I'm not 100% sure if this is the right place for this thread but whatever. I figured I would throw this up here for people looking for a serious and uncrowded place to train in the Phuket area without many distractions.
Location:Kamala Beach Area
Kamala Beach is a nice quiet area about 10 minutes north of Patong. But it is still pretty touristy and has all the creature comforts you would need. The main beach is really nice and there are even nicer ones 10 minutes north of it. You will get to do sprints and pushups in the sand on Kamala beach every now and again as part of the morning training. It's a cool area to train and relax without many distractions. No CRAZY night life like Patong but enough bars with pool tables and the like to have a good time on a Saturday night.
Training: 9,000 baht a month
The training here is insanely good especially for the train and stay price compared to other gyms I was considering. Pipah is the famous head trainer here and has trained the likes of Saenchai, Danny Bill, Silapatai Jocky Gym,Somrak Kamsing, and many other champions. He was even in a movie with Samart Payakaroon years ago which I need to watch. There are 4 other good trainers here: former 2x Lumpinee champ, Southern Thailand champ, etc... The busiest afternoon I witnessed was about 13-15 students. It's a new gym so most of the time for the 2 months I was there it was 3-4 trainers to 5-7 students during both sessions. So I received excellent attention the whole time. The owner is an Aussie guy named Tim who will clinch, hold pads, and also watch you on the bag to correct technique. He will also wake your ass up at 6:30am (one time at 5:00am) to make you run haha. If you are STAYING at the gym you're expected to run in the mornings. This gym caters to people who take training seriously. There are 5 Thais training there now and you will get to clinch with the older ones Attisak and Weytharn (if he is there and not at the Bangkok gym). All of the trainers will take the time to correct your technique and genuinely care about your progress. They all speak a little english and one of them speaks english really well; you will also learn some broken thai so communication is pretty easy.
Training Structure Morning:6:30-9:30
8k Run
Shadow
Heavy Bag
4 4minute round pad sessions with 30 sec. breaks
20 min. clinch
200 teeps
200 knees
100 push ups/sit ups and leg raises
circuit training
sit ups and stretch
Afternoon:4:00-6:30
4k run/jump rope
Shadow
Heavy Bag
4 4minute round pad sessions with 30 sec. breaks
Sparring(Fridays) Boxing(Saturdays)
20 min. clinch
200 teeps
200 knees
100 push ups/sit ups and leg raises
circuit training
Sometimes run the 8k morning run again/die
sit ups and stretch
6 days a week!
Accommodation: 7,000 baht to stay at gym.
If you stay at the gym you could be sharing a room with three other people (2 bunk beds per room). Two of the 3 rooms at the gym have aircon. Tim also owns a guesthouse he rents out to people training if you want something nicer. If you are there long enough you can scout around to find your own place to rent too of course.
Atmosphere:
The best part about this gym is you become like family with the trainers and other people training here.The trainers cook up awesome food and you are always welcome to join them. We would buy groceries for ourselves and for them to cook. We would have a bbq at least one night a week. You will all go to bangla stadium together to support one of your teammate's fight. The trainers here are awesome people and will genuinely become your friends.
Overall I couldn't have been happier with my choice to come here. I don't like big cities, not into the prostitution thing, and I wanted to be near a beach and get serious training. So this place ended up being perfect! I did have to get stitches in my ear 4 days before my fight which sucked but the owner Tim offered to let me stay and train for free for an extra 3 weeks to have another chance to fight which was cool of him. I spent two months here and it wasn't enough so I'm going back in October for a month or maybe longer. I could go on about this place but I wanna keep the review short and to the point.
They have pictures and videos on their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sitsongpeenongphuket
Location:Kamala Beach Area
Kamala Beach is a nice quiet area about 10 minutes north of Patong. But it is still pretty touristy and has all the creature comforts you would need. The main beach is really nice and there are even nicer ones 10 minutes north of it. You will get to do sprints and pushups in the sand on Kamala beach every now and again as part of the morning training. It's a cool area to train and relax without many distractions. No CRAZY night life like Patong but enough bars with pool tables and the like to have a good time on a Saturday night.
Training: 9,000 baht a month
The training here is insanely good especially for the train and stay price compared to other gyms I was considering. Pipah is the famous head trainer here and has trained the likes of Saenchai, Danny Bill, Silapatai Jocky Gym,Somrak Kamsing, and many other champions. He was even in a movie with Samart Payakaroon years ago which I need to watch. There are 4 other good trainers here: former 2x Lumpinee champ, Southern Thailand champ, etc... The busiest afternoon I witnessed was about 13-15 students. It's a new gym so most of the time for the 2 months I was there it was 3-4 trainers to 5-7 students during both sessions. So I received excellent attention the whole time. The owner is an Aussie guy named Tim who will clinch, hold pads, and also watch you on the bag to correct technique. He will also wake your ass up at 6:30am (one time at 5:00am) to make you run haha. If you are STAYING at the gym you're expected to run in the mornings. This gym caters to people who take training seriously. There are 5 Thais training there now and you will get to clinch with the older ones Attisak and Weytharn (if he is there and not at the Bangkok gym). All of the trainers will take the time to correct your technique and genuinely care about your progress. They all speak a little english and one of them speaks english really well; you will also learn some broken thai so communication is pretty easy.
Training Structure Morning:6:30-9:30
8k Run
Shadow
Heavy Bag
4 4minute round pad sessions with 30 sec. breaks
20 min. clinch
200 teeps
200 knees
100 push ups/sit ups and leg raises
circuit training
sit ups and stretch
Afternoon:4:00-6:30
4k run/jump rope
Shadow
Heavy Bag
4 4minute round pad sessions with 30 sec. breaks
Sparring(Fridays) Boxing(Saturdays)
20 min. clinch
200 teeps
200 knees
100 push ups/sit ups and leg raises
circuit training
Sometimes run the 8k morning run again/die
sit ups and stretch
6 days a week!
Accommodation: 7,000 baht to stay at gym.
If you stay at the gym you could be sharing a room with three other people (2 bunk beds per room). Two of the 3 rooms at the gym have aircon. Tim also owns a guesthouse he rents out to people training if you want something nicer. If you are there long enough you can scout around to find your own place to rent too of course.
Atmosphere:
The best part about this gym is you become like family with the trainers and other people training here.The trainers cook up awesome food and you are always welcome to join them. We would buy groceries for ourselves and for them to cook. We would have a bbq at least one night a week. You will all go to bangla stadium together to support one of your teammate's fight. The trainers here are awesome people and will genuinely become your friends.
Overall I couldn't have been happier with my choice to come here. I don't like big cities, not into the prostitution thing, and I wanted to be near a beach and get serious training. So this place ended up being perfect! I did have to get stitches in my ear 4 days before my fight which sucked but the owner Tim offered to let me stay and train for free for an extra 3 weeks to have another chance to fight which was cool of him. I spent two months here and it wasn't enough so I'm going back in October for a month or maybe longer. I could go on about this place but I wanna keep the review short and to the point.
They have pictures and videos on their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sitsongpeenongphuket
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