Thailand Muay Thai strength and conditioning is often stuck in its ways.
“Train hard and you’ll get results,” they said.
But what happens when you train hard... and the results don’t show up?
Angela Chang knows that frustration inside out.
She didn’t slack. She didn’t skip.
She trained like a machine—morning runs, hours on the pads, heavy bag, clinch, sparring, rinse and repeat.
The Thai way. The “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” way.
Except… something was broken.She felt flat. Worn down.
Like she was pouring more and more in—and getting less and less out…KEY MOMENTSFollow along using these quick timestamps:
00:00 Stubbornness Can Be a Strength—Until It Isn’t
00:31 Push-Ups, Sit-Ups, Pull-Ups… and a False Sense of Progress
00:59 The Hidden Gap: Skill Without Strength Is a Dead End
01:44 Cultural Habits Can Be a Cage—Unless You Think for YourselfFurther notes and resources at https://heatrick.com/2025/04/25/is-thailand-muay-thai-strength-and-conditioning-ok/
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