Recently, I got the question: Does nutrition matter for a local/amateur fight?

The reasoning was that not a lot was at stake, so maybe I’d matter less.

Well, let me ask you this. Would you show up at a race with a car that has only half the tank filled with gas while the other guy has a full tank?

Doesn’t seem like a fair race, right? Read More

How to Build a Muay Thai Career in Thailand: What Gyms and Promoters Don’t Tell You.

Every year, hundreds of foreigners arrive in Thailand with the same plan:

Train hard.
Fight often.
Build a career.

Most never move forward.

They get stuck in the local scene or bounce around mid-level promotions.

Not because they lack the potential or work ethic, but because they don’t understand how the system actually works.

After more than six years living and fighting in Thailand, I wrote this short guide to explain the realities most gyms, promoters, and influencers never talk about.

Inside the guide, you’ll learn:

• Why mega gyms often slow down technical development
• How Muay Thai gyms actually make money and how that affects fighters
• Where foreigners should start competing in Thailand
• How fighters move from local promotions to Bangkok stadiums
• The reality behind promotions like ONE Championship and Rajadamnern World Series
• Why some sponsorship deals can quietly damage your career

This guide is written for fighters who want to compete seriously in Thailand, not just train for a few months.

It’s a practical roadmap based on real experience in the Thai fight circuit.

If you want to avoid the mistakes that keep many fighters stuck for years, this guide will give you a clear starting point.

Buy the guide on Gumroad.

Until next time

Alex

When people ask me about my past, I usually have to stop and think.

I remember the lessons clearly, but most of the details fade. And honestly, I don’t see the point in replaying everything that happened. Read More

Fighters who competed in Bangkok were considered elite, at least back in the day. Before you could enter the stadium scene, you had to complete a certain number of Muay Thai fights. On top of that, you need to compete a bit in boxing.

There was a strict standard that ensured everyone was skilled. Every fight was entertaining and seemed like a title fight. The stadiums were packed, and the sport was at an all-time high.

That is quite the opposite of the current era. It’s interesting to see that despite traditional Muay Thai hitting a low, the sport has never been more popular. The original sport in the motherland is doing worse than ever. Read More

How I Regained 6 kg in 8 Hours After Weigh-Ins. The Thai-style weigh-in recovery blueprint.

6:30 in the morning, I stepped on the scale at 64.8 kg.

At 19:00, when I entered the ring, I weighed 70.8 kg.

Thai-style weigh-ins are quite unique. They’re not a same-day weigh-in or a day-before weigh-in. The weigh-ins are at 6:00 in the morning, and the fights are after 19:00.

This situation creates two problems.

1. You can’t afford any mistakes during the weight cut
2. You can’t afford any mistakes when rehydrating and refueling

Because the recovery window is so small, most fighters mess up both.

They cut carbs too aggressively during the cut, then completely wing the rehydration.

This leaves a lot of potential on the table.

So in this post I’ll break down how I gained about 6 kg post weigh-in. Read More

Pre-workout nutrition is the X factor when it comes to training performance. Most people skip it completely. Either due to a lack of time or due to not understanding nutrition completely. Most people obsess over eating clean all the time. Due to that, they miss out on foods that could boost their performance tremendously.

Let’s take a look at 2 options of pre-workout nutrition you can use before your sessions. But also, what is required for the perfect pre-workout meal?

Pre-workout essentials.

A pre-workout meal has to meet the following 3 requirements:

• easy digestible
• a mix of glucose and fructose (2:1 ratio is ideal)
• eaten 45-90 minutes pre-workout

We use a mix of glucose and fructose because they are absorbed through different transport pathways in the intestine.

Glucose enters the bloodstream quickly and is used directly by working muscles. Fructose is processed in the liver and contributes to maintaining blood glucose levels over time.

The result is both rapid and sustained energy availability.

For explosive sports like combat sports, where repeated high-intensity efforts rely heavily on muscle glycogen, this matters. Stable blood glucose and topped-up glycogen levels mean you delay fatigue and maintain output deeper into the session.

Now, how does this look in practice?

Pre-workout nutrition made easy.

The one deciding factor for what to eat is time. So I’ll give one example for when you have time and two examples for when you’re busy.

The pre-workout sandwich

• One piece of bread
• One to two tablespoons of Nutella on top of the bread
• One banana
• Top with two tablespoons of honey

This is one of the most commonly used pre-workout snacks. Easy to make and easily digestible. But what if you don’t have time or go to the gym straight after work?

Pre-workout when busy

We have two options.

You can use

• 45 grams of Haribo
• 1 banana

or

• Gatorade or a similar sports drink that contains sugar.
• 1 banana

As you can see, pre-workout nutrition is not that hard. But whether you use it or not will determine how hard your session is.

If something as simple as pre-workout nutrition changes how your sessions feel, imagine what happens when your entire camp is structured properly.

I work with fighters and serious hobbyists to build nutrition plans that support performance across every phase of camp.

I only take on a limited number of athletes per camp.

If you have a fight booked or you’re training with intent, you can sign up on Gumroad or message me directly.

Until next time

Alex

I hear it all the time when I work with clients. They don’t want to count calories. I understand where it comes from. It’s easy when you cook everything yourself, but what if you eat out or eat at a friend’s house? That is when people stress too much about it.

The reality is that tracking calories takes about 5 minutes a day, especially with the current technology. But let’s figure out how to eat to perform without counting calories.

It all starts with…. Read More

How Muay Thai camps actually work behind the scenes. I’ve had numerous questions about the cost of gym memberships in Thailand. To be quite frank, I never addressed that in my e-book. The reason why was simple: the book was written before the gyms upped the prices even more post-COVID.

Let’s be real, some gyms charge outrageous prices. They have a big name and use it to their advantage. But where does this come from? Why do they charge so much more than gyms in the West? To answer that question, we have to go back to the golden age. Read More

Feel Like Death in Fight Week? You Planned Wrong. I wish this happened once in a blue moon. But it happens all the time. A fighter has a fight coming up and has to lose some weight to make their weight class. They go into a deep calorie deficit and burn out. When weight loss stalls, they add more cardio on top of it just to get to that desired number.

Or they drop calories even more. The result is the same. They arrive burned out by the time fight week arrives, and that’s when they contact me. Read More