Squats vs Muay Thai Kicks - Integrating Strength Training with Muay Thai Techniques
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2023
- Successfully integrating strength training with Muay Thai technique training requires just a little bit of thought...
Gear up for an eye-opening episode as we dive into the fascinating topic of "Squats vs Muay Thai Kicks."
Join us as we tackle James' query on integrating strength training with Muay Thai techniques.
Despite boasting impressive lifting numbers, James finds himself trailing behind professional fighters in terms of fighting ability and technique.
Should he rethink his approach, abandon heavy squats and deadlifts, and instead focus on Muay Thai and bodyweight exercises?
In this episode, we explore four crucial aspects that provide valuable insights...
Uncover the difference between power and efficiency, the transition from general to specific strength training, the significance of progressive overload, and the importance of balancing resistance training with skill development.
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That running example blew my mind. Made me really think about technique performance and the importance of striving for great form
Glad that example worked for you. :)
Practice practice in muay Thai gym only be off when injured,sick,or dead! And no sacrifice no victory! Persistence is the key ! Obsession is the biggest motivation !😊
I think plyometrics and ballistic exercises once or twice a week will give quicker gains in terms of speed.
I'm not sure why plyometrics and ballistic training is so underrated in striking.
Plyo makes you faster and also replicates movement better. Speed x Mass = power.
Strap some 2 pound ankle weights (don't go too heavy or you risk joint injuries) and practice kickd to force your muscles to overcompensate. Do no more than 1 set of 10 reps each side for each type of kick.
Eventually your kicks will be more explosive in a short amount of time.
Plyometrics form an integral part of a fighter's training, along with both strength and power exercises too. Lots more here...
ruclips.net/video/-RR7Imuz0k8/видео.html
heatrick.com/2019/07/28/strength-and-conditioning-for-muay-thai-101/
Very interesting video! I do both too. I love kickboxing but I also wanted to have an asthetic body and tberefore started to lift. I always was skinny as a kd.
Agreed... Honestly, anyone who says that they're not also considering the effect of their training on their aesthetic appearance too, is lying (possibly even to themselves). ;)
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Power (apply force quickly): weighted jump quats, kettlebell swings, olympic lifts
Speed: Plyometrics like medballthrows
Great video 🙌🙌🙏🙏
Thanks James! 😁
The main reason why squats does not carry over into kicking is because it is a completely different set of movement with different muscle recruitment and center of gravity.
You have no truncus rotation in a squat. You don’t fire your hip flexor in a squat. You don’t pull your legs together with your adductor.There is no plantar flexion in a squat either. Although all these muscles are engaged in stabilizing in a squat, it is a huge difference between stabilizing and releasing stored energy in an explosive contraction.
If you’re only using your quadriceps, hamstrings and glutes in explosive movements, you’re missing at least four very important muscles.
If you want to improve your kicks, you can do eccentric overload in full range of motion on all the muscles involved in kicking. The other thing you can do is kick as hard as you can underwater with resistant fins. The third one is a brilliant set of movement involving a shopping cart and rubber bands, but that is my own invention 😂 and I am not sharing 😁
I had my own shopping cart but the mother made me discard it. How foolish she was, didn’t she know I could use it to get stronger kicks???!
I just do frog jumps and hill sprints for leg conditioning. Squats seem disadvantages to me. Plyometrics and interval running
Can you provide an example for the structure of resistance training sessions? E.g. what exercises to do and how may sets/reps. I personally switched back to bodyweight because weightlifting was fucking up my regeneration and getting me injured. It was just taking away to much from my Muay Thai sessions. Thanks for your work.😊
Check this video out... ruclips.net/video/eH5bhyXYaoU/видео.html
And this guide too... heatrick.com/2019/07/28/strength-and-conditioning-for-muay-thai-101/
Hey Don due to not being able to train Muay Thai at the moment how many times should I do s&c training in stead for the time being beginner level still just fyi
Full body 3 days a week, 2 days for strength 1 day for endurance
Hi Don!
Do you sell a s&c routine for someone like me who doesn't do training camp but want to get better?
