How To Coach Fighters Between Rounds with Damien Trainor
How you coach fighters between rounds can make or break a fighter's performance entirely. Although there are certainly best practices, such as keeping your instructions to the bare minimum and focusing only on the [...]
How Do Thais Train So Much – And Why You Don’t Have To
In this episode, we ask how do Thais train so much and explain why you don’t have to! I’m often asked questions similar to this one from Alex… “I was wondering something while I was [...]
Why More Shouting In Muay Thai TRAINING Than In Fighting?
Why is there typically more shouting during strikes in Muay Thai training than in fighting? In this episode, I’ll share my thoughts on this specifically, and on breathing during Muay [...]
For Fighters – Is ONE Run Enough?
Many fighters struggle to adapt their training program to suit their personal weekly schedule... A schedule that’s VASTLY different to a full time fighter out in Thailand. In this short [...]
Muay Thai – Setbacks?… ALREADY?!
Sundays tend to be a reflective day for me, and my Sunday posts therefore share more personal insight… Both of my own thoughts and feelings, and a personal look behind [...]
Pre-fight Fear, Introverts Shifting State, & Champs Need More Than S&C
This episode looks at overcoming pre-fight fear, how introverts can shift state to fight at their best, and why it takes more than a solid S&C program to become a [...]
Scientific Fight Training… Is It Pointless?
Sports science is often shot down by elite fighters… Fighters that offer themselves as world class performers, who don’t follow a scientific approach to their training, and that often criticise [...]
The Truth About Muay Thai Training ‘Best Practice’
Consider this… Accepted ‘best practice’ is only the ‘best so far’. In his book Rebel Ideas, Matthew Syed discusses what we accept as ‘best [...]
How To Overcome The Fear of Hitting People
Muay Thai seems to attract more than it's fair share of "nice" people... So how can a nice person hit another person with the kind of destructive power that Muay [...]
What Do Men REALLY Think of Women in Muay Thai?
Confirmed! Women are valued by Men in Muay Thai! I want to start with the huge positive before I share the NEGATIVE I experienced in response to my recent podcast [...]
Fighting Father Time & Remaining a Muay Thai Badass!
Father Time waits for no man, and if you haven’t already felt how getting older affects your Muay Thai, it’s a certainty you will. In this episode, I’ll look at [...]
What Is Your REAL Max Heart Rate?
A lot of fighters are using heart rate monitors these days, to allow them to train at the right intensity fin their cardio sessions. And I love using monitors in [...]
