Heatrick Heavy Hitters – Muay Thai Performance

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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 Most Fighters Have Almost None of It
00:55 Training IQ: The Decisions Between Sessions
02:16 The System Is Universal, the Application Is Personal
03:35 Question 1: Which Stage Is the Constraint?
04:22 Question 2: Does This Compound or Cancel?
05:16 Question 3: What Your Body Actually Needs
06:14 The Cost Compounds Across the Whole Camp
07:20 The System Is Free. The Coaching Is Personal.

Other videos mentioned...
▶️ Why Your Gym Workout Isn't Making You a Stronger Fighter (IPO Model) https://youtu.be/iUJJrsEvpmA
▶️ The 4-Stage Muay Thai Training Cycle (Complete Blueprint) https://youtu.be/_UWXNzWnHok
▶️ I thought Muay Thai training was just supposed to wreck you... https://youtu.be/i9FUgRFHeRM
🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2026/09/04/training-iq-for-muay-thai-train-smarter-not-harder/

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To find out if your current training is actually helping your fighting or just making you tired!
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KEY MOMENTS
Follow along using these quick timestamps:
00:00 How I Use AI
00:59 What stays human (Don)
01:30 What the AI intern does
03:28 Learning in public
04:08 The AI assistant coach behind the scenes
05:42 Fighter Forever and the AI assistant coach layer
06:33 Why I’m telling you this

👉 Watch this next:I thought Muay Thai training was just supposed to wreck you...https://youtu.be/i9FUgRFHeRM
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You walk into Muay Thai class and before you even set down your kit bag, the room’s energy pulls you toward 100%. It feels like that decision has already been made for you. Go hard or go home. Most fighters never question their Muay Thai class intensity. They let the room, the coach, and the culture dictate their effort every session, racking up needless wear and tear they won’t feel for years.
I learned this the hard way. I’m in my fifties and I’ve already had my left hip resurfaced. All because I was fit enough to handle an excessive training workload. Every session I smashed “just because I can”, racked up miles on the clock that I didn’t feel until decades later.
I started fighting at 32 with no coach, no corner team, and no ringcraft. In my first year I won three titles at three different weights, and by 40 I was pro ranked number 4 in the UK. My approach has evolved from outright wasteful and dangerous to highly efficient and ruthlessly effective.
If I’d stuck with the old school approach I began with, then I wouldn’t have been able to train past 30, let alone begin a competitive fight career. You don’t need to kill yourself every session to perform your best.
In this video, I break down how to self-regulate your training intensity, even in group sessions you didn’t program yourself.
KEY MOMENTS
Follow along using these quick timestamps:
00:00 The Cost of "Just Because I Can"
01:33 Where Periodization Breaks Down
02:17 Self-Regulate With These RPE Numbers
03:12 The Technique Cost of 100% Intensity
04:08 Dial Intensity Down, Skill Up
05:24 You Control More Than You Think

👉 Watch this next: https://youtu.be/jXc1VwX0zWo
🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2026/08/07/how-to-control-your-muay-thai-class-intensity/

🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard https://heatrick.com/m7kg
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 Find a Way and Chase It
01:11 Is Your Training Moving You Forward or Just Keeping You Busy?
01:42 Diagnose the Constraint Before You Prescribe the Fix
02:45 Do Less Than You Think You Need To
03:44 Training Is Not a Fight
05:19 Push to the Limit on Purpose, Not by Default
08:19 Your Late Start Is an Advantage
09:35 Is Your Training Making You Better or Just Making You Tired?
10:22 Find the Vehicle That Fits You
11:40 Take the Scorecard. It Might Save You Years.

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🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/

🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard https://heatrick.com/5yzd
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 Your Gym Workout Is Cancelling Your Strength
00:41 The IPO Model: Where Power Actually Comes From
01:29 Firing a Cannon from a Canoe
03:18 The Thai Power Equation: 50% Input × 98% Process
06:09 Feeling Destroyed Isn't Adapting
06:56 The Two Conditions Your Gym Workout Is Missing
08:04 Fighter A vs Fighter B: Same Gym, Different Result
09:41 "I Could Not Get Tired" — Johan's Transformation
11:47 Strength Appears as Endurance
13:28 The Signal Conflict That Blunts Your Gains
15:23 The Optimal Training Cycle: Build Before You Endure
17:20 The Relentless Fight Pace Formula
18:41 When Your 80% Equals Their 100%
👉 Watch this video next (Optimal Training Cycle): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UWXNzWnHok&t=72s
🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2026/07/10/muay-thai-strength-training-stop-cancelling-your-own-gains/