Most fighters who gas out by round three are doing exactly the conditioning their coaches told them would fix it. Your engine has three separate fuel pumps, and the one fighters over-train is the one that actively caps the [...]
A strength and conditioning coach working with fighters isn’t there to add more work. The role is to engineer clarity when training variables start colliding. Muay Thai athletes don’t struggle because they lack effort. They struggle because performance testing [...]
What if everything you've been told about starting Muay Thai "too late" is completely wrong? I get messages like this almost daily: "Don, I'm 38 and want to start Muay Thai, but everyone says I'm too old..." "I'm 42 [...]
In part 4, scientific skills training for fighters becomes PLAYFUL! We discuss a continuum from deliberate practice – where skill training is structured and effortful, to deliberate play – where skill training is creative and enjoyable. And how there's [...]
In part 3, scientific skills training for fighters becomes STRUCTURED! "In ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it." Structure is everything. We discuss placing skills training in a periodised progression (as you approach a fight), [...]
Taking action is only half the battle. Your REASON for taking action is just as critical, and can either kill your determination off completely, or ignite your motivation along with your results. If you want to stay in the [...]
I was asked about that Pallof Press w/ Perturbation core exercise that Tawanchai was using in my recent reaction video... "Could that be used in a Strength Block in a training program?" When choosing the best core exercise for [...]
I’m hearing more often from fighters that are doing their best to systematically improve their athletic ability... But are finding that well-meaning trainers are sabotaging them with regular “beastings” that set them back. A knowledge [...]
Something big happened at Yokkao 28 at the Macron Stadium in Bolton. Daniel McGowan took down a top-level Thai, Rungarai Kiatmoo9 in spectacular fashion. And this wasn't a lucky shot from an otherwise losing contender, but the finale to a [...]
Singdam KO?! Yeh, I know! That was unexpected! But let's take a closer look at this... I thought I’d share my take away points from Singdam’s shock KO defeat to Russia’s Kazbek Kabulov at Yokkao 25 in Hong Kong. [...]
Well, as we rapidly approach the close of 2015, the Z1 8th Royal Cup Muay Thai Championship in Kuala Lumpur served as a great finale for me. This two day event presented a mixture of Super Fights, WMC Super 4 Tournament [...]
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