Its usually a good idea to have a base level of fitness and strength before you start plyos, because they are hard on your tendons & joints. Without some level of strength and conditioning, you could get injured.
I took a break from muaythai a few years back to focus on the boxing range w/ Pat as my instructor, because I found myself landing punches w/ decent hand speed (when training w/boxers) but unsatisfied with power -- I also watched muaythai fighters whom were heavy punchers and took notes on their strategy and style (Dekkers, Hoost etc.) plus I watched a lot of good power-punching boxers.
I took up Ross Enamorit's punching with power guide, which is mostly olympic lifts + ploymetrics and my hands are much 'heavier' now.
Whenever I spar with the journeyman muaythai guy, I am able to stay and play in boxing range, probably due to better fundamentals in my boxing game and maybe improved punching power (mo' respect)?
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Last edited by Tom Yum; 08-07-2007 at 07:49 PM.
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