Training Report

This morning's session was just like all the other sessions that I have been having. However, I can feel and see the weight loss. I can also see the adjustments that I have been making to tweak my technique. I worked with Tai today and he could see that my engine was barely going. The two training sessions have been really getting to me lately but I felt after getting limber and ready to go that I could just go through it.

After going through my pad routine, hitting the bag, and working my knees I was finished. I did the customary cool down exercises and headed off to breakfast after a quick shower.

Breakfast was the same as always. It was a never ending supply of chicken, rice, and veggies. However, my new friend Sam from Australia recommended that I buy a box of this electrolyte drink mix. I found out that it was cheap (like $3 US), it had 25 packets, and that it worked like gatorade. Also, it was being sold at the nearby pharmacy just a 10 minute walk away.

For lunch I finally decided to eat at this food stand that was at the street corner a few yards away from the gym. Last year, the owner of the gym would always smile at me as I came in from my morning run. I told myself that I would at least visit the place once before I leave for the US. That time never came and I always regretted it. Nowadays I was advised that I could buy a bottle of Pepsi for 10 baht (less than 50 cents) at this place and I have been going there ever since. Today however was the first time that I went there for a meal. I decided to have Pad Thai and when I got it I could not believe that Pad Thai and a bottle of Pepsi would only cost me 42 baht which is less than $1.50. Furthermore, the Pad Thai was just as good if not better than the $10 - $15 Pad Thai in restaurants back home.

After a quick nap I psyched myself up to train again for the afternoon session. I worked with a new trainer this time who went by Ong. I liked working with Ong and was satisfied with the session. However, I did not get the cardio push from him that I would get from either Cheng or Lang. To give you an example, I did not have to take a water break in between rounds of our session. I then decided to get more work and was able to get two pad rounds with Lang. After the heart of training was over it was now time to run to cool down. My run sucked, my knee was ok but my legs were tight as its been ages since I ran. I told the trainers that I was done and that I was going to take tomorrow off to let my body heal.

After I took my shower I laid down on my bed waiting for dinner. Had I not been conscious of dinner I most likely would've fallen asleep. My body is spent and I am dead tired. Hopefully these next two days will give me justice to attack next week's training Buakaw style.