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for example your inner thigh muscles, you can do
targeted static stretching exercises. Don’t hold a
stretch position for more than ten seconds, and
subsequently reactivate your performance
potential with rapid movements and rotation of
the joints. Some Thai boxers intensify that part of
their preparation; other athletes completely go
without it. Decide on your approach depending on
how your muscles feel.
Perform swinging movements in preparation for
the requirements of Muay Thai. These include, for
example, moves like arm swings while rotating
your body. Leg swings are recommended to
prepare for high kicks. Alternately, you can also
carry out the basic techniques of Thai boxing
several times and increase your radius of motion
each time, for example for kicking height.
Now you can train your Muay Thai techniques,
followed by some strength training.
If you didn’t nd the training overly intensive,
you can add one to three intensive stretching
exercises for muscle groups where you want to
achieve better mobility. If the training in
techniques has been exhausting, however, it is
best not to do intensive stretching exercises and
to avoid injury due to putting excessive demands
on the muscles.