Weight Cuts – Safely Make Your Most Competitive Body Weight…
This section shows you how to safely reach your most competitive fight weight, and give your best fight performance.
Fat loss is a huge issue for Muay Thai enthusiasts of all levels.
Not just cutting weight temporarily for one fight, but a long-term change in body composition.
It’s an issue I’ve addressed for countless clients over the years, and in this guide, I’m going to give you the critical points so you can succeed too.
This guide, complete with Fight Weight Class Calculator at the end, fulfills my vow to produce a free tool that fighters could use to…
1) Safely determine what their ideal fight weight class should be, 2) Explain how to safely cut water weight to hit this target fight weight, 3) Explain how to safely rehydrate and restock stored carbs (glycogen) too…
Everything in this category…
Same Day Weighing-in and Fighting – Part 3
Following on from Part 1 and Part 2, this time I'll share my approach to rehydrating and restocking energy after the weigh-in. I'll begin with my rationale and then break down simply what [...]
Same Day Weighing-in and Fighting – Part 2
Following the first part of this article, which discussed my thoughts on how much weight you can cut and why, this second part outlines my recommendations for how you cut. As before, my [...]
Same Day Weigh-in and Fighting – Part 1
When starting out on novice or C-class shows, you'll be expected to weigh-in and fight on the same day. This drastically changes things - what to cut and why.
Muay Thai and Carbs — important? Part 3
This third and final part of my series looking at the importance of carbohydrates to Thai boxers, explains how carbs affect your final weight cut the week before a fight. Your body composition should already [...]
MUAY THAI AND CARBS – IMPORTANT? PART 1
For those that like a direct answer... YES. ;) Why as a Thai boxer should you be concerned with the carbohydrates you consume? Here's another direct answer: fat loss or gain energy crashes during [...]
