Monokuro Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Hey guys, Apart from "Rocky's", does anyone know of any other pay as you go gyms in Bangkok which have a decent set of dumbbells, preferably up to 30kg? Also be good if it has a squat rack too... cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHammer Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Most gyms have pay as you go options, they're just very expensive. Are you thinking of cheap pay as you go gyms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monokuro Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 I guess it depends on what "expensive" is I'm only in town for 2 weeks, so that's gonna be six sessions... I forgot to add, preferably around Victory / Siam area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtjforyou Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Tony gym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminbkk Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 As other posters have said, you usually can pay per time at most gyms, it is just that it is often relatively expensive, ranging from 150 baht to 500 baht per time. You could always consider pretending to join and get a promotion for first month, pay 1500 baht: for 6 sessions that would work out to 250 baht per session. I know there is a gym right next to Payathai BTS station, forgot the name. It's on the same side as the Airport Link station that connects to this BTS station. So for you it would be close to Victory Monument area. I joined there and paid 1500 baht for first month as promotion. Completed the first month and then did not go back as it was too crowded for me. But I went in the evenings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHammer Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Yep, try going to True Fitness Asoke and tell them that you are considering signing up because you just moved to Bangkok. At the very least you will get one free week, maybe even two. Then do the same at another gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monokuro Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 Thanks for the suggestions guys - I'll take a butchers at the Phaya Thai place first, as I'll be at Rathathewi, so easy enough to pop up the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monokuro Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Thanks @arminbkk - I went along there today, they told me they could do a special price of 2000, but I said a friend only paid 1500, so they dropped it to that I got there about 5:10 and it wasn't too busy - however, they said around 2/3 there's hardly anyone there - so that's perfect. For reference, they had dumbbells going up to (from what I could see) 55kg - a flat bench press, incline bench press and a load of fixed sitting up ones. I didn't look around the rest of the equipment in detail, but it seemed to have most things covered. Only real thing missing (or at least, I couldn't see it) was the squat rack or a smith machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monokuro Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Doh, a schoolboy error, never trust a salesman. Got there today, and the dumbbell weights are in pounds not kg. I did ask about this, and he told me kg. Guess I should have tried picking them up first. So, they go up to 60lbs, which is like 27.2kg, then they have a single set of 37.5kg and another of 42.5kg. There is a Smith machine, and a good selection of benches with the built in barbell (flat, incline and decline) Saturday at 1p.m. was quiet, but that could be because the protests were outside! Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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