Yes! The same training applies... It's just a matter of scale. Even if you're training for fun and fitness rather than competition, you can still lever your limited training time to hit the things that the matter the most and have the greatest effect. The Accelerator program is a great place to start, but all the programs are relevant for everyone. :)
Besides the efficientcy and movement type issue is that squats do not or barely correlate nether a round kick not a teep.
When squats is a predominately gluteus exercuse, where a kick is more of quad, hams and calf+foot action.
Squats is a great exercise for strong takedown in grappling though.
Muay Thai kicks comes from the hip, not quad etc...
Thanks for contributing. With closer analysis, you'll find most Muay Thai strikes are predominantly hip dominant initially, as they generate force in a horizontal direction toward an opponent. The knee dominant (squat) pattern has its role too. Much more on all this in this video: ruclips.net/video/wmgkynsNG_g/видео.html
@@heatrick true but the hip contribution in a round kick comes from momentum and rotational spin rather then strength.
@@zebrakai4674 they do come from the hips as forward momentum but not as strength aspects and the hips are propelled forward by the hams, the glutes activation is present but not as predominant as to assume that heavy squats would do any contribution to it but a gpp aspect.
When you start with kicks or come back to it after a longer break you will notice your adductors, hams and calf rather then glutes.
You pump your hip forward with a teep tho
Hi coach, can you tell how calculate Aerobic Power from Cooper test result? Great job, like allways ❤
isn't that anaerobic?
@@criostoirashtin11 anaerobic is not aerobic power 😁
@@lnedelcu66 Isn't the Copper test for anaerobic threshold?
@@criostoirashtin11 No , is aerobic capacity test. Try Astrand test for aerobic power,or another test for aerobic power.
Animal Flow such as frog jump is awesome for MT kicks. Vahva Fitness channel is badass and is probably the best supplemental exercise program if you want to get into MT training. I'm 55 and I don't train upper body as much because it need flexibility for elbows strikes and knife-hand, just keep upper body trim fit, but from lower back down is solid like a rock.
Do u squat barefoot ?
I’m currently doing strength and conditioning and I’m curious what’s ur thoughts on barefoot squats
Off topic a bit but try Bulgarian Split Squats. They are way better than the regular one. Way more strength and balance building.
Do barefoot squats 💪🏻
I want to be a coach in muay thai. my coach said i need 5 fights before he will help me to become a legit trainer he will help me to get connections in thailand but to be a fighter i need to become consistent in training. but i cant because I am currently 4th yr in college in bachelors of physical education. any recommendation?
Drop out of college or have patience to accomplish your goal of becoming a coach after college
How to recover faster?
Eat right and get good sleep
Rest days and sauna and ice baths
Great video, not followed you intently for a while I can see now that been a mistake
Thank you, and welcome back! 😁👊
Great video but I just want to say that subtitle of 1 to 3 words every 0.5 second is very distracting
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.
The 3 plate deadlift 2 plate bench and 1 plate squat works at all weight classes
2 plate bench isn’t an easy achievement. 2 plate squat tho is. Plus strong bench has little to no carryover to punching power.
It's good to set targets, but it's best to set strength targets relative to the fighters body weight and gender, i.e. 2x body weight deadlift for males, 1.4x body weight deadlift for females.
I think jump squats would be more useful than barbell squats
Yes, it takes more than strength training to build a fighting athlete. You must train the entire “force-velocity curve”, including explosive lifts and Plyometrics, etc.
Squat is a bodyweight exercise
For better clarification, I'm referring to loaded squats such as back squats and front squats.
Yes. Your technique and coordination is bad. If you want to get better at kicking - kick. If you want to get better at squatting - squat
True, although with coordinated training to bridge the gap between these extremes in training stimulus, you can get even more out of yourself.
It's common in traditional martial arts to misunderstand how to use resistance training to improve athletic performance. Training like a bodybuilder, or even purely like a powerlifter, won't transfer to Muay Thai performance well. But, training like an athlete will.
Economy of skilled movement is king, but foundation athletic qualities can boost performance even further... For example, consider why fighters traditionally run so much, when they predominantly only step or shuffle around the ring?