Why Fighters Burnout (And How To Prevent It)

2025-09-19

Fighter burnout is a ticking time bomb. Most don't realize it until it's too late – like me. The damage I did to my body in my teens and early 20s just caught up with me at age 52.Yet I managed to fight professionally until 40 without issues. The secret?I completely transformed my training approach at 25.But those early years of "old school" training? They left their mark.Like most young fighters, I thought:* Every session needed to be all-out* Pushing through pain meant I was tough* More training a...

Fighter burnout is a ticking time bomb. Most don't realize it until it's too late – like me. The damage I did to my body in my teens and early 20s just caught up with me at age 52.

Yet I managed to fight professionally until 40 without issues. The secret?

I completely transformed my training approach at 25.

But those early years of "old school" training? They left their mark.

Like most young fighters, I thought:

* Every session needed to be all-out

* Pushing through pain meant I was tough

* More training always meant better results

* Recovery was for the weak

That mindset helped me survive fights... but it created hidden damage that took decades to surface.

I've identified why fighters burnout, the exact point where 'hardcore' becomes 'harmful'...

If you're pushing through pain, fighting fatigue, or feeling burned out - this video reveals why, and exactly how to fix it.

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