Muay Thai Specific Training – Resistance Training Q&A

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Heatrick Heavy Hitters – Muay Thai Performance

Don Heatrick

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Helping ambitious fighters and coaches take their game to the next level by bridging the gap between Strength and Conditioning, Performance Science, and Muay Thai

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Helping ambitious fighters and coaches take their game to the next level by bridging the gap between Strength and Conditioning, Performance Science, and Muay Thai

Sports

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Muay Thai Specific Training – Resistance Training Q&A

Heatrick Heavy Hitters – Muay Thai Performance

8 minutes 33 seconds

3 months ago

Muay Thai Specific Training – Resistance Training Q&A

Today we're tackling a crucial concept in sport performance - the double-edged sword of Muay Thai specific training.

The thing is, you need enough supplemental training to build athletic qualities that show up in the ring, but not so much that you'd be better off just doing more Muay Thai instead.

I'll break this down through three excellent questions from our YouTube community that approach this challenge from different angles.

Because let's face it - if your supplemental training isn't making you better at Muay Thai, why bother?

KEY MOMENTS

Follow along using these quick timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:23 The Transfer of Training Problem

02:16 Advanced Techniques and Specificity

04:33 Training Quality vs Conditioning

06:54 Muay Thai Specific Training – The Bigger Picture

Further notes and resources at https://heatrick.com/2025/08/01/muay-thai-specific-training-resistance-training-qa/Search "muay thai specific" on our YouTube channel links page for this episode's show notes and further resources now!