How can I safely train my shins for Muay Thai?

I heard that hitting you shins with a stick can do more damage then good. Same with rolling a hard stick up and down the shin. Apparently those are rumored conditioning methods. Are there any confirmed and proven shin conditioning methods that won%26#039;t bring harm in the future?|||Take a bakers rolling pin and use that but start out lightly and like anything else you are not used to, take it slow and progress as your tolerence allows. |||Yes there are: forget about banana trees, rolling pins... etc, and get yourself a heavy bag. While it is relatively gentle on your shins, repetition is the key, and after a few hundred kicks per session, you will reap the benefits.


Also, not only does it condition your shins, it also helps you perfect your technique, and provides a cardio workout.


It is the only conditioning method muay thai fighters and pro MMAers use, and if it is good enough for them, it%26#039;s likely to be good enough for you.





While Muay Thai fighters may mostly retire in their 20s, it is not due specifically to their conditioning methods, unlike what another poster says, but rather to the frequency of their fights... It is not uncommun for them to total 300/500 fights in their careers.


And while they might retire young, an awful lot still practice the sport and go on to become trainers, while suffering no ill effects in their old age (just look at Master Sken in the UK for example!)|||People who hit their shins with weird objects or roll stuff on them are fake and bogus, and it is dumb. Period. Your shins get conditioned from training. Just keep training and your shins will get conditioned with time, from bagwork, padwork and from sparring.|||Just kick a heavy bag, those things really suck after a while since they%26#039;re packed so densely with sand or whatever. Keep kicking and you%26#039;ll get better form, strength, endurance, muscle memory, flexibility etc. and toughen your shins too.|||I%26#039;d recommend hitting the heavy bag and drinking milk. Conditioning your bones can be very dangerous, most Thai fighters retire in their mid 20s from so much conditioning, so take it easy.|||i agree with the guy above about the rolling pin kicking the thai bag can definitely help when you first start shin conditioning repetition is key