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Originally Posted by NatalieK
my partner trained a few years Muay thai, after the black in Tang soo do...
Why are you training 3hr on a bag?
Muay Thai is man v man or shadow majority of training, maybe an hour on the bag. Your stamina would be better seen in the ring & work harder on your legs than your arms if you want to be good at Thai boxing sunshine.
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Well, thanks for asking, sweetheart. Before my 3-hour bag hitting session yesterday, I went to the gym for 2 hours (designed for powerlifters, where chalk is allowed and many squat racks are available) and lifted over 50,000 lbs in cumulative lifts, consisting of barbell back squats, reverse hack squats, leg extensions, Bulgarian split squats, lunges, jump squats, jumping rope, bench press, pull-ups, triceps dips as well as seated and standing calf raises.
FYI, the 6 ft Muay Thai bag can be punched or kicked, on which I practiced my high kick yesterday.
Thankfully, I don't feel as much pain in my shins as I thought I would. I still need to work on my technique standing on my toes while rotating hips instead of flat-footed (according to my trainer). It's difficult breaking habits when you've been doing something differently your entire life. I also need to stand with my head back and not leaning forward as much since getting caught in a clinch could get me killed with a knee strike.
I've always done things in an unorthodox manner, which could be attributed to me being left-handed. I do feel as if I will be able to switch left or right stances pretty easily.
I decided to train in Muay Thai on a whim 2 days ago, so it's a new learning experience which I am thoroughly enjoying already.
I'll also start running with 1 pound weights (same weight as 16 oz sparring gloves) in my hands held higher up than I'm used to running for better conditioning.
Boxing was always my preferred combat sport, which of course is a whole different sport, requiring a completely different strategy.
I'm not sure why you thought I claimed to be a professional fighter which I have no intention of doing, considering simply 'heading' a soccer/football can cause memory issues and concussions.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/header...soccer-safety/
If an inflatable ball can cause that kind of brain damage, what do you think a flying knee to the head can do?
Any other questions for me, doll?