{"id":230,"date":"2025-08-25T07:29:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T14:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/?p=230"},"modified":"2025-08-25T07:29:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T14:29:54","slug":"why-this-muay-thai-fighter-quit-everything-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/why-this-muay-thai-fighter-quit-everything-else\/","title":{"rendered":"Why This Muay Thai Fighter Quit Everything Else"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Why This Muay Thai Fighter Quit Everything Else\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_JGCOtrj2FqA\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJGCOtrj2FqA%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JGCOtrj2FqA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M24S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-08-25T14:00:26Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_JGCOtrj2FqA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJGCOtrj2FqA%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Why This Muay Thai Fighter Quit Everything Else<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JGCOtrj2FqA\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJGCOtrj2FqA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Why This Muay Thai Fighter Quit Everything Else\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"John spent years as a competitive Muay Thai fighter, but age was catching up and he was losing ground to younger opponents. He tried sport-specific training, kettlebells, and CrossFit, but everything left him more injured than strong. When he finally searched &quot;how do I get strong&quot; and found Starting Strength Houston, he gained 10 pounds of muscle in three months and saw his martial arts performance improve dramatically. The method worked so well that he started coaching it to everyone he knew, eventually moving to Houston to become a certified Starting Strength Coach. *Connect With* #startingstrengthgyms https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/startingstrengthgyms https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/startingstrengthgyms https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/starting-strength-gyms \ud83d\udd17 *Book your free 30-min session:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/free-session.html?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral \ud83d\udd17 *Own a Gym:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/own-a-gym.html?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral \ud83d\udd17 *Train at a gym:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/locations.html?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral \ud83d\udd17 *Coach at a gym:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/become-a-coach.html?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral \ud83d\udd17 *Shop for apparel:* https:\/\/store.startingstrengthgyms.com?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral #startingstrengthgyms #startingstrength #strengthtraining #fitness\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>John spent years as a competitive Muay Thai fighter, but age was catching up and he was losing ground to younger opponents. He tried sport-specific training, kettlebells, and CrossFit, but everything left him more injured than strong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he finally searched &#8220;how do I get strong&#8221; and found Starting Strength Houston, he gained 10 pounds of muscle in three months and saw his martial arts performance improve dramatically. The method worked so well that he started coaching it to everyone he knew, eventually moving to Houston to become a certified Starting Strength Coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John spent years as a competitive Muay Thai fighter, but age was catching up and he was losing ground to younger opponents. He tried sport-specific training, kettlebells, and CrossFit, but everything left him more injured than strong. 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