Heatrick Heavy Hitters – Muay Thai Performance

🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard https://heatrick.com/0koc
To find out how your athletic engine stands, and what's at risk in your training.
KEY MOMENTS
Follow along using these quick timestamps:
00:00 Why It Feels Harder (And It's Not Age)
01:03 Does This Sound Familiar?
01:44 The Problem With Blaming Age
02:23 The Identity Shift Nobody Talks About
04:16 The Decline Your Body Never Warns You About
05:08 Stop Asking the Wrong Question
06:21 It's Not More Rounds, More Running, More Volume
07:05 What to Watch Next (And Why It Matters)
👉 Watch this next: https://youtu.be/rzsGygakAc0
🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2026/03/20/muay-thai-after-30-why-it-gets-harder/
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🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard https://heatrick.com/kl4t
To find out if your current training is actually helping your fighting — or just making you tired!
KEY MOMENTS
Follow along using these quick timestamps:
00:00 Why Western Fighters Plateau
00:42 The Garage Bag Experiment
01:29 The 3 Environments of Skill
02:04 The Repetition Problem
02:57 The Missing Layer in Western Training
04:18 The Skill Development Feedback Loop
05:17 Find Your Performance Ceiling
05:37 Watch This Next: The Black Box Protocol
👉 What this next: Why Fighters Waste Their Mistakes https://youtu.be/ZfaTGzLdtZo
🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2026/03/13/why-most-western-muay-thai-fighters-plateau/

🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard https://heatrick.com/gp0h To find your gaps before your next mistake reveals it for you!
KEY MOMENTS
Follow along using these quick timestamps:
00:00 Why Fighters Should Study Failure
00:39 The Training Data You're Ignoring
01:05 The 20% That Actually Improves You
01:35 Why Your Brain Avoids the Gap
03:23 The Trap Almost Everyone Falls Into
03:52 The Black Box Protocol for Fighters
04:55 Step 1: Bank the Mistake
05:19 Step 2: Pull the Black Box
06:08 Step 3: Train the Gap
06:36 The Cost of Ignoring Failure
07:57 Find Your Ceiling Faster
👉 Watch this next: Breaking Limits in Muay Thai https://youtu.be/HeJ6ncXUoEQ
🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2026/03/06/better-muay-thai-most-fighters-waste-their-mistakes/
And if you enjoyed this video, hit subscribe to stay up to date with our latest Muay Thai performance tips every Friday!

🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard https://heatrick.com/j85r
To find out if your current training is actually helping your fighting — or just making you tired!
KEY MOMENTS
Follow along using these quick timestamps:
00:00 Why Warm-Up Advice Gets It Wrong
00:52 The RPE Cost You're Not Counting
01:44 Why Explosive & HIIT Feel Different
02:47 The Dual Purpose Warm-Up Protocol
03:20 Phase 1: The 10-Minute Engine
04:48 Phase 2: Choose Your Recovery Track
06:39 The Zone 2 Exception (Do Less)
👉 Watch this next: Why Chasing the Burn Is Destroying Your Fight Cardio https://youtu.be/yq3aGg3atc0
🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2026/02/27/warm-ups-for-workouts-one-protocol-for-every-cardio-session/

🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard https://heatrick.com/l5m9
To find out if your current training is actually helping your fighting — or just making you tired!
KEY MOMENTS
Follow along using these quick timestamps:
00:00 The Warm-Up Mistake Costing You Reps
00:22 What the 2025 Research Actually Shows
01:51 The Minimum Viable Warm-Up Protocol
02:19 How Hard Should Warm-Up Sets Feel?
03:08 When to Adjust (High Intensity & 9+ Reps)
04:57 Training Into Your 60s: Longevity Considerations

👉 Watch this next: https://youtu.be/yrF8y5CCjzo

🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2026/02/20/warm-up-sets-the-minimum-viable-protocol-for-fighters/