is muaythai an endurance sport?

I think pretty much every sport has a certain amount of 'endurance' to it. You have to continually punch therefore working arm/shoulders etc. You also need the stamina to go 3 / 5 rounds

Well it has endurance ofcourse but not like as many people think aerobic endurance it has anaerobic endurance!

Got to look at energy demands of the sport to accurately determine if it predominantly aerobic or anaerobic. Not sure how long a round lasts but anything up to 3 minutes would be classified as anaerbic endurance predominantly using fast glycolysis and phosphagen system. But as with all activities there is always energy supplied by all systems at any given time.

Looking at punches, I think I would prefer to be able to hit explosively with max force rather than be able to punch continuously for the duration at a far less force production. So then punching would want to be anaerobic based and max efforts. Looking at research, max force development will improve metabolic economy so a useful way of improving strength and also the endurance based needed.

Proffesional muaythai has 5round of 3minutes each round!

Alex could you tell me how strong I need to before there are no benefits of it I mean can I get too strong? In such lifts like squat deadlift and benchpress?Because I want to be strong for my bodyweight! :D

You can never be too strong in balance. Those who say they are in technical events mean that have spent too much time getting strong rather than working on technique.

It is a balance of making sure that you are capable of doing your sport and overloading characteristics of the sport. I am never satisfied with the strength levels of my athletes but they are as strong as they can be without sacrificing the necessary time for other training/recovery.

Dont allow yourself to devote time you need for technical/sports specific work on strength. It takes years to be truly strong and I only know 1 or 2 athletes who are. Look at where you want to be in strength in 4 years time and plot how you will get there.

I am aiming to squat 3times bodyweight and benchpress 2times bodyweight since i read that article but i don't know what I should be aiming for my deadlift :? :D http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/power-training.html

How strong does an athlete need to be before the benefits of further strength training become limited? This depends on the individual athlete and his or her chosen event. For example, the shot put is significantly heavier than the javelin and may require higher max strength levels for success. As a guideline, élite levels of strength for a male athlete are 1RM squat of 2.5-3 x body weight and 1RM bench press of 1.5-2 x bodyweight, while those for a female are 2 and 1.25 x body weight respectively.

Once these levels have been reached, any athlete would probably benefit more from maximum power training than strength training. Having said that, there seems to be considerable benefit in combining the two methods within a periodised programme. A phase of maximum strength training followed by, or combined with, a phase of maximum power training is an approach supported by the literature.

My short terms goals are to squat 2,5bodyweight and benchpress 1,5body
after those are reached I will start plyometrice training!
should i aim for deadlift as much as squat?

You may want to look at some alternative exercises, because the ones you quoted arent necessarily going to benefit Thai Boxing?

Well the benefit is strength and after that I'll start plyometrics but everything is beneficial since you are using every muscle! Well do you know what is beneficial for muaythai if you do then tell me okey?:wink:

If you already have a strength base perhaps you could focus on deadlifts, power cleans, pull ups, push press, power shrugs, snatches etc. These will all give you excellent strength and power. I believe that this style of training is very under utilised by trainers of fighters.

Just make sure you have someone with experience to teach you correct technique from the start.