Why 10 Perfect Reps Beat 100 Sloppy Ones (Science-Backed)

Heatrick Heavy Hitters – Muay Thai Performance

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To find out if your current training is actually helping your fighting — or just making you tired!

I’ve always been prone to overzealous “Muppetry”.

My wife Deborah has an instinctive eye-roll response every time I display this habit.

Although I’ve tempered this behaviour over time, it’s still part of me.

Case in point: When I first started Muay Thai, I spent two hours in my parents’ garage throwing the same spinning head kick over and over…

Inspired by Jean-Claude Van Damme in Kickboxer, I thought I was grooving perfect technique.

That left hip clicked and crunched for four months afterward. And now, 35 years later, I’m recovering from hip resurfacing surgery in that same hip.

Coincidence? I don’t think so.

The truth is, most fighters are wasting their Muay Thai skills training sessions exactly like I did – doing more repetitions but getting worse results.

Everyone talks about “perfect practice,” but nobody explains the science of HOW to actually do it.👊 📘 Optimal Fight Camp Blueprint available at http://heatrick.com/12-week-fight-campKEY MOMENTS

Follow along using these quick timestamps:

00:00 How I Ballsed It Up – Don't Do This

01:09 SECTION 1: Learning vs Testing Skills

01:40 – Skill Acquisition vs Testing Under Fatigue

02:40 – Skill Acquisition vs Retention

03:23 SECTION 2: How to Structure Your Practice

03:53 – The Magic Number of Reps

04:30 – Why Random Practice Beats Blocked

06:10 – Engineering Better Movement Patterns

08:34 – Skill vs Targeted Effort and Fatigue

09:16 – Periodized Skill Training

10:35 SECTION 3: Making Skills Stick

11:25 – Random Practice Example

12:59 – Structured Drills vs Creative Play

14:22 – The Power of Experimenting

15:07 From Training to Fighting (Next Video Preview)