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. Oct 16

    Stop Adding Techniques to Your Session. You're Learning Slower.

    🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard http://heatrick.com/muay-thai-strength-conditioning-scorecard-form 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-camp Muay Thai skill retention is what matters... that you can still do it tomorrow, not just by the end of the session. In this video I share with you what I've learned and how I structure a Muay Thai skills session for highest ROI on skill retention. KEY MOMENTS Follow along using these quick timestamps: 0:00 Adding Technique Is the Thing Blocking You 0:40 Looks Sharp Today, Gone in a Week 1:14 The Three Stages That Make a Skill Stick 1:56 Budget Learning Load, Not Techniques 2:10 The Install Session, Start to Finish 2:34 Review: Did Last Session Stick? 3:04 Discover: One Movement, One Cue 3:40 Install: Four Steps to Pile the Reps Up 5:13 Validate: Earn the Sweat on Stable Skills 5:50 When Quality Drops, Stop the New Skill 6:10 A Plateau Isn't a Stop Signal 6:40 Protect the New Skill, Then Review It 👉 Missed the previous video? Catch up here:Six Years to Master Muay Thai? Minutes Count, Not Hours https://youtu.be/Fdv-IBP0Fh8 🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2026/10/16/skill-retention-training-for-muay-thai/

  2. Oct 15

    Six Years to Master Muay Thai? Minutes Count, Not Hours

    🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard http://heatrick.com/muay-thai-strength-conditioning-scorecard-form To find out if your current training is actually helping your fighting, or just making you tired. Don't forget to comment: This week, count your skill sessions, not your hours, and drop your weekly number in the comments. And this isn’t for bragging rights... It’s so that six months from now, when someone else reads "nine hundred and sixty sessions" and calculates their sentence, there's a wall of people underneath who’ve already reduced their number, and they can see it happen. KEY MOMENTS Follow along using these quick timestamps: 00:00 960 Sessions Is the Real Number 01:39 You've Been Counting the Wrong Unit 02:34 The 15-Minute Floor 03:52 The 60-Minute Ceiling 05:12 A Session Is Installation, Not Attendance 06:30 The Double-Session Trap 09:48 The ~4 Years Redo 13:04 A Week That Banks Sessions 15:26 Count Sessions, Not Hours 👉 Missed the previous video? Catch up here: Why 45-Year-Old Fighters Outwork 18-Year-Olds (It's Not Talent) https://youtu.be/HTh3JCcYUaE Other videos mentioned... ▶️ WEEKLY WIN SYSTEM... How to Force Muay Thai Progress https://youtu.be/Dt2Nqf82UG8 ▶️ Not That Fighter Anymore. You're a Parent. https://youtu.be/AAoDXb03Qgg 🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2026/10/02/master-muay-thai-minutes-count-not-hours/

  3. Sep 18

    Why 45-Year-Old Fighters Outwork 18-Year-Olds (It's Not Talent)

    👊 HEAVY HITTERS — Extend your competitive window. Targeted effort, not volume https://heatrick.com/heavy-hitters/ 🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard http://heatrick.com/muay-thai-strength-conditioning-scorecard-formIs your current training is actually helping your fighting, or just making you tired! KEY MOMENTS Follow along using these quick timestamps:00:00 Two Curves Moving in Opposite Directions 01:08 The Physical Engine Peaks at 25 01:46 The Mental Engine Runs the Other Way 02:48 Resistance Training Buys You a Decade 03:43 Why Two 40-Year-Olds Feel Different 04:46 The 960-Session Line 06:40 Find Yourself on the Matrix 06:55 The Grinder: Under 30, Under 960 07:59 The Hunter: Under 30, Veteran 08:58 The Strategist: Over 30, Under 960 09:53 The Flow-Artist: Over 30, Veteran 10:56 The Proof: My Own Curve 12:00 Targeted Effort Beats Grinding Effort 👉 Watch this next: Why Your Gym Workout Isn't Making You a Stronger Fighter https://youtu.be/iUJJrsEvpmA 🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/2026/09/18/why-45-year-old-fighters-outwork-18-year-olds-its-not-talent/

  4. Sep 4

    You Have Fight IQ. Do You Have Training IQ?

    👊 HEAVY HITTERS WAITLIST — Early access to the 20 spots & presale pricing http://heatrick.com/hh-waitlist 🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard http://heatrick.com/muay-thai-strength-conditioning-scorecard-form 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/

  5. Aug 21

    I Finally Cloned Myself as a Coach

    🥊 FIGHTER FOREVER WAITLIST — https://heatrick.com/nqq8 🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard https://heatrick.com/n1f2 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-camp 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 🎙️ 📝 This episode's transcript page at https://heatrick.com/how-i-use-ai-transparency-page/

  6. Aug 7

    I thought Muay Thai training was just supposed to wreck you...

    🎯 FREE RESOURCE – Muay Thai Performance Scorecard https://heatrick.com/j8yjTo find out if your current training is actually helping your fighting or just making you tired! 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/

  7. Jul 24

    8 Lessons I'd Give My Younger Fighting Self (Before It's Too Late)

    🎯 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. 👉 Watch this video next: https://youtu.be/iUJJrsEvpmA 🎙️ 📝 This episode's show notes and further resources at https://heatrick.com/

  8. Jul 10

    Why Your Gym Workout Isn't Making You a Stronger Fighter

    🎯 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/

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