by markraine » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:57 pm
I know a guy that doesn't have a right hand and plays mean guitar...that isn't Owen is it?
Anyway, I used to train in Muay Thai when I lived in Preston. I found that the biggest challenge for me personally was that I trained 5 nights a week, ran with the group before the session, and had/have poor recovery ability.
The way I got around this was specificity of training; i.e: you train Muay Thai to get better at Muay Thai, run to improve your stamina, so your weight training should be no different. For Muay Thai you need a base of power that is then assimilated into powerful technique via your Muay Thai training.
A minimalist routine of clean and jerks once or twice a week would be sufficient to improve your whole body power greatly provided you work steadily and progressively.
There was even a boxer (Tommy Farr, went the distance against Joe Louis) who used the Swing as his only weights exercise!
Muay Thai sessions usually include plenty of calisthenics, so don't worry too much about perfect muscular balance with the weights. You're a fighter, not a bodybuilder!
Do the smart thing and save most of your energy for the Muay Thai!
Walk the walk, don't talk the talk!!