MTG 069: Strength & Conditioning For Muay Thai Breakdown with Don Heatrick of Heatrick.com

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 69 There's a lot of stuff out there on strength and conditioning, but not a lot specifically for Muay Thai. Fortunately, Don Heatrick is filling this void with his top quality content from his website heatrick.com. In this podcast Don discusses a variety of topics that I guarantee will help you improve your strength and conditioning for Muay Thai... so take notes! Where is initial passion for strength and conditioning came from and how it evolved into the Muay Thai world. The main reasons why every fighter and Muay Thai practitioner should be implementing strength and conditioning programs to their training. His thoughts on Crossfit and why he believes having a specific S&C; regimen is much more beneficial. The difference between "working out" and "periodization" and why one is far better than the other. The different levels of S&C; including the strength, power, and speed phases. Why keeping a training journal/training log is super important to improving your fitness levels. How heart rate monitors should be utilized by serious athletes looking to get the most out of their training sessions. The effects of overtraining and how to avoid burnout. The best types of recovery including foam rolling, nutrition, sleep and much more. What type of core training is the best type for Muay Thai athletes. Why Muay Thai fighters should focus on training and weight lifting on one leg. How to avoid feeling overwhelmed with S&C; choices and what types of exercises he feels are the best to do. The difference between the S&C; Thai fighters do compared to westerners/foreigners. And much, much more! Click Here or on the podcast player at the top of the page to listen to MTG 069: Strength and Conditioning for Muay Thai Breakdown with Don Heatrick from Heatrick.com  To follow along with Don, make sure to check out his website: www.heatrick.com Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS (non-iTunes feed) If you like the podcast make sure to leave a review and rating to help the show grow! The more reviews I get, the more popular the show will get and the more I can help spread this awesome sport! Be cool and click here to leave a rating and review. Let me know what you thought about the interview in the comment section below! MTG 069 back to more MTG podcast episodes Back to Home Page