Episode Details

Episode 223 of the Pu’u Muay Thai Podcast kicks off the new year with a reality check for anyone setting Muay Thai goals in January.

Every year, new students come in motivated, fired up, and ready to “go all in” — and every year, most of those goals quietly fall apart by February or March. In this episode, Jonathan Puu breaks down why New Year’s Muay Thai goals fail and how to approach training in a way that actually lasts.

This episode covers:

• Why motivation-based goals don’t survive Muay Thai training
• The difference between outcome goals and process-driven habits
• How beginners burn out by training too hard, too fast
• Why consistency beats intensity every time
• How to set realistic, measurable Muay Thai goals
• What progress actually looks like in your first year of training
• How discipline replaces motivation once the honeymoon phase ends
• Why Muay Thai isn’t a 30-day challenge — it’s a long-term practice

Whether you’re brand new to Muay Thai, returning after time off, or recommitting in the new year, this episode gives you a framework to train smarter, stay consistent, and avoid the burnout cycle that stops most people before they ever see real progress.

If Muay Thai is one of your goals this year, this is the episode you should hear first.

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