Heatrick Heavy Hitters – Muay Thai Performance

Don Heatrick
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Helping ambitious fighters and coaches take their game to the next level by bridging the gap between Strength and Conditioning, Performance Science, and Muay Thai

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Why 90% of Muay Thai Fighters Train S&C Wrong (8 Critical Fixes)

    🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Strength and Conditioning Scorecard https://heatrick.com/uq9xTo find out if your current training is actually helping your fighting — or just making you tired! 👊 📘 Optimal Fight Camp Blueprint available at http://heatrick.com/12-week-fight-camp KEY MOMENTS Follow along using these quick timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Point 1 01:41 Point 2 02:40 Point 3 03:22 Point 4 05:04 Point 5 06:44 Point 6 08:58 Point 7 10:46 Point 8 11:22 How To Plug Your Gaps 11:57 Watch This Next Watch This Next... ▶️ Weekly Training Blueprint for Muay Thai Fighters (3 Proven Models) https://youtu.be/aIWxHp-LxMo🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2025/11/07/muay-thai-strength-and-conditioning-8-critical-mistakes-to-avoid/

    13 min

  2. 6 NOV

    Why Smart Muay Thai Fighters Make These 4 Predictable Mistakes

    🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard https://heatrick.com/k6y9 To find out if your current training is actually helping your fighting — or just making you tired!👊 📘 Optimal Fight Camp Blueprint available at http://heatrick.com/12-week-fight-campKEY MOMENTS Follow along using these quick timestamps: 00:00 The Four Training Traps 00:43 Trap 1 – The Nostalgic 01:46 Trap 2 – The Grinder 02:33 Trap 3 – The Collector 03:18 Trap 4 – The Scholar 04:07 The Frustration 04:49 The Solution – Results Realist 07:20 The Mindset Shift 08:03 Layer 1: The Dunning-Kruger Effect 09:00 Layer 2: Developmental Psychology Stages 10:15 Layer 3: The Connection 11:07 Framework Summary 13:00 Watch This NextWatch this next... ▶️ Are You Still Muay Thai Training Like It's 1990? https://youtu.be/b4Q0vPmNODs🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2025/10/31/the-4-training-mistakes-that-keep-90-of-muay-thai-fighters-stuck/

    14 min

  3. 5 NOV

    Started Fighting at 32, UK Ranked #4 Pro at 40: Complete Blueprint

    🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard https://heatrick.com/8fp9 You're NOT too old to start fighting! To find out if your current training is actually helping your fighting — or just making you tired! 👊 📘 Optimal Fight Camp Blueprint free download at http://heatrick.com/12-week-fight-campKEY MOMENTS Follow along using these quick timestamps: 00:00 The Late Starter Myth 01:15 rom Zero to Competing (Ages 30-32) 02:27 Building Momentum (Ages 32-35) 05:05 Why This Worked: The Research 06:33 Rewind The Clock 07:42 Build A Robust Body That Can Take It 08:50 Beating Age Related Decline 10:18 Best Way To Train To Beat Ageing 11:29 Your Implementation Strategy 12:13 It's Not Too Late 13:24 Not All Training is Equal 14:26 What Are You Bringing With You? 15:00 Fight Quality vs Quantity 15:53 Mindset and Goal Setting 18:07 Your Personalized Action PlanWATCH THIS VIDEO NEXT: ▶️ Why Copying Saenchai Won't Make You Better https://youtu.be/dJFVVkJn0yw 🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2025/10/25/how-to-start-muay-thai-after-30-from-novice-at-32-to-uk-4-pro-at-40/

    20 min

  4. 17 OCT

    Why 10 Perfect Reps Beat 100 Sloppy Ones (Science-Backed)

    🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard https://heatrick.com/l0ki To find out if your current training is actually helping your fighting — or just making you tired! I’ve always been prone to overzealous “Muppetry”. My wife Deborah has an instinctive eye-roll response every time I display this habit. Although I’ve tempered this behaviour over time, it’s still part of me. Case in point: When I first started Muay Thai, I spent two hours in my parents’ garage throwing the same spinning head kick over and over… Inspired by Jean-Claude Van Damme in Kickboxer, I thought I was grooving perfect technique. That left hip clicked and crunched for four months afterward. And now, 35 years later, I’m recovering from hip resurfacing surgery in that same hip. Coincidence? I don’t think so. The truth is, most fighters are wasting their Muay Thai skills training sessions exactly like I did – doing more repetitions but getting worse results. Everyone talks about “perfect practice,” but nobody explains the science of HOW to actually do it.👊 📘 Optimal Fight Camp Blueprint available at http://heatrick.com/12-week-fight-campKEY MOMENTS Follow along using these quick timestamps: 00:00 How I Ballsed It Up – Don't Do This 01:09 SECTION 1: Learning vs Testing Skills 01:40 – Skill Acquisition vs Testing Under Fatigue 02:40 – Skill Acquisition vs Retention 03:23 SECTION 2: How to Structure Your Practice 03:53 – The Magic Number of Reps 04:30 – Why Random Practice Beats Blocked 06:10 – Engineering Better Movement Patterns 08:34 – Skill vs Targeted Effort and Fatigue 09:16 – Periodized Skill Training 10:35 SECTION 3: Making Skills Stick 11:25 – Random Practice Example 12:59 – Structured Drills vs Creative Play 14:22 – The Power of Experimenting 15:07 From Training to Fighting (Next Video Preview) Other videos mentioned... ▶️ Why Your Muay Thai Skills Disappear When Fighting https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/qL2hNnUEYWb🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2025/10/17/stop-wasting-your-muay-thai-skills-training-do-this-instead/

    16 min

  5. 10 OCT

    Stop Copying Champion Fighters (It's Why You're Not Improving)

    🎯 FREE RESOURCE – https://heatrick.com/7enp To find out if your current training is actually helping your fighting — or just making you tired! Your genetic fighting DNA shapes how you respond to training. Learn the science behind why champion training methods might fail you, and how to find your optimal path forward. 👊 📘 Optimal Fight Camp Blueprint available at http://heatrick.com/12-week-fight-camp KEY MOMENTS Follow along using these quick timestamps: 00:00 Body Temperature & The Truth About "Normal" 00:49 Why Copying Champions Fails 01:16 The Scorecard: Know Your Starting Point 01:27 The Sunburn Story: Different Bodies, Different Needs 01:50 VO2 Max: Your Genetic Response to Training 02:14 The 10,000 Hour Myth Exposed 03:21 Saenchai's Secret: What Nobody Tells You 04:19 The Bungee Cord Theory of Potential 05:38 Your Real Competition (It's Not Who You Think) 07:12 The Hairline Truth: Aging & Progress 08:12 Next Steps: Your Individual Blueprint Other videos mentioned... ▶️ Weekly Training Blueprint for Muay Thai Fighters (3 Proven Models) https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ryHweXeUcPsX1EBTMNfJZ?si=acJctKwBQEea8mgz6SDD8g ▶️ Train Like This Now or Quit Muay Thai Early (Age-Proof Your Fighting) https://open.spotify.com/episode/12eJK826GMs6992fz06W5n?si=_7UOMViTQoeR1hDWFPcASA 🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2025/10/10/dna-matters-why-muay-thai-champion-training-methods-fail-you/

    9 min

  6. 3 OCT

    Let's Talk About Your Golden Era Muay Thai Comments (Important Discussion)

