Muay Thai Mastery Log

[Yazooneh]

Hi! I’ve used subclub subs for over 5 years! My most notable subs are MTMX which I used for over 2.5 years in customs (one QTkS) and major program (currently)

What I aim to use this space for is to journal my physical journey in a light manner…

I go to the gym very regularly and my current aim is adding strength and overall capability.

Lifts, bag work, reps of strikes on the bag, reps of movement (four directions plus pivoting) running and skipping rope and sparring are my pillars currently to improving very quickly

[Yazooneh]

Today I began my third strength journey in Muay Thai (I’ve been training Muay Thai while ignoring this strength and muscular endurance aspect) for a year and 7 months now. Slowly and steadily I’m getting there, my aim a general ease in strength

I did 25 pushups total and 5 minute of rope skipping, 10 pull ups and 30 squats. Then I did a hour Muay Thai session with pads where we drilled combos… the notable part was the end where we did 100 knees and 25 consecutive kicks by the end of class

My numbers are generally meh rn because I spent years resetting my posture and fixing my imbalances, my scoliosis and TMJ are gone and thus I struggled months ago to even do one full squat while maintaining my newly reset balance… my aim is to effortlessly get stronger and stronger, starting now! I have no deadline on it

[Yazooneh]

Today I did two sessions at the gym and some strength training. My scaffolding phase is over and I feel great about how effortless it feels training now that I’ve finished a years long journey of using jaw alignment sleeping mouthpieces and insoles to encourage healthy weight bearing on my feet

Pushups: improvements ! While maintaining tight posture and having my body stacked on joints and aligned, my numbers have improved! I had some funny and super deep spinal releases during… testament to the paragon I’m running with Muay Thai mastery

Pull-ups: even more spinal releases, huge improvements, humbling to see how little I can do while maintaining spinal alignment

Jump rope: clear improvements, probably the one exercise fully focused on decent weight bearing on my feet

Notes: I’m feeling super humble these days, I believe that a higher power allowed me to be so physically weak for so long following my spinal realignment journey to entrap those who I needed to entrap, now as I focus on the physical capability aspect of Muay Thai training !

I asked a friend at the gym how many pushups one has to do in one go at perfect range of motion to be considered ‘strong’ by him and he said “100.” And I agree… exciting to me that I can now achieve that, that I’m in my strength building phase so successfully.

All in all, life is good, interesting khan results but I had a pride market set up right at my building where I am renting an apartment… it felt a bit surreal as I have always enjoyed going and joining the pride crowd in their walks since I am a man of the people

This time… I didn’t do much! I went to the gym and just walking through my usual route allowed me to enjoy the scenery of pride enthusiasm, that’s a great manifestation … I’m grateful for how well Khan works and how easy the results are to see, I’m glad I can continuously see and feel thankful for these results as they shower me every day… khan is definitely a subtle program but you cannot deny what feelings it teaches you to feel and express

[Yazooneh]

Sunday was off and today I did two classes one clinch class and one dutch style kickboxing class with high paced drilling. The clinch class had a shark tank since it was just me and two others and long round. I did pushups and squats and pull ups before class and I feel my connective tissue begin to harden and strengthen! I spent 35-40 minutes doing the most variety of lifts since I began working on my strength

Thank god for subclub and the great programs

[Yazooneh]

Tuesday was great. I did a Muay Thai class which is super cardio heavy with hundred bag knees and machine gun kicking in the end… when I did my strength work I began to see what I suspected would happen… very very quick gains thanks to my years of shifting programs and postural corrections, despite only adding strength to my reimagined recently I’m seeing great gains in pushups and squats and pull ups…. With pull ups I am still aligning properly and maintaining proper posture so I feel it still a bit hard yet like the other lifts I suspect soon the dam will open and gains will arrive in abundance

Have a great day sub club fam

[mmmcheckplease]

Aye I do Muay Thai too

[Yazooneh]

Today was good, I dedicated two and a half hours to filling a quota of 50 squats and 50 pushups and 25 pull ups. I skipped any form of Muay Thai class to do this and I feel it was a good choice

My breathing is getting better, and with it my postural alignment… which adds a bit of a meta layer above just mindlessly going to the gym and lifting to failure and getting sore and going again and doing it again but with more reps and weight… I feel that focusing on my postural alignment and breathe has given me a state of body that can skyrocket forward

I also added in some dips in the end! I enjoyed the pushups the most as I felt a super solid and sturdy base as I performed them, joints stacked … squats also seemed to have a breakthrough for me… at about 35 squats total in, I felt I couldn’t do any more squats without sacrificing alignment and breathing but a small break and focus in the other tools in my exercise kit allowed it to reset, I visibly felt an evolution through the training itself, as if I am not just training my body but also learning a bit about how to optimize what I got, more than ever.

