Super Marco’s Muay Thai Moves: His Other Love Outside MLBB
Marco Stephen Requitano aka Super Marco is one of the most potent marksmen in MLBB esports. In fact, his peers in MPL Philippines consider him one of the best MM users in the world. But on top of his rigorous training in MLBB, he still finds time to spare for his other hobbies: working out and training in Muay Thai.
“Nagsimula ako mag-start ng Muay Thai nung niyaya ako ni Coach Duckey kasi may kakilala daw siyang coach,” Super Marco told ALL-STAR.
“Nakikita ko silang nagte-train tuwing gabi, naisip kong sumali sa kanila para may matutunan akong ganoong skills dahil gusto ko ng mga ganoon.”
(“I started Muay Thai when Coach Duckey invited me, he told me he knows a coach. I saw them training every night, and that motivated me to join them so I can learn those skills.”)
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Marco started training in Muay Thai several months ago. He and Coach Duckey train four nights a week, supervised by a Muay Thai coach who visits their boot camp.
“Yung warm up pa lang, sobrang hirap na. Sa tingin ko iyon talaga ang pinakamahirap sa training namin, kasi ise-stretch mo yung legs mo, maraming stretches. Si Coach Duckey po yung kasabay ko sa training sa Muay Thai pero hindi pa po kami umaabot sa sparring,” said Super Marco.
(“The warm up is very difficult. I think that’s the most difficult part of training because there are so many stretching exercises. You would stretch your legs and everything. Coach Duckey is my Muay Thai training partner but we haven’t gotten to sparring yet.”)
According to Super Marco, sparring is the last lesson they are supposed to learn after they mastered the various forms of punches, kicks, and blocking in Muay Thai.
“Dati, gusto ko po talaga mag taekwondo pero wala po talaga akong oras. Season 11 po iyon na gusto ko mag taekwondo. Sinabihan ko po yung team manager namin na si Adi Padilla gusto ko po kaso hindi natutuloy.”
(“I also wanted to learn taekwondo in Season 11 but I had no time. I told our team manager Adi Padilla about it, but it fell through the cracks.”)
Adi Padilla, Falcons AP BREN’s team manager, is trained in martial arts, specifically taekwondo, and she was one of the people who influenced Marco in his interest in martial arts. Marco also watches martial arts videos on social media, which he describes as “maangas” or full of swagger.
Super Marco’s Workout Routine
Super Marco wants to keep his body in shape so he would be fit to execute the different forms in Muay Thai. On top of his Muay Thai training four days a week, he also works out four days a week, usually in the morning.p
“Yung pinaka hobby ko outisde the game kapag hindi ako naglalaro, gym talaga,” Super Marco told ALL-STAR.
Coach Duckey is also Super Marco’s workout buddy.
Below is Super Marco’s workout routine, which he splits into four days:
Day 1 – Chest
Three Sets Each:
- Bench Press
- Incline
- Cable Fly
- Dips
Day 2 – Back
Three Sets Each:
- Dead Lift
- Lat Pulldown
- Lat Pullover
Day 3 – Arms (Biceps)
Three Sets Each:
- Incline Dumbell
- Dumbell Press
- Barbell Curls
Day 4 – Mix
Shoulders, Legs, and Chest
Day 5 – Rest Day