    In this insightful video, we take a closer look at the comments in my last video regarding Golden Era Muay Thai. We uncovering key moments that ignite essential discussions. Join us as we explore valuable insights, question objectivity, and address credibility concerns with a touch of clarity and approachability. 🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard https://heatrick.com/gqj5 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 Comments 00:38 The Biggest Takeaway 01:11 Questionable Objectivity 01:47 Credibility Blown 02:22 Clueless Farang Influence 02:52 Skill vs S&C 03:19 Multi Sport Knowledge Base 03:46 Evidence-based, No Fluff 03:56 Mental Performance 05:27 Keep Commenting! 05:41 How Much Training Is Needed? 👉 Missed the original video? Catch up here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5sYufomLFsZgZuECpukzdN?si=fA8UUTPEReOo4-Ck0oM6lA Other videos mentioned... ▶️ Why Your Muay Thai Skills Disappear When Fighting https://open.spotify.com/episode/04PhHocommr60xF3EZjx7e?si=NvT2yQ-kThSemzLcfef0WQ ▶️ How Much Muay Thai Training Is Really Needed? https://open.spotify.com/episode/3QvCZg9vZmIZgnEql9z4k7?si=1P2HuwtmQZ-iFmz4Z2h4-Q 🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2025/10/03/lets-talk-about-your-golden-era-muay-thai-comments-important-discussion/ And if you enjoyed this video, hit subscribe to stay up to date with our latest Muay Thai performance tips every Friday! 🥊 🤝 We’d love to have you on the team…https://open.spotify.com/show/10OL244FWv457CQGwMbK7Y?si=iu1_XSSGRh6TZmD-b5HiLQ We turn limited training time into maximum Muay Thai performance through intelligent, evidence-based systems designed for your specific goals and reality. 🔗 You'll find all our Muay Thai performance videos, podcasts, articles, and guides at https://heatrick.com/

    7 min

  7. 26 SEPT

    Are You Muay Thai Training Like It's Still 1990?

    Ever wondered why some fighters still swear by ‘Golden Era’ Muay Thai training—and why that mindset could actually be sabotaging your progress? If you’re following old-school routines thinking it’s the only ‘authentic’ way, this video is going to change the way you train forever. Now in my fifties and with 25 years coaching fighters, I’ve seen firsthand what works and what just keeps you stuck—no matter how hard you push. The truth is the methods that built legends in the 80s and 90s aren’t enough anymore. There’s a blind spot most fighters and coaches ignore, and it’s costing them real wins right now. Miss this, and you’ll keep spinning your wheels while others race ahead with smarter, more effective training. Let’s get into it. KEY MOMENTS Follow along using these quick timestamps: 00:00 Muay Thai Legends of the Golden Era 00:37 Historical Evolution 01:23 Peak Golden Era 02:38 External Training Influences 04:50 Respect the Traditional. Embrace the New 05:54 The Best Car in the Race 07:04 The Blind Spot in Traditional Training 07:38 3 Evidence-Based Components Missing from Traditional Training 09:28 Modern Muay Thai Training 11:27 Breaking the Fight Camp Cycle 14:46 The Struggle to Provide Modern Training 18:13 The Solution: A Team Approach 19:46 Get Your Muay Thai Performance Score Further notes and resources at https://heatrick.com/2025/09/26/are-you-muay-thai-training-like-its-still-1990/

    21 min

  8. 19 SEPT

    Why Fighters Break Down (And How To Prevent It)

    Fighter burnout is a ticking time bomb. Most don't realize it until it's too late – like me. The damage I did to my body in my teens and early 20s just caught up with me at age 52. Yet I managed to fight professionally until 40 without issues. The secret? I completely transformed my training approach at 25. But those early years of "old school" training? They left their mark. Like most young fighters, I thought: * Every session needed to be all-out * Pushing through pain meant I was tough * More training always meant better results * Recovery was for the weak That mindset helped me survive fights... but it created hidden damage that took decades to surface. I've identified why fighters burnout, the exact point where 'hardcore' becomes 'harmful'... If you're pushing through pain, fighting fatigue, or feeling burned out - this video reveals why, and exactly how to fix it. KEY MOMENTS Follow along using these quick timestamps: 00:00 Training harder always means getting better? 00:42 Is fighter performance training healthy? 01:50 Optimal vs. Peak 03:12 Three training day categories 05:26 The big picture–your annual snapshot 07:18 Unnecessary wear and tear 09:28 How to balance training and recovery11:12 Training "Momentum" 13:43 Scoring the Acute:Chronic ratio 16:03 Three levels of overtraining 18:15 Signs of non-functional overreaching 19:11 Recovery steps 21:13 Plan for regular functional overreaching Further notes and resources at https://heatrick.com/2025/09/19/why-fighters-burnout-and-how-to-prevent-it/ Optimal Fight Camp Blueprint available at http://heatrick.com/12-week-fight-camp

    22 min
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