Muay Thai Sports Science – Optimise Your Training…
If you need to know what’s going on under the hood, this category shares the science of Muay Thai strength and conditioning programming – how to put it all together and why.
Everything in this category…
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 [...]
Muay Thai Superman Slam Exercise
Tune-up your Muay Thai Superman punch or elbow with this Med Ball Jump Slam exercise! Not only is this a great explosive hip extension and core anti-extension exercise, but it’s a fantastic way to [...]
Muay Thai Fighters Switch Step Tutorial – For Coaches & Students
A complete fighters switch step tutorial, including technical drill breakdowns to optimise power through timing and foot placement. Some fighters struggle to find the correct movement pattern for an effective switch step, and coaches [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]