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I'll be having my first fight at 28/01/2023, amateur. I'm a bit neurotic and struggling how to prepare myself. Then i start to think about diet, lifting programs, training schedules, trying to fix and perfom at the best at everything despite being still a newbie. It's been hard to conciliate things, this is my currently training program. 08 AM MON/WED/FRIDAY: Stronglifts 5X5 07PM-08PM THU/TUE/FRI/SAT: MUAY THAI We recently have kids added to the same class, so the training is a bit lacking, i'm not feeling confident and find myself confused on what to focus and thinking into add more muay thai training (mainly drills and focus on creating combos (i mainly just answer to what my opponent does). I've been following sylvie content on youtube and i'm really inspired by it and by samart payakaroon teaching videos (i try to style myself around that). I accepted the fight and despite having fear and lack of confidence, i think it will improve during the "training camp". Any tips, suggestions, guidance in a program would be nice. 24 years old 174cm 66kg

I think that with first fights its important to just lower expectations. They are a mental blur. It will be very hard to execute what you feel you know, and because first time fighters tend to hold their breath under the stress they gas out quicker than they think they should or realize. I think just get your cardio up to give you a bit of a buffer, spar as much as you can with an emphasis on relaxation, and go into the fight expecting it to be more out of your control than you think. If you can relax, have solid defense, and enjoy the first fight experience, you've already won. The whole point of first fights is so you can get to your second fight.