Is 24 years old, and 20 lbs overweight ok for starting a light muay thai training regimen?

Im 24, ex football and hockey player (extremely thick muscular legs from years of hockey) Im 5%26#039; 11%26quot;, 225 (ideal weight is 205) very thickly muscled... I have good balance and somewhat good flexibility from hockey..... I was thinkin of starting up Muay Thai as a way to get back into shape/learn to fight.


DO you think Muay thai is a good style/type of martial art to learn for my body type? any suggestions on a type of martial arts that is tuned/geared towards stout, muscular guys?

Is 24 years old, and 20 lbs overweight ok for starting a light muay thai training regimen?
I think that starting Thai classes is a great idea. It gets you motivated to work on your conditioning so you can be more effective in class. It will be a win win situation for you, losing weight and getting back into a sport. Good luck my friend.
Reply:You sound like you are ready for it. Have fun, muay thai is a good style !!! If you want to try something else, try kajukenbo.
Reply:I don%26#039;t see why not. I%26#039;m about 30 to 40lbs. over weight (ideal for me is about 145) and i recently started to study ninjutsu. The fact is that no matter how much you weigh any form of Martial Arts Muay tai included can be good for you. You see Martial Arts don%26#039;t take into consideration body types I%26#039;ve known others who are very much over weight some by as much as what seems to be 100lbs over their ideal weight and they perform like the best of those who are at their ideal if not better. Martial Arts are not about body type the individual who wants to learn can do so if he puts his best foot forward and is diligent in his practice of his chosen art. Those who don%26#039;t seem to be able to do this is because of themselves and not body type.





I hope this helps you to decide, if you want Muay Tai go for it don%26#039;t let your body guide let your heart do that for you.
Reply:Yes, Muay thai is a good style, maybe combine it with jujitsu. When you start training, you will drop some weight, so dont worry about that.
Reply:i dont know, are you 24?

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