Muay Thai Shin Conditioning Explained: 📌 Debunking the Stick-Rolling Myth

Muay Thai Shin Conditioning Explained: 📌 Debunking the Stick-Rolling Myth

Muay Thai Shin Conditioning Explained: 📌 Debunking the Stick-Rolling Myth

By

Geno Quintin

September 18, 2024

A practical explanation of how shin conditioning works for martial arts

If you’re training Muay Thai, kickboxing, or MMA, you’ve probably wondered: How do fighters make their shins so strong? The answer is Wolff’s Law: The science of bone adaptation.

When stress is applied, bones remodel and get denser over time. The truth is that it’s not about punishing your legs, it’s about training smarter and recovering well

Dive Deeper Into the Science

🔗 Wolff’s Law research: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8060014

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Geno Quintin is a Hampton Roads–based digital marketing consultant, mixed martial arts instructor, and social media influencer He works with individuals, small businesses, and training organizations to design practical workflows, content systems, and operational processes that support performance, growth, and long-term sustainability.

Geno leads the Warrior Scholar Academy, a private professional community focused on discipline, knowledge management, and applied systems thinking. His work serves clients globally through media production and locally across Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Newport News.

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Geno Quintin is a Hampton Roads–based digital marketing consultant, mixed martial arts instructor, and social media influencer He works with individuals, small businesses, and training organizations to design practical workflows, content systems, and operational processes that support performance, growth, and long-term sustainability.

Geno leads the Warrior Scholar Academy, a private professional community focused on discipline, knowledge management, and applied systems thinking. His work serves clients globally through media production and locally across Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Newport News.

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