Had my first Muay Thai session last night.

[eth93]

Well as some of you may know I was meant to start muay Thai a couple of months ago, but my mum’s car got written off. I went last Tuesday to check things out, and to see what I need. Looked good, but my mum said the trainer was snobbish/ big ego.

Well it was Tuesday again, and I was starting to get worried. My brother didn’t end up coming and neither did my mate, they both said there going to start next week. I got there a little nervous and went and talk to Scotty the trainer, and his completely different. Ended up being a real nice bloke, even my mum was said he sounds like a good guy. Now the training part of 2 hours in sweaty hell.

It started at 5:00 so I had to run around the block for a warm up, not your average block (it’s an industrial area, so an easy 2/3km). Got back and had to skip until 6:00, had a little trouble so an older bloke helped me out. Stretched then shadow boxed for a round than did 10 knuckle pushups and repeat twice. Pad work time, because it was my first time I ended up getting paired with a guy who still couldn’t get the foot work right, and ended up just doing the 1,2. I couldn’t seem to get the footwork dam pat, but at the end I was getting it and everything else was right ( elbows and hands). Then at 6:00 we did 50 knuckle pushups to end the night.

Overall I loved it, a little sore today but ill be going back again this Thursday. Everyone was real nice and helpful and the trainers were great.

Thanks

Ethan

[joesteph]

It looks like if it's hard work, but there's a positive atmosphere, a real camaraderie, then no matter what mountain you have to climb, you're going to do well in Muay Thai.

One caveat . . . These nice guys are still going to be hammering away at you in the ring, and they expect you to hammer right back!

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[bushido_man96]

It sounds like you had a good time! Good deal for you.

[eth93]

I loved it, but im paying for it now. I was meant go again tonight, but I cant even walk properly im that sore.

My muscles should get use to it after a while shouldn’t they? I've never been this sore before even after having a heavy lifting session at gym.

Ethan

[joesteph]

I loved it, but im paying for it now. . . . I cant even walk properly im that sore. . . .

I've never been this sore before even after having a heavy lifting session at gym.

Have you ever read Education of a Bodybuilder by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ethan? He had been involved in soccer, bike-riding, and even free-hand exercises before he started lifting weights in his teenage years in Austria. He remembers the first time he tried to ride his bike home after one of the first sessions. He fell over; he couldn't ride it and had to push the thing home. The next day, his mother fretted over him, but his father just brushed it aside as that Arnold was new to it, his muscles were sore, and that's just natural. His father was right, and we all know Arnold's success story in bodybuilding.

Hang in there, Ethan.

[FitOrDie]

I loved it, but im paying for it now. I was meant go again tonight, but I cant even walk properly im that sore.

My muscles should get use to it after a while shouldn’t they? I've never been this sore before even after having a heavy lifting session at gym.

Ethan

That's the difference between heavy lifting sessions at the gym and sport.