Beginner at Muay Thai any advice would be great!!

Infinite1 · 09-19-2004, 09:01 PM

Hey everyone i'm new to the forum as well as a beginner in Muay Thai. I was hoping if anyone out there could give me some advice on training and conditioning when not in class. I'm a consultant so i tend to travel on business quite a bit and I don't want to be stuck at beginner level everytime i come back to the gym. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Infinite1

P.S. How should i train with weights while practicing MT? Thanks again!

EmptyneSs · 09-20-2004, 01:54 AM

well u can always practice shadow boxing anytime u want. it will build ur techniques, and footwork and balance and other things.

also with weights, look at my post here The Benefits of Weight Training
llifting weights is a waste of time if u arent doing it right.

**HuSanYan** · 09-20-2004, 02:09 AM

i agree with emptyness above, and would like to add, Skipping!, I would go with weight training first and foremost but do plenty of skipping (rope work), its a real pain but once you get into it you can get pretty flash and cool with fast and fancy techniques (takes a few months), never underestimate skipping as it builds cardio fitness as well as co-ordination.
you'll see.

Infinite1 · 09-20-2004, 08:34 AM

Thanks Guys for your advice!

I agree quite completely with the whole skipping process it's taking me a while to grasp! How long should i practice with the jump rope though? My reason for asking is due to a minor patellar tendon injury(jumper's knee) that i acquired while practicing Shaolin. I don't want to aggreviate that injury and be out of practice indefinitly. Thanks again in advance!

**HuSanYan** · 09-20-2004, 09:00 AM

infinite,
i have to do a minimum of 3 rounds of skipping purely as a warm up but if skipping at home for a spot of cardio then min 20 mins.......

**HuSanYan** · 09-20-2004, 09:02 AM

forgot to add above, your achilles tendons will be sore as a bitch hoe, but they do adjust quite quick, and when you start being a great big tough SOB, you'll hardly notice

Infinite1 · 09-20-2004, 12:40 PM

Many Thanks HuSanYan! Hopefully now with ya'lls advice I'll be the big tough SOB like you said.

**Thai Bri** · 09-20-2004, 12:51 PM

If you train really hard, have all your musculature surgically removed and dress like Dolly Parton, you could end up as tough as HuSanYan himself.

Infinite1 · 09-20-2004, 03:31 PM

Thai,

I'm not sure i understand?? I guess that must be an inside joke between you two...Sorry if i missed it.

**Thai Bri** · 09-20-2004, 03:32 PM

Now what makes you think I am joking!

Infinite1 · 09-20-2004, 03:36 PM

Oh i don't know...It just seemed that way.....I guess you're trying to tell me that Hu is a girl?

**HuSanYan** · 09-20-2004, 03:38 PM

haw haw haw

**Thai Bri** · 09-20-2004, 03:38 PM

He certainly is.

**HuSanYan** · 09-20-2004, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thai Bri

He certainly is.

infinite, do you see what we have to put up with around here??

Infinite1 · 09-20-2004, 09:57 PM

LOL...I think i'm starting too...

09-19-2004, 09:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Infinite1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: H-Town Posts: 64 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Beginner at Muay Thai any advice would be great!! Hey everyone i'm new to the forum as well as a beginner in Muay Thai. I was hoping if anyone out there could give me some advice on training and conditioning when not in class. I'm a consultant so i tend to travel on business quite a bit and I don't want to be stuck at beginner level everytime i come back to the gym. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! Infinite1 P.S. How should i train with weights while practicing MT? Thanks again!

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09-20-2004, 01:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
EmptyneSs Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cali Posts: 2,120 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	well u can always practice shadow boxing anytime u want. it will build ur techniques, and footwork and balance and other things. also with weights, look at my post here The Benefits of Weight Training llifting weights is a waste of time if u arent doing it right.

09-20-2004, 02:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
HuSanYan Premiere Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 645 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i agree with emptyness above, and would like to add, Skipping!, I would go with weight training first and foremost but do plenty of skipping (rope work), its a real pain but once you get into it you can get pretty flash and cool with fast and fancy techniques (takes a few months), never underestimate skipping as it builds cardio fitness as well as co-ordination. you'll see.

09-20-2004, 08:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
Infinite1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: H-Town Posts: 64 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Guys for your advice! I agree quite completely with the whole skipping process it's taking me a while to grasp! How long should i practice with the jump rope though? My reason for asking is due to a minor patellar tendon injury(jumper's knee) that i acquired while practicing Shaolin. I don't want to aggreviate that injury and be out of practice indefinitly. Thanks again in advance!

09-20-2004, 09:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
HuSanYan Premiere Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 645 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	infinite, i have to do a minimum of 3 rounds of skipping purely as a warm up but if skipping at home for a spot of cardio then min 20 mins.......

09-20-2004, 09:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
HuSanYan Premiere Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 645 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	forgot to add above, your achilles tendons will be sore as a bitch hoe, but they do adjust quite quick, and when you start being a great big tough SOB, you'll hardly notice

09-20-2004, 12:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
Infinite1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: H-Town Posts: 64 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Many Thanks HuSanYan! Hopefully now with ya'lls advice I'll be the big tough SOB like you said.

09-20-2004, 12:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
Thai Bri Premiere Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,423 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	If you train really hard, have all your musculature surgically removed and dress like Dolly Parton, you could end up as tough as HuSanYan himself.

09-20-2004, 03:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
Infinite1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: H-Town Posts: 64 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thai, I'm not sure i understand?? I guess that must be an inside joke between you two...Sorry if i missed it.

09-20-2004, 03:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
Thai Bri Premiere Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,423 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Now what makes you think I am joking!

09-20-2004, 03:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
Infinite1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: H-Town Posts: 64 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Oh i don't know...It just seemed that way.....I guess you're trying to tell me that Hu is a girl?

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09-20-2004, 03:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
HuSanYan Premiere Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 645 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	haw haw haw

09-20-2004, 03:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
Thai Bri Premiere Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,423 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	He certainly is.

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Infinite1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: H-Town Posts: 64 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	LOL...I think i'm starting too...