Effects of a six-week combined tire-squat and explosive-kicking programme on roundhouse-kick performance in highly trained male Muay Thai athletes: a parallel-group controlled trial

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Tengku Sulaiman tested a six-week training program in twenty twenty-six on the roundhouse kicks of highly trained male Muay Thai fighters. The sport demands kicks that stay fast, hard, and accurate even as fighters tire, and sport-specific conditioning evidence is thin.

Thirty-nine athletes aged fifteen to twenty-five took part. Twenty added tire squats and explosive kicking drills to their normal training, while nineteen trained as usual. The added program sped the time from signal to kick contact and cut the drop-off across repeated kicks. Kicks also grew more consistent from attempt to attempt. Accuracy gains were small and did not survive strict statistical correction, and balance showed no clear change. Because the drills were combined, the author cannot say which part did the work. The program suits coaches seeking sharper repeated kicking.

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Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13550215