5'9 160 lb.

Losing weight for a fight can be hard. One way to lose 5%-10% of your weight without muscle loss in the last week of your fight camp is by water loading. I'd only recommend this on weigh in's that are the day before of the fight.

Here is an article on how to complete a 5-day water loading protocol.

https://topkingboxingusa.com/blogs/topkingusa-blog/weight-cuts-in-muay-thai-mma-a-fighters-guide-to-water-loading

Let me know what everyone thinks of this process? Have you tried it before?

Hi i need some suggestions on some good fighter gyms K1/Muay Thai in Bangkok i will be travelling from ireland for 4 weeks i have had a few international fights and won a few titles. I would preferably want to go to a gym that will get me a fight at the end of the 4 weeks i will be traveling with 2 or 3 friends 🙂

I'm figthing for a k1 fight , i eat kinda clean i think but i never worry on what i eat because i don't put weight lol , but what should i eat and don't eat for the next few weeks? I have 10lbs to cut🤔

My biggest issue is that I want to develop amateur career in muay thai/k1 (female).

I've started learning muay thai at 19 and I am now 25 years old. I've trained at my gym for 4 years and started asking for fights (or exhibition fight) a year ago when i finished my degree. I train 4-6 days every week (group classes), I run, I do bag work, spar every week. I even went to Thailand 3 weeks to improve my technique recently and fought there.

My gym teammates tell me I am more than ready to fight. I spar against the best girls and guys at my gym and I feel at their level. In Thailand, i sparred against girls who had titles in their country and i gave them a hard time.

I feel like my gym only book fights for 2-3 girls and that is just because they book private classes with some coaches. Like if you want to fight and make them corner you, you have to pay for private classes. They don't offer pad holding during group classes. They said a few times they would give my name but they finally gave my teammates names instead of mine.

It seems they only do that with the girls because they offer pad holding for some guys for free during classes (or even after). They also are very sneaky like they make me feel like I am just not at level, which i really doubt. I do my best and literally i just need someone who could book me fights (even if they're not coaching me).

What do you think? I should pay for private classes? I should complain? Can I book fights for myself even without being affiliated with a gym? Also, is it normal??!

*note that I don't have a lot of money and my gym has a good reputation (i learn a lot during group classes) i have developped good relationships with some of the coaches and teammates. Also, there's not a lot of muay thai gyms where i live!