Sunbab
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Hey everyone.
hope all are well during covid.
ive started running a lot more due to gym closers, and for the first time thought I might get a heart rate monitor. I’ve never really been that fussed before but I thought it would be cool to track distance properly and also see what my heart rate was doing.
does anyone use heart rate monitor whist training on bags or pads? And do they find it useful or annoying? Wondering whether to get a watch just for running or a chest strap that I can use for both. I have a suspicion I would use it once and get annoyed so just wanna see other people’s thoughts.
thanks
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On 2/24/2020 at 3:22 AM, David said:
Thanks for your response, irtizak. I'm not familiar with the typical Nak Muay's diet, but I'm guessing from your response that when you say "high protein diet", you mean one that's high in animal products. As someone who abstains from eating animal products for ethical reasons, that's not an option I would consider. What I'm asking about is the availability of vegetarian and ideally vegan options while training in Thailand.
I think, in a way, what I'm hearing is that's not a concern for most fighters?I found it very easy to eat veggie in Thailand. They just cooked the same dishes without meat as most stuff is cooked fresh. I imagine vegan will be a little harder I know they use a lot of fish sauce, which although not veggie I’m pretty sure the still used in my food. But again I’m sure people will be happy to accommodate and remove any animal products for you.
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I feel like my gloves atm (cheap ones from decathlon) make it well hard to strike with the knuckle. It feels like they open my fist to much. Has anyone else had this with gloves before?
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2 hours ago, RB Coop said:
Yup. Try to read a book: Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear
Ok cool man I’ll check it out. Thanks
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10 hours ago, RB Coop said:
Flat feet are barefoot shoes are good and healthy for your foot, there are loads of ligaments, tendons and muscles in your foot and if you always use shoes with comfy fat soles the foot doesn't have 2work anymore. In a human biomechanical way you're in disadvantage because you're out of your alignment, you can develop loads of injuries just because your roots are bad, knee pain, shoulder pain, hip pain can come just from having flat feet, that being said iv'e seen plenty of fighters with flat feet and plenty of Thai's, so it's not as big a deal for a fighter, just overall health. I also have flat feet but seem to be doing ok, have injuries tho. That's my 2cents .
So do you think that being barefooted a lot can help to reduce flat feet by strengthening the muscles? Or do you think it increases flat footedness. I no knee valgus can be caused by flat feet. I’ve heard mixed things on whether or not being barefoot helps strengthen your arches. It seems a high % of people at the gym have flat feet.
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2 hours ago, Joseph Arthur De Gonzo said:
No a dumb question.
If the person knows how to hold, you should def. go 100% power, explosiveness and speed.
I am also a big guy, 100 kilo, 193cm, and pads holders in the west is a problem. Even in gyms in thailand I can see thais are discussing who's going to hold for me, or who will clinch with me. Even if I don't speak thai, it's easy to see that the like manager is saying, like, "you go" and he's like, "fuck that, did you see him, send this guy" and so on and so forth. I mean, it's no fun to hold pads for any hard hitter.
In the west. I try to have the same training partners who are more advance and can actually hold pads.
The key is, don't train with newbies. But it's not always possible. Personally, if I see I'll have to train with a newby, I'll just go train on the bag. I might seem like an asshole, but bad pads holding lead to injuries, in the elbows, hips and so on, because the pads are not where they're supposed to be, or because they hold them too softly.
If I have to train with a bad holder, then I'll practice good form and go to the bag after the class. Otherwise, I go with the face of the the person, start medium and go harder until I see in their face that it is enough. So funny our it's only partly related to the size of the person. Some pretty big guys will complain before some very tiny women. Anyways, good luck.
Thank you for your input. It’s helpful
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What does everyone think of bearfoot shoes? Has anyone tried them? What are people’s experiences? Also do people think that being barefoot a lot during training causes flat feet or fights it? Is having flat feet a bad or good thing?
thoughts?
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7 hours ago, Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu said:
You can do other things to keep the intensity on the pads with smaller holders. Stay close, keep your hands on the pads, increase the tempo, pressure in ways that aren't pure power. (I'm saying this as if we are talking about Thai style pads, not where other students are holding for you, as happens in the west, not knowing your situation).
Yeah I am referring to other students holding for me. I guess this is a big part of it. I never have issues when the instructors hold, especially our Thai trainer who is half my size.
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Thanks Kevin. I guess it comes dow to who’s holding for me at the gym. I’m one of the taller heavier people at the gym so I can just dial it down power wise and focus on speed and technique if partnered with someone smaller. Good too know that it is the right thing to go hard when I can. Thanks again
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Hi everyone first post so sorry if it’s a dumb question.
What sort of power should I be using in pad work? I understand that I don’t want to sacrifice technique for power in most circumstances. But I feel like people at the gym tend to go a little lighter on the power on pads. I sometimes get the impression that people think I might go too hard but no one says anything so I’m unsure.
Any help/advice/thoughts.
thanks
sonny
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