Whenever I watch ufc or ofc, I notice the fighters are flooded with so much impact to their bodies. How are they so durable tho? I get they do conditioning. I also do body conditioning because I do mma too. But whenever I spar someone it hurts so much after. In the moment, my adrenaline deals with it but afterwards everything hurts so much. Do they also feel this?
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I was a muay Thai fighter and a lot of the training was about developing the mental capacity to keep going when the going is hard. You learn to ignore everything your body is signalling. You smile when you’re in pain. It becomes a habit.
You still feel it all after the fight. Sometimes my shins were so messed up I could barely walk. My headaches lasted for days. My friend started having memory gaps and shakes in her 20ies. It’s not a sustainable sport. Just look at retired fighters, how many can you find who don’t slur their speech?
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