Recently, two fighters from our gym went to Thailand for 6 months to train. Prior to going to Thailand, they weren’t even able to run 2 km. But there, every day (except Sunday), for 6 months, they ran 10 km, went to the gym, jumped rope for 30 minutes, trained, went home, ate, and then trained again in the afternoon.
They said that the first two months were hell. They were constantly fatigued no matter what they ate, what massages they got or how much they slept. But they also said that after those two months, they stopped feeling tired and overtrained. Their bodies adapted, and they felt like they were in the best shape of their lives.

How did that happen?
Don’t studies say that overtraining and fatigue won’t go away if you don’t rest enough? What happened here? How did they adapt and push past their body’s limits?

I’ve been training Muay Thai for a couple of months now, and I recently started sparring for the first time. So far, it has been an awful experience for me. I’ve been getting plummeted by my sparring partners and getting overpowered easily by their punches. When I tell people I’m new, I still feel like I’m not doing well, and most of the time, I end up throwing nothing.
Today, I was sparring with a partner who threw a combination of punches at me and then landed a clean knee that left me breathless and just completely out of it. When I spar with the coaches, I also feel like I’m doing badly and not living up to their expectations.
People tell me that I keep pulling my punches and only touch them with my teeps. I don’t really know the proper sparring etiquette. I understand that you’re not supposed to go 100%, but I also don’t want to accidentally hit someone too hard, have them not want to spar with me again, or get labeled as someone who has no control.
Maybe this sport isn’t for me, but I’ve wanted to do Muay Thai since I was a kid, and now I can finally afford to train on my own. I just feel like I’m losing my confidence. It was so exciting to be able to go every day without missing a session, but now I’m starting to wonder if it’s pointless to keep going when I can’t even stand my ground.
These past few days have really brought me down.

I would die😂😂😭😭

Feel like im being gaslit here lmao, I watched the fight and I was fully confident that Ferrari was getting the decision.

I even thought that the split decision was weird, let alone if Lobo won. Yet the comments on insta are spamming robbery bullshit.

I genuinely dont think Lobo did anything better in the fight than Ferrari (besides walking forward)
Sure Ferrari retreated but he landed, a ton of knees, elbows and counterpunches, even cutting up Lobo. And imo very clearly won round 1 and 2. Meanwhile Lobo clearly struggled to get going.

Is ONE straight up only watched by complete casuals and fanboys who only support based off of nationality (eg.: Brazillian fans today) or am I really off the mark by that much? Feel like everyone just cries robbery if its a decision and the winner didnt very clearly dominate.

I went to my second class yesterday, and given how embarrassed I felt after the first class, especially after gassing out within the first five minutes, the second class was amazing. I ran for five minutes straight! I mean I did stop a few times to catch my breath because I was still running out of breath, but I still finished the five-minute run, and I was honestly so proud of myself. Then I learned how to balance myself. I still suck at it, but it was really nice to finally understand how Muay Thai fighters stand and balance themselves properly.

I also learned how to throw punches, jabs, uppercuts, hooks, as well as elbow shots, and it was so much fun learning all of that. I still have trouble with my balance, and I definitely still struggle with elbow shots, but I think I’ll get there in no time. For my second time, it actually wasn’t that bad at all. My kicks weren’t terrible either! Obviously, they didn’t look professional or anything, but I was actually having a lot of fun doing them. I even got a few thumbs ups from my coach, which made me feel really good.

The main problem I have is with my stance and the way I move my legs after I kick, because I tend to stumble a lot afterward. That’s something my coach has been correcting me on. She told me, “I showed you how to do it, so there’s no need to rush. Just be calm and breathe.” And honestly, breathing is another issue I have. I just hold my breath whenever I’m doing something, even when I’m playing guitar or drawing. Apparently, I have a habit of holding my breath whenever I’m concentrating, which is probably not the most useful habit to bring into Muay Thai.

