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Ghost · 12-18-2007, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by fire cobra

Absolutly a cracking post that one sir!.

Im in agreement with you about the nutrition part,though my knowledge is limeted im taking the time to learn.

About 3 years ago i had a bad shoulder injury that i didnt get looked at just thought rest would do it,it didnt and was still there after 2 years,made me change my kicking style,punching style everything really
Any way i had bought some protein powder from a friend and never used it,one day i was ill with a flu and couldnt eat,i asked my friend if it would be ok to take the protien when not eating(he is a body builder) he said it is more important to take it.
So i took 50grams of protien every 3 hours or so,
after 3 weeks of the flu and taking the protien guess what? my shoulder was 75 percent better! couldnt belive it!,so that was it i started on my nutrition quest!.

Now im thinking about the weight training programme to help keep away from injuries as i want to train into my old(er) age,i havent been this age before either but im learning fast what its like!.

As far as keeping up with the younger guys in the gym goes,when sparring my experience of staying relaxed and focusing on breathing helps,pad work i dont try to compete with them but i can knock 5x5s out well enough.

I have to say her that i have a 64 year old guy im my gym named Vic that can do anything fitness wise that the young ens can! he is a insperation to me.

I do find that there is a big difference in finding out what you can do as opposed to what you need to do if you see what i mean Ghost? i prefer to find out how much i need to do most of the time,and challenge myself with how much i can do from time to time.

Its good that you are sticking to your own way on the de-hydration,Thai Boxing in the 1960s(my fav era) the boxers didnt de-hydrate as they do nowadays.

How old are you out of curiosity Ghost? you certainly seem to have a older head on your shoulders.

Thanks for the advice on your post.

All the very best for Kritamass brother,have a saengsom for me.

Peace.

if you can still do 5X5 thats really impressive, and what would that 64 year old have been like at 24!
I know exactly what you mean mate about finding what you need to do and what you can do. on nutrition the protein intake certainly makes a big difference when it comes to recovery, i try to mix up my protein sources as much as possible and top up with whey as well, i dont go for bodybuilders levels of protein but a good 160g a day is a rough target for me.

Im 30 years old mate, came into thaiboxing and western boxing at about 20 or so. ive trained consistently but only in the last few years turned to fighting, before i was too bogged down in work to push my fitness enough and give a definite enough commitment to my trainer,but i trained solidly. Ive also had private lessons every week the whole time, which has made a world of difference for me and has been where i really learned things in detail.
What amazes me with muay thai is how essentially simple it is, yet its so detailed. In the same way i guess chess is a basic set of rules with real depth.
Thai boxing is a simple set of techniques with a large number of variations, just like when we were talking about round kicks earlier, you could say yeah we have round kick in thai boxing, but the depth to which we have it is something else. then if you start to analyze all the possible footwork, feints etc that can go just with each kick and suddenly you have something thats growing exponentially and to me becomes really interesting. You can then go through each basic technique and see more
waffle on:
teep...to push the opponent or stab at them in out to cause pain, the pecking style teep with the toes that hurts so much more than it really should do,foot angle of attack, short range teep, round teep(ie starts as a round kick turns into teep) side teep coming up at a slightly sideways angle across the body almost like a cross shin block then turning into a straight teep, all the different targets for the teep, footwork for teep, stepping back with lead leg and then teeping with your previous lead leg, footswitch and teep, stepping off to the side and teeping diagonally across to opponent etc just off the top of my head i could go on! lol but analyzing these things in detail and trying to use them in sparring makes thai boxing endlessly interesting to me.
waffle off

did you train at many different gyms in the uk or did you find the right one quickly? i personally went through 3 gyms before i found the right one for me. First one was just too far away and was simply the first one i found, the second was close but instructor and the intructor passed me on to his instructor who i am still with now when i am in the UK.