Not enough time in the day?

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Opportunity knocks…our students kick the doors off the hinges! Just chilling in the Hotel lobby in Chiang Mai waiting for a Tuk Tuk to hit the road and missed you guys. As you run through your week, MAKE the time to train! Challenge your Poo Chois that are back home and teaching while we train hard and challenge yourself to achieve your goals for the week.

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Dedicated 9 Year Old – Jon Vetle!

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In Norway PRO Boxing is illegal – Pro Muay Thai illegal – Pro MMA…. you guessed it, illegal !

So this little guy traveled all the way to Thailand and after a month of training with Phuket Top Team, Jon Vetle made his pro Muay Thai debut.
Showing composure, skill, confidence and even some very nice spinning punches and kicks – this 9 year old showed why Thailand is the place he traveled so far to be at!

Watch out for the 11:40 mark in the video – a Clean spinning back kick rocks his opponent.

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The Legendary Khao San Road

Khao Sam Road
There are many ways to describe this stretch of road. Shops selling wares with prices that are always negotiable. “Well how much DO you want to pay?” (Lemme introduce you to a ghetto superstar homie. You should have let me walk away). Food vendors don’t need to try hard to grab your attention, the hypnotic smells of authentic Thai food was more than enough to seemingly float you by the nose to their culinary creations. The night club spotters trot along your side in a 8 second battle to run through menus ranging from drinks and food…to forbidden pleasures that lead down dark alleys. As you gaze down the alley, their previous patrons stagger out of the doors eager to hide their indulgence by quickly merging with the crowd. A group of Japanese women snicker at the soiled front of one of the young Australian man’s shorts, partially torn shirt and cat like scratches on his neck.
Standing in front of a street cart to order some chicken Pad Thai, the languages of the world seem to surround you sending your senses into overdrive, eventually making you numb. Irish guys are hand gesturing and speaking slowly to Chinese women covering their hearts to seem sincere. Their slurred speech and IWC watches seem to be an aphrodisiac. Peter, the spontaneously drunk American teenager that just broke up with his girlfriend, (he told the whole street the story…twice. (If you know a Marie [CENSORED] from Seattle, she my friends is a dirty little…well anyway, “Firecrotch” will get hers). Back to drunk Peter…he is hugging a poor Australian girl who was too shy to push him off of her. Her friends run to her aid with the assistance of a newfound heavily tattooed Russian man. Instantaneously sober, Peter jogs down the street to try his technique again out of view of the recent spectators.
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The night spirals into early morning and those who were successful in their banter have disappeared into the hostels with their catches. Those with remedial skills hang their heads and grab their wallets as they resort to the neon flashing lights in the alleys. One Scottsman limping with only one flop flop sticking to his foot with sweat and street goo.
Ajahn issued a pool challenge. The loser of each game is punished with pushups. The first game started with a 45 pushup penalty, with each game raising the stakes by 5 pushups. Needless to say…even when you win…you still lose as Ajahn drops to the ground along side of you matching your pace and barking the count to ensure that your penalty is served accurately. Retiring to sleep at 5:30 in the morning we were woken up at 8 with Ajahn pounding on the door fully dressed and fed. (As if the last 9 hours of sensory overload never happened. Are his running shoes on…crap…
Shaming us all by leaving the hotel room door open, we struggled to get dressed hopping around in our boxers. The soon to be 53 year old is already bounding down the stairs like a leprechaun to the lobby with his voice echoing through the hallway for all the staff to hear. “why you guys so slows…you still a young man or what”? The maid giggles to a coworker as we dart down the hallway to catch up. We vow to peel the sheets completely off the beds to get revenge…

First Day in Bangkok – Missing You All

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It’s day one and we’ve settled into our hotels in Bangkok. It is so true what they say about Bangkok…there are some things you just plain cannot “unsee”. Miss you all already and I have already learned to stay out of the range of Ajahn’s fork during our first epic culinary adventure. (Let’s see if we can make the Black guy turn burgundy with spice). For the record…this was all his!!

TG Fitness Homework – April 8th

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Video Included: Your fitness homework for the week starting on April 8th
55s – Squats and Pushups:

* 10 Deep Squats, 1 pushup
* 9 Deep Squats, 2 pushups
* 8 Deep Squats, 3 pushups
* 7 Deep Squats, 4 pushups
* 6 Deep Squats, 5 pushups
* 5 Deep Squats, 6 pushups
* 4 Deep Squats, 7 pushups
* 3 Deep Squats, 8 pushups
* 2 Deep Squats, 9 pushups
* 1 Deep Squat, 10 pushups

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Saenchai Sor Kingstar vs. Yetkin Ozkul TKO

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Video Included: I am not quite sure how a search for Kings of Soccer resulted in this clip…but I am certainly happy that I found it! Enjoy the highlight reel of techniques! (No…it isn’t a spoiler…it’s Saenchai…c’mon son)

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You gonna just sit there, or are you going to do something?!?!

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Pain is temporary. It may last for a minute, an hour, a day or a year but it will eventually subside and something else will take its place. If you QUIT however…it will last FOREVER!

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Support Damian in the 2012 UFE Spring Bash Saturday April 7th

Training Ground would like to invite you to support your S.E.T. instructor Damian “D-Block” Schelborn this Saturday April 7th at the UFE Spring Bash. Building on his success from winning the Fitness STAR Model Search in March, Damian will need your energy to overpower his competition again!

Tickets for this event are now available at discounted advance ticket pricing here. Prices for tickets go up at the door and tickets are subject to availability.

Saturday April 7th 6pm
Port Credit Secondary School (Theatre)
70 Mineola Road East
Mississauga, ON
Canada L5G 2E5
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There is a lot at stake for Damian so here so your energy and voices would be GREATLY APPRECIATED

  • Exposure to some of the top fitness photographers, talent scouts, supplement company representatives and magazines including Inside Fitness Magazine, Oxygen Magazine, Maximum Fitness and more
  • The top competitors will qualify to compete in the Level 2 “Elite” division
  • Overall winners will have their entry paid into the Level 2 “Elite” show of their choice

TG Fitness Homework – April 1st

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VIDEO INCLUDED: Your fitness homework for the week starting on April 1st

  • The techniques in this week’s fitness homework is a bit difficult to describe in text. Please follow the video for your detailed instructions.

Pavlos “The Diamond” Kaponis (Training Video)

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Video Included: Footage of Pavlos preparing for WMC competition in Hong Kong

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