build up your stomach

[MMdan15]

whatsup, I was wondering what are some good thing to build your stomach up, i can take headshots but i get my breath knocked out real easy. i do sit-ups and things like that, is there anything else you would recomend.

[BritishLion]

Here's my advise:
punch your opponent when he's coming in,
and cover up more.


Look man.. You only get the 'breath knocked out of you' when your hit in the stomach bag, which is just below the chest. You don't get the breath knocked out of you when your hit in the stomach muscles, which are just above the waist.
So, sit-ups and shit will keep the stomach muscles firm, and this is good. But if you want to prevent yourself being winded, then you need to look at your own boxing both offensively and defensively. When people work the body in boxing they have to sacrifice taking some head shots too, so you shouldn't let anybody have free range body shots on you - hit them in the head man, HARD. Also, a good guard should protect not just the head with your gloves but also the upper stomach bag area with your elbows - or be able to hover downwards naturally when required.

More to consider.. If you are too upright it makes it easier for your opponent to hit you in the stomach bag area and wind you, whereas if you crouch more it leaves your body that bit more protected.

[sparring101]

Situps are a good start. Next, do situps with a medicine ball. I do 50 reps when I'm lazy. When I'm doing a hard workout, I do 100. My goal is to get up to 200. Leg raises tone the lower portion of your abs. When you do the leg raises, try to keep your legs as straight as possible. Also, do them with your hands behind your head (people put them at their side, but that gives better leverage and makes it easier. It's more challenging when they're behind your head). Another good exercise, doing "planks". Go into pushup position, but put your elbows to the floor. Get as low to the gound as possible, and stay on your toes (both feet to the ground). Do this for 1-2 minutes. Lastly, trunk twists while holding a medicine ball. Focus on turning at the stomach, not with the arms.

Those are exercises you can do alone, these you can do with a partner. First, get into situp position, then have your partner kneel onto one knee over you; with their shin across you abs. Have them slowly press more and more weight onto you, until they've got as much weight as they can give (or you can handle). These, I like to do timed. 30 second hard intervals work well. Next is a variant of leg raises. Lay with your back down, with your partner standing up at your head, facing you. Grab their legs with boths hands for leverage (you'll need it). Now do a leg raise. The partner will push your leg down and to the left, then to the right, then to the center. The object is for your legs to go through a sudden change of motion. Lastly, this one will be closest to taking a body shot. Lay down in situp position. For a period of time (1 minute), have your partner drive a medicine ball into your abs. Next, lay on one side and have them drive that medicine ball into one side. Then switch.

Of course, don't do all of these at the same time. Try to do only one to work upper abs, one to work lower, etc. All of these are listed so that you have good variation in your ab-work rountine. I hope I've been able to help you.

Edit: And DD brings up probably the best point of all. To add to that, make sure that you control your breathing. Know what your entire body is doing at all times, that includes your breathing. You may be inhaling when you see a punch coming, which is bad. I know that when I get faked out, I exhale on the fake, then start to breath in. That's pretty bad, since if a body punch is coming after the fake, I'm more likely to get the wind knocked out of me. It's easier to get the wind knocked out of you when you're inhaling.

[MMdan15]

You may be inhaling when you see a punch coming, which is bad.

wow, i never thought of that and i think you just solved my problem

guys- major thanks for the help

[Mathias]

Drink lots of beer mate Lots No just kidding.This is very good advise that these guys gave you.You work your abs and cover up thight.You maybe got to work on coverage

[BBOXER14]

What I do for my abs is, I do 200 curl ups, 200 sit ups the I hang myself upside down on my chin up bar and do 50 sit ups upside down. Trust me you will be tired out

[CRO-Luka]

what helped me a lot was this. every time when i would do sit ups, my brother would stand next to me, and every time when i'm in the declined position (low that is), he would hit my abs with a punching shield if u know what that is. it will make your abs harder and more durable(?).

[BBOXER14]

Another good thing is to do is leg lifts. You lay flat on your back and lift just your legs 3 in off the ground and hold it there. Tust me it gets very hard after awhile. Also you can lie on your back and when you lift you legs up have a friend or someone push you feet down to the ground then lift your feet back up. Keep doing this after 20- 30 times.

[alex w]

What I do for my abs is, I do 200 curl ups, 200 sit ups the I hang myself upside down on my chin up bar and do 50 sit ups upside down. Trust me you will be tired out

and your 14?
you gotta weight about 50kg!

[BBOXER14]

Ya Im 14 and I weigh 115lb. What do think its to hard to believe?

[alex w]

Ya Im 14 and I weigh 115lb. What do think its to hard to believe?

well its just hardcore excersizes is all.
chinup bars wouldnt hold my kind of weight for a start, and even if i had abs of steel, trying to lift 200lb from inverted situps...

[kidstates]

wanna build up your stomach eh? do the 15 minute abs work out every second day untill you build up to be able to do it everyday.
just do the following
-situps to the left for 1 minute
-situps to the right for 1 minute
-leg raises for 1 minute
-lay on your back and mack the motion of climbing stairs with you legs for 1 minute
-repeat theys for excersis 3 times one after another till you get to 12 minutes(keep in mind that you must not stop just keep going no matter how much it hurts)
-for one more minute do normal situps
-now for the last 2 minutes either get in a push up position with your elbows on the ground and hold you self there or do the para shout potition which is much harder and hold that for 2 minutes.
(parachute postion is when u lay on your back and lift up both your upper body and legs a few inches off the ground at the same time)
thats what ive been doing and body shots can't hurt me
enjoy

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Ya Im 14 and I weigh 115lb. What do think its to hard to believe?

well its just hardcore excersizes is all.
chinup bars wouldnt hold my kind of weight for a start, and even if i had abs of steel, trying to lift 200lb from inverted situps...

may be the inverted situps but you can expect to get 400+ crunches out in a session, maybe not straight off but often in bouts of 20/25.
25 curl ups
25 cross over crunch to your left
25 cross over crunch to your right
25 crunches
100 easy.

lots of variations.

[alex w]

thats what ive been doing and body shots can't hurt me
enjoy

unless somone punches youin the solar plexus or the ribs, in which case your screwed like the rest of us!

[kidstates]

thats what ive been doing and body shots can't hurt me
enjoy

unless somone punches youin the solar plexus or the ribs, in which case your screwed like the rest of us!

Thats true, but at least i won't keel over or get the wind knocked out me from a hit to the stomach