muay thai conditioning

[13ang]

There is alot I respect about MT fighters, and one thing is their amazing conditioning. Im wondering what conditioning you guys go though on a regular basis, specificly for your shins. I have been just generaly beating my shins up for a while, both in sparring and on my own, what else should I be doing?

[blackNwhite]

dun beat ur shin...zzzz or u will b like this

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6938479655511984983

just kick punching bags will b enuff

[retired]

That doesn't mean he had a weak shin through training?

[gregimotis]

Retired, wasn't it you who had the shin break x-rays, or was that someone else?

[13ang]

yeah that was him. I have been kicking the heavy bag for conditioning mainly, someone suggested I fill a pipe with lead and role it over my shins? Wouldnt it be easier to just put pressure on my shins myself?

[Nips]

dun beat ur shin...zzzz or u will b like this

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6938479655511984983

just kick punching bags will b enuff

... err... wouldn't that be a reason TO beat your shin? To make the bone harder and NOT do that?

I go into convulsions everytime I see that.. soooo painful to watch

[lookin2fight]

No way, this isn't real is it? I mean for real not kidding it looks kinda shady!!

[Nips]

I thought so too, but I checked it out, it was Ross Pettfer vs Rob Evans at Cage Rage 4. Rob Evans being the guy who broke his tibia.

http://sfuk.tripod.com/events_03/cagerage4_1.html

Preeetty wak.
DRINK SOME MILK NEXT TIME BOY

[retired]

someone suggested I fill a pipe with lead and role it over my shins? Wouldnt it be easier to just put pressure on my shins myself?

Don't listen to them & just condition it on the bag & pads building up on heavier bags (over a long period of time).

I was unfortunate to connect with a hip bone in my case at full power & being 6'4 you can imagine the momentum i had generated with my long legs.

[VictorG]

Does one fully recover from that to fight again?...damn, thats my nightmare right there.

[dethmetalanimal]

holy shit!!!!!!

[retired]

you can recover, i know a guy who had his rod removed from his leg & he carried on fighting but i was knocking on 30 at the time.

& didn't a guy in K1 do the same with his forearm & cover the scar with a bis tattoo?

[thai_me]

I would just kick the heavy bag (not a concrete bag) to condition your shins. I wouldnt go doing any bizarre conditioning stuff, you;l probably just hurt them. Light shin on shin leg kicking and checking is good too to get a feel for it. Just tapping, nothing heavy.

[shark]

I believe your shins become harder from plenty fo training with heavy bag and also getting stronger each time a knock recovers. What many people dont realise is that when you are fighting in a competition with adrenline etc you shins dont hurt until much until after the fight. In a Muay Thai fight the idea is to show your techniques are stronger and nore affective than your opponent so a certain amount of control of not expressing pain so everyone can see is required.

[VictorG]

quick question...is it smart to begin conditioning my shins right from the start or should i wait for my legs to become stronger from running and skiping first?

Ive been trying to kick the heavy bag after my classes and it hurts like all hell.theres no black or blue on my leg but it hurts as if it were badly bruised, not sure if the bone would turn black or blue anyway.Theres one spot where it hurts the most, where theres really no muscle around the bone and thats now turning dark as if begining to bruise...Some advice please?