Today we're tackling a crucial concept in sport performance - the double-edged sword of Muay Thai specific training.
The thing is, you need enough supplemental training to build athletic qualities that show up in the ring, but not so much that you'd be better off just doing more Muay Thai instead.
I'll break this down through three excellent questions from our YouTube community that approach this challenge from different angles.
Because let's face it - if your supplemental training isn't making you better at Muay Thai, why bother?
KEY MOMENTS
Follow along using these quick timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:23 The Transfer of Training Problem
02:16 Advanced Techniques and Specificity
04:33 Training Quality vs Conditioning
06:54 Muay Thai Specific Training – The Bigger Picture
Further notes and resources at https://heatrick.com/2025/08/01/muay-thai-specific-training-resistance-training-qa/Search "muay thai specific" on our YouTube channel links page for this episode's show notes and further resources now!
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