Am I going to lose mass?

[budy]

Have added a bit of mass to my frame, and intend on continuing to do so. However in about a months time I will be spending 6 weeks in Thailand. During this time, for 3 - 4 weeks will be doing Muay Thai (kick-boxing) training. This is intensive and in hot humid conditions...2 lots of 2hr sessions each day, 6 days a week.

I imagine this will be like doing a whole lot of cardio which may burn off my well earned muscle?

Im thinking I could make sure I eat heaps, maybe try to do some resistance training on the primitive equipment they have there. If ANY enery left...

Any suggestions?

[SoaringSwine]

That sounds like some pretty intense training. Pretty unlikely you can keep all your mass, but you can always minimise the loss. Besides, you'll look pretty ripped after 6 weeks of that training!

[IronGame]

Yeah just think of it as a quick cutting prase, eat lots of protein, good fats and clean carbs still though, you'l get cut up and should stay "full" if you eat right. Heaps of thai street food to :wink:

[Laver]

Have added a bit of mass to my frame, and intend on continuing to do so. However in about a months time I will be spending 6 weeks in Thailand. During this time, for 3 - 4 weeks will be doing Muay Thai (kick-boxing) training. This is intensive and in hot humid conditions...2 lots of 2hr sessions each day, 6 days a week.

I imagine this will be like doing a whole lot of cardio which may burn off my well earned muscle?

Im thinking I could make sure I eat heaps, maybe try to do some resistance training on the primitive equipment they have there. If ANY enery left...

Any suggestions?

Im jealous. I want 6 weeks of full on muai thai training

[Pseudonym]

Agreed - that sounds very cool. You'll have to show us before and after photos.

[budy]

Good idea, before and after picks, will have to give that a go...

So if I eat plenty of carbs (and good food in general), that should be burnt for energy rather than my muscle? Sounds like thats the best I can do...

I also want to be fit for this, I am currently going to the gym three times a week (about max I get to really). I want to keep the weightlifting going, get fitter but not really start this 'cutting phase' till Thailand! I have 4 or 5 weeks, do you think 1 high intensity cardio sesh per week is going to be actually doing anything? Would I put it onto the end of a weights session? I could do a weekend run from home if I had to I suppose...

[Flex]

Contact Mike at Reactiv - he's spent a bit of time Kick Boxing in Thailand. He has a few articles here about kickboxing and a customer review on the Fairtex camp - http://www.reactiv.co.nz/Page.php?page=5

If you email him he should be able to give you some good advice on what to do and what to watch out for.