Tomorrow is Friday and I will begin doing footwork drills and striking drills (in bunches) whilst maintaining a calm demeanor and postural alignment and optimal breathing through both nostrils

[Yazooneh]

Hello sub club fam!

I’ve been feeling good, despite my numbers not looking sexy to the naked eye, my consistency and ability to tell how my body is evolving day after day without having to calculate backload or gains (because I can’t possibly be precise about those)

On Friday I did a cardio and striking heavy Muay Thai class and saw a great improvement in my overall fitness

On Saturday I did a Muay Thai class followed by a new workout where I’ll do shadow boxing strikes with intent and power and calibrate them to align posture, breathe perfectly basalt with tongue on roof, and commit proper well rounded technique where the heavy bag fails! In shadow boxing I’ve seemed exactly where I’m lacking in technique in my kicks and punches, where and how I get lazy with breathing, and minimizing it; and so on.

I was able to calibrate my technique and realized my kicks could use some work, this is a far stretch of improvement where months ago I wouldn’t even throw a shadow box kick (with retraction) because I knew it wouldn’t look smooth.

I’m glad I am working through the encyclopedia of movements and strikes in the sport in a way that I can add progressive resistance by throwing harder, with more punches in a row… or even just maintaining form and breathe when sore and tired and still wanting to work my strikes

I’m really happy for everything. Sunday is break and most of all I’m happy that I can take a good pace, I’ve mastered this skill for years of training now where I will always enjoy what I do and not set a deadline, as long as I can sense evolutions then I’ll keep going and doing my best to keep training fun, impactful and my character grateful and calm

I did 7 pull ups which was the most I did in one go since bringing back this new conditional strength regimen (the conditions being postural alignment during every rep and perfect breathing and tongue posture) so that’s great. I was also able to do pushups really really slow and painful with great ability so I’m joyed by these evolutions and will spend my day celebrating them!

Have a good weekend

[Yazooneh]

Sunday break day: I went to one of my coach’s baby showers.

Here is my reflections for the last week of training:

Functionality; my functionality has skyrocketed, after years of consistently using legacy of the Spartan, in some form of custom, and 4 cycles of wanted, I have caused so much proper alignment in my spine and joints that I suspected gains would come quick, what astonished me is the sense of conscious challenge I feel during the lifting, where I am able to focus on my tongue posture and optimal breathing through my nose during the workouts and trainings.

I feel everything is easier, I am punching with a lot more power and force than before.

Focusing on shadow boxing is also going well for me, I noticed I needed some work on technique and the lack of heavy bag makes it so that I have to use great technique when throwing strikes in the air… I am also striking with realism and feeling the fatigue when throwing hits, sharpening my cardio…

Next week I project more great gains in my lifts and strength, solidifying shadow boxing techniques to a degree I can throw everything with strong intent while maintaining posture and breathing, and so on

[Yazooneh]

Hey sub club fam! It’s been three days!

On Monday I went to the gym and I did a strength training workout with clear gains

Tuesday and Wednesday were dedicated to my first runs in years, and after it I did some technique work that felt light

[Yazooneh]

I’ve been feeling a lot more peaceful these days training. This rushing impulse seems to hit with recon and I’ve gotten the beta at dealing with it over the years… I am always doing what I can while maintaining postural integrity and proper breathing, allowing my strength to accumulate

I’ve been enjoying Muay Thai sessions a lot more too, with the increased strength

I’ve gone every day this week and my intensity is medium, I feel as if being calm and playing the long game is what I came in for so I’m glad to be doing humble workouts yet constantly skimming the edges of my own comfort zone, which seems to come these days more and more easily due to the subs and conscious effort.

[Yazooneh]

Today is honestly awesome. I trained and sparred for the first time in a while and I felt a noticeable increase in my physical ability… all my lifts felt a solid reinforcement and increased reps from usual and for the last 2 years I’ve slowly tried to be able to train every day and not be sore and I’ve finally reached it due to how well my body works now

I had to come celebrate! I love paragon Muay Thai mastery combo! My breathing is better my form is more solid and my feet are more mobile, all my prayers are being answered and all my subliminals are firing at full cylinders