People want to be in shape but are bored with regular
exercise. Mainly, because many people just don’t know how to exercise, which
workout routines to follow, how to cycle them, which ones will meet their
specific needs or possible restrictions etc.
Machines make it easier, but not effortless. Weight loss
plateaus do to a lack of understanding. People don’t know enough routines to
change things up and they simply get on the same machines day after day.
Exercise becomes mundane rather quickly, weight loss stalls, and people just
quit.
The biggest successes come from people who find something
active they love to do. When someone discovers they love to run, love to bike,
or hike this makes a transition to a healthier lifestyle much easier. These are
things that could be done daily. Other activities include basketball, tennis,
and other such games that require a high physical output.
Combat training in any form is arduous and you can get you
in the best shape of your life. There is a reason people gravitate to these
forms of exercise in lieu of the traditional forms of conditioning. They’re
just more fun and you feel as if you are learning something. It beats spending
a half hour an elliptical reading US Magazine.
I’ve trained in most combat sports and still do. I currently
train and complete in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I train in boxing, MMA, and now more
specifically Muay Thai. Every single one of these combat forms puts your body
through a different kind of conditioning. I went into BJJ and grappling from
competing in Olympic length Triathlons. I figured, “I’ve gotta be in the best
shape compared to all these guys.” I’ve never been more wrong. Grappling
conditioning is a completely different type of conditioning. For 3 years I’ve
trained and successfully competed in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Training has kept me
in what I thought was peak condition. It was peak condition for BJJ. Then I
went to a Muay Thai class hosted by Master Hung Tran in Longmont.
I showed up for a regular Muay Thai class at Master Tran’s
invitation. The group was extremely diverse. When we were split up into lines I
had a woman who was in her late fifties and a young woman who was about twenty.
As class went on and we paired up for various drills, I saw that we had people
of all ages, sizes, and backgrounds. They all had one thing in common…they all
had better Muay Thai conditioning than me. These people were having a great
time and were blowing through kicking drills that would have professional
fighters hunched over sucking air. Master Tran has created a Muay Thai program
that is safe for any person at any fitness level and age. His program is based
around the principles of teaching the technical aspects of Muay Thai while
getting people in the best shape of their lives. Most of these people have no
desire to compete in professional combat sports (although some fighters are
mixed in the class) they are just average people who wanted to do something fun
and different to get in shape, and in great shape is what they are. These
people have also committed themselves to learning the art of Muay Thai. Through
a great belt system based on both technique and fitness requirements, these
people ascend the ranks. Now their devotion has become about more than just
meeting their fitness/weight loss goals.
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If you are interested in Master Tran's Academy in Longmont Click here
After my visit, I invited Master Tran to our gym, American
Top Team Altitude to do a seminar. Bobby Lashley was so impressed with Master
Tran’s program that we have opted to work hard to implement his program in our
gym. This is where we are today. In the coming year we will work with Master
Tran to get officially certified under his association, but in the meantime we
will be starting a Muay Thai Fit program at ATT Altitude using the exact
curriculum Master Tran uses at his academy.
This program is for people of all ages and fitness levels.
The goal is to help you reach your fitness and health goals through Muay Thai
training. This is also a class that will offer technical training for people
who wish to learn the true art of Muay Thai. I can promise you a few things if
you come down and try our Muay Thai fit class, a great time, a great workout,
and a great learning environment for Muay Thai.
Many women come into our gym and are understandably afraid
to try our combat classes such as boxing, MMA, and BJJ. They see the men
training and feel they have no place in those classes. This is completely
wrong, women are more than welcome and encourages to try every class we offer.
Until Muay Thai, Most of our female members stuck to our cardio classes. Now we
have a technical combat class that is also a conditioning class that is filling
up with women. This is a very exciting for us all.
Since implementing the program we have a great class going
with a lot of fun energy and desire to improve both physically and technically.
Our class is 60% female with three married couples attending class together.
They support each other both in class and outside of it. I often joke that my
class has become a form of couple’s therapy. More than that, many of the
members who came in with specific fitness and weight loss goals, now have
specific Muay Thai goals. What are your goals and what will they become once you begin your journey?
Come down to
ATT Altitude and try our class, let's see where it takes you.
