Fighting and Training Deinfluencing You From Muay Thai BS [Part 2] Posted on February 24, 2026February 17, 2026 By Angela Chang Muay Thai is a simple sport: shorts, gloves, and a body. But if you look online, the industry wants you to believe you need a $500 wardrobe, specific “bag gloves,” and an ice bath routine just to be taken seriously. Today, we are deinfluencing your shopping cart. Let’s separate the actual essentials from the marketing noise. Read more
Fighting and Training Deinfluencing You From Muay Thai BS: What Social Media Won’t Tell You Posted on February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 By Angela Chang If you spend even ten minutes scrolling through Instagram, your perception of Muay Thai is going to get warped. You see perfect records, “the grind,” and highlight reels that make you feel like you aren’t doing enough. But social media isn’t reality. It’s time to strip away the curated noise and talk about the toxic narratives keeping you stuck in cycles of comparison and burnout. Read more
Personal Experiences If I Could Start Over: What I’d Do Differently as a Fighter Healing from Disordered Eating Posted on January 21, 2026January 21, 2026 By Angela Chang We call starvation “fight camp” and treat extreme restriction as dedication. For so many years, I believed I had to earn my food and shrink my body to be taken seriously. If I could start over, I’d stop chasing someone else’s ideal and start prioritizing power over aesthetics. This is what I’ve learned about healing from disordered eating while staying in the sport. Read more
Fighting and Training Do Women Need to Cut Weight Differently From Men? (The Science) Posted on December 14, 2025December 14, 2025 By Angela Chang Just do what he does” is dangerous advice. From hormonal cycles to body composition, female physiology operates on a completely different set of rules than men’s. If you’ve ever felt like your weight cut was fighting against you, you weren’t wrong—you were just using a map drawn for a man. Here is how to finally cut weight for the body you actually have. Read more
Fighting and Training Stop Starving Yourself: The Science-Based Weight Cut Protocols That Actually Work Posted on November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 By Angela Chang Weight cutting is one of the most anxiety-inducing parts of fight preparation. It’s also one of the most misunderstood.The combat sports world is drowning in bro-science, outdated “traditional techniques”, and straight-up bad information. We’ve been conditioned to believe that suffering equals success; that if you’re not miserable, dehydrated, and starving, you’re not doing it right.If no one’s told you this yet: You don’t have to starve yourself. A smart, strategic weight cut based on actual science is not only easier and safer, it’s far more effective. Read more
Fighting and Training Training Hard vs Abuse – Where’s the Line? Posted on September 26, 2025September 8, 2025 By Angela Chang Muay Thai glorifies pushing limits. Anyone who chooses to step into this world quickly learns that discipline, resilience, and perseverance are non-negotiable. The mantra of “no pain, no gain” can feel empowering… until it becomes a justification for practices that endanger both physical and mental well-being. There’s a very fine line that gets blurred far too often in Muay Thai and other combat sports: the line between training hard and enduring abuse. Read more