, my wife is an electrician ( my profession ), she knows everything about plumbing, she is always willing to point out my driving mistakes, she can't drive, and she is an expert on using the automatic washing machine, 95 degree full cycle for everything.