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How do Muay Thai fighters not break their shins?
As such, the most-effective way to condition the shin bones is to constantly kick pads and bags, as opposed to tree trunks, according to Kru Tony Moore in his book “Muay Thai.” Harder or heavier pads and bags may strengthen your shin bones faster without damaging them, because they are still softer than your bones.
Is shin conditioning real?
One of the first suggestions to pop up when you start looking into shin conditioning. The idea is that rolling a glass bottle up and down your shin makes ‘deadens the nerves’ to make you able to take more pain. Truth is, it doesn’t, and it hurts way more than it sounds like it should.
How do you strengthen your shins for kicks?
Lunges – For better results, try weighted lunges using a kettlebell or dumbbell. By isolating one leg and balancing on it, you’re building bone density and working on your hip and leg muscles as well. The more you train Muay Thai, the stronger your shins will become.
Does Muay Thai harden your shins?
Squats, deadlifts, lunges and all the other lower body exercises that you can be doing to improve your strength and explosiveness will also be working in the background to get your bones stronger. This is the shocker; Training Muay Thai itself will harden your shins.
How do you train your Shins?
Build up the number of hard kicks you do on the heavy bag during your dedicated shin conditioning time progressively. Most importantly, you will need to give your legs time to heal. There’s no need to rush and wear your shins down. Trust us, they will hurt and you might end up having to take a rest day or two to soothe the pain.
Why do my shins hurt when I kick a bag?
The more you condition your shins, the more pain you are able to withstand. Every time you kick a bag hard, tiny fractures or microfractures develop in your shinbone or tibia. Through ossification, the fractured bones are repaired and become denser and stronger as a result because of the new bone tissue created.
Do Muay Thai kicks hurt?
If you’ve just started Muay Thai you might have seen the more experienced guys in the gym hammering heavy kicks into the bag or pads, but when you tried to do the same it was just plain painful.