aang

hi everyone, i wanted to get some feedback on how you guys train your abs? i train muay thai for a couple of years now and i wanted to strengten my abs or solar flex. the reason i'm asking is that when i get hit right in the mid section, that's the end of it for me . any advice? thanks.

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EmptyneSs

use a medicin ball. lay on ur back and drop the medicine ball on ur stomach again and again to toughen it up.

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koto_ryu

Those are excellent for that. Also, try vaccuums. They strengthen your internal obliques and whenever you tighten up your stomach it'll be much tougher. Rocky Marciano used to do them every day and he often let his opponents punch him in his cast-iron stomach cause "it tires them out."

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My favorite neg rep points earned so far:
"ofeensive and inconsequent young man, should be banned!!" - Xebsball

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Hardball

Avoid getting hit in your solar plexus because It's a "Pressure Point". Work on your blocks, parries and movement. I don't care how much you condition your abs; if you get hit in that pressure point.........it's over!!!!!

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koto_ryu

Not if you do the vaccuums, the internal obliques will armor it up and help reduce its effectiveness a great deal.

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My favorite neg rep points earned so far:
"ofeensive and inconsequent young man, should be banned!!" - Xebsball

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hanuman

what are vacuums?, what are the benefits and how are they performed?

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aang

koto ryu, what is the vacuum?

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Hardball

Add me to that list. What are the vaccums and how long does it take to develop?

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Calendar Year 2008 Final Crunches 54,000

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Rasta

Hey, I didn't know what it was either, so I did a quick google search on it...

I present to you....


THE VACUUM!!!!

Dig it... I'll definitely give this one a try.

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koto_ryu

They're easy as hell to do and don't take long at all. Stand with your hands on your hips, take a deep deep breath, and bend forward while exhaling sharply. Then suck in your gut as tight as you can, raise your torso up, hold for a count of 5, and then exhale sharply, pushing your stomach out as hard as you can.

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My favorite neg rep points earned so far:
"ofeensive and inconsequent young man, should be banned!!" - Xebsball

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Hardball

Does it matter; through the nose or through the mouth?

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The Way of the Warrior is Practice. Daily practice, accumulate practice minute by minute, hour by hour and day by day. {Book of 5 Rings}
Calendar year 2009 Crunch Challenge. 39,800/73,000
Calendar Year 2008 Final Crunches 54,000

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aang

when you say pushing your stomach out as hard as you can, meaning go back to you normal posture(really fast and hard)?

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koto_ryu

I typically inhale through the nose and out the mouth, so you can get more oxygen out. As for the stomach, yeah, you want to do it hard and fast so you're throwing your gut out quickly.

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KOTO RYU



My favorite neg rep points earned so far:
"ofeensive and inconsequent young man, should be banned!!" - Xebsball

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koto_ryu

Good find, that'll work.

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My favorite neg rep points earned so far:
"ofeensive and inconsequent young man, should be banned!!" - Xebsball

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HtTKar

great idea. I will be doing these all the time now.

Koto, you've been doing these for a while? Can you overwork this excercise?

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