2007-03-14 14:45:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Yes. All these people saying no can't take a punch. Punching yourself lightly then building up the power behind the punch helps you learn to contract your abs tighter. This also helps for other exercises to help recruit muscles your having trouble using in compound exercises. The lats in pull-ups are a good example. I hit myself in the stomach to strengthen specifically the solar plexus area. My friend Brian can take a punch from anybody using this method. Some prison gangs do burpees and when they jump up whack themselves in the solar plexus. You can also get your friend to punch you in the stomach. Don't listen to the little girls. Rocky is the man.Yo Adrian!
2007-03-14 15:09:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think in Rocky that was just an exercise to learn how to take punches better (For boxing) not for strengthening the abs.
2007-03-14 21:48:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you punch yourself hard enough to tear, you might actually do some real damage. Not a good idea!
2007-03-14 21:50:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much, but ur muscles get bigger by getting small tears and then healing. if u punch urself hard enough to make a tear, probaly
2007-03-14 21:48:29 · answer #4 · answered by dirka 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It works only if you're patting your head and chewing gum at the same time.
2007-03-14 22:21:30 · answer #5 · answered by sunray73 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no I think thats really a stupid way to actually injure yourself..thus making you even less strong
2007-03-14 21:48:18 · answer #6 · answered by OliveRuth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not just have somebody tickle you?
2007-03-14 21:52:52 · answer #7 · answered by Pseudo Obscure 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HA! No. Think again.
2007-03-14 21:47:38 · answer #8 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, it only helps with circulation.
2007-03-14 21:48:45 · answer #9 · answered by OLLIE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