Are there any great gyms in southern Issan ie Korat, Burilam, Surin, Sisaket or Ubon?

Sorry, I don't know.

I don't go to gyms and don't live in that neck of the woods.

Aren't all gyms pretty much the same anyway?

What makes a gym great?

They all seem to have the same 12 machines.

How much are you bench pressing these days?

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by save the frogs

2 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

Sorry, I don't know.

I don't go to gyms and don't live in that neck of the woods.

Aren't all gyms pretty much the same anyway?

What makes a gym great?

They all seem to have the same 12 machines.

A great gym has lots of machines. Some Thai gyms are limited on what they have. For example a great gym will have like 2 chest supported row machines, a lat pullover machine, a side lateral raise machine. Many attachments and handles. Various cable machines.

How much are you bench pressing these days?

4 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

How much are you bench pressing these days?

I only do incline presses or machine presses. Barbell bench hurts my shoulders.

I focus more on technique than weight. Partial reps in the low position builds up muscle.

Not any in Ubon that I've been to. The younger crowd that can afford a nice gym are not interested and are cool with being extremely soft. There are exceptions but hard to cater to the exceptions. I did find a decent one at a mall in Ubon but it had insufficient air flow and the AC couldn't compensate for it. I like to lift and then run on the treadmill but that would have been embarrassing. I know how treadmill runs end in these types of places and it is disgusting. In my younger days I would shrug it off and blame the gym. Now I just don't even start.

Isaan gyms are terrible IMO.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by atpeace