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Hi, 

Was wondering whether anyone has had any experience of this gym? Not been able to find much information about them online, or any reviews. I did find a face book page for them, the facility looks at least big and clean.

Any advice appreciated :)

 

Steve 

 

 

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Hi Steve, 

I've been there, although I have not trained there. It's right next to the stadium and the facilities are huge and new. The front is open-air with fans all around, but the gym is fully covered. The rings are at the front, there are two of them, and then there's some weight equipment and treadmills - those are very rare for Muay Thai gyms. They also have a sauna for both the men's and women's rooms. A few Thai fighters train there as Max fighters and I've seen a handful of westerners, mostly French, fighting under the Max Gym banner at the Sunday Max fight cards. If you're interested in fighting for the show, I imagine this is a very good place to train for the connections and all that. If you just want a Muay Thai training experience, this is going to be a "big gym" experience rather than a more traditional one, but trainers around Pattaya tend to be fairly well experienced. I'd certainly say it's worth a try and if you don't like it there are many gyms around Pattaya you could change over to.

Hi, 

Was wondering whether anyone has had any experience of this gym? Not been able to find much information about them online, or any reviews. I did find a face book page for them, the facility looks at least big and clean.

Any advice appreciated :)

 

Steve 

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Thanks a lot Sylvie, 

I'm definitely not a fighter, and probably too touristy for a traditional gym. Sounds like its worth checking out. Will feed back on the thread next month on how I get on :)

Steve 

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