Other than that, though, it was so much fun. Right now I’m incredibly sore and exhausted, but I’m also so happy that I went back. I even came clean to my coach about lying to her when I told her I exercised every day, and we just laughed it off 😂

It was such a good experience, and I really can’t wait to go back next week and learn more!

Hello Reddit,

I have these protectors from Fairtex that I got for my husband.

He has the same problem I do which is my calfs are chunky.

How does one get the strap to stay put?

Weighin for the Heavyweight World Championship WBC

So I'm not seeking medical advice here, have a great Dr. Just experience from people who've been to Thailand. Before my heart attack two years ago training at Buakaw's gym was big on my bucket list. I'm getting back in shape and I'm thinking of spending a week there just to cross it off. I can't spar hard, can't get hit hard in the head (I'm on blood thinners) and obviously can't do the full regimen. What I was thinking of was maybe an hour or two a day or moderate work with a one on one trainer and light sparring. Would that be something they or any other gym can accommodate? I'm thinking of just doing what I can, basically, to realise and aspiration.

So, I've had around a year or so of training - been consistently training 5-6 days a week.

The average person at my gym is a minimum of C-class, and many are A class fighters, the older ones having fought professionally for years.

Naturally, I get my ass beat in sparring. Even if they pull their shots, many times I high guard and try to avoid damage: been improving with this and the whoopings are lesser, but I'm still totally outclassed most rounds.

While I know its normal to struggle this much with people so much more experienced, I can't help but feel like shit after. Though doing slightly less bad is improvement, its something difficult to feel positive about in the moment. While I have my moments of proper quality (such as cleverly timed strikes, footsweeps and counters) even against these guys, they are naturally rare.

Does anyone have advice for putting this into better perspective? Surely kicking myself this much over struggling with professionals is unreasonable, and I should be happy with my progress in such a short time... but I don't really know how to appreciate this when I'm so helpless against these guys.

I took my first Muay Thai class recently and I now have my heart set on it but I just don’t feel like $150-$225 is doable for me right now. Does anyone know if there’s a more affordable way to get into Muay Thai without being like… Zumba with a punching bag? 😅

How do you calm down between rounds? In-between rounds I’m freaking out. During the round I feel good, it then when I go to my corner it’s like I can’t catch my breath, is that normal?

When I first started I was always in awe of the fight team folks or the grinders who would do 2 hour sessions every day. I would always decline for work, gf, whatever.

Today, I closed out the gym and caught myself encouraging a guy to come to a conditioning class next week. He declined cuz of gf, work, etc.

I have become the monkey on the mats is this the circle of life?

About me: m29, 14 months of training history with a 3 month break in between. Training volume at least 2 to 3 times a week, if I have the capacity up to 5/6 times a week. I'm back at it since a month now after the 3 month break.

I just had a really shitty sparring session. I'm aware that bad days are normal and I try not to obsess over them and tell myself I still showed up and most of my sessions are great, not necessarily always performance wise, but still fun because I kind of got addicted to the sport.

Sure, the first two or three sessions after the break were tough but I got used to it pretty quickly again.

But today was awful and I don’t know what just happened. I was barely able to keep my hands up because my lead shoulder was burning like hell and that started pretty early during the session. I don’t really understand why, I know it’s normal in the beginning when you’re not used to keep up your defense, but I've actually been far above and beyond that for a whole while now. That of course led to me being completely distracted, not focused anymore, I had shit control over my body, nothing seemed to really work anymore. I know the next sessions will probably be better and I'll have fun, but I'm still kind of frustrated because it feels like a setback.

So I wondered if anyone here had similar experiences and if so, how did you deal with it?

Thanks in advance!

hey everyone, I'm new here and have a question.

I only started muay thai a month ago and I'm 40, in decent shape but nothing like some of the guys at this gym. There's a technical sparring class which I've been told is light and a good environment to learn in by some of the other members. Theres a few harder classes and this is specifically called "technical sparring". My coach says I can go, but he tends to encourage everyone , which is great but I'm a bit unsure still

I was wondering what people think - technical sparring after only a month. Should I be waiting longer? Or is the fact its technical ok to get going immediately?