Beginner at Muay Thai any advice would be great!!

[Infinite1]

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]

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 http://www.defend.net/deluxeforums/s...ad.php?t=13280
llifting weights is a waste of time if u arent doing it right.

[HuSanYan]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Thai Bri]

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]

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]

Now what makes you think I am joking!

[Infinite1]

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

[HuSanYan]

haw haw haw

[Thai Bri]

He certainly is.

[HuSanYan]

He certainly is.

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

[Infinite1]

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