training - getting hit in the body

[nivek535]

dropping medicine balls to the body, taking punches to the body etc.
what is the science/reasoning behind this?

[Ray Corso]

The science is the breathing and muscle control needed to absorb punishment. Your breathing conditioning is a very important part of staying upright and not incapacitated without air.
Knowing punches or a ball is coming helps you react when the punches aren't
scripted and you need to react "naturally"! Or as natutally as possible!
Every fan should be hit in the solarplexis and liver too! Not to mention the floating rib, it really gives the fan a "real" feel for what a fighter must deal with!
Body conditioning winds up being mental conditioning!!!

Ray

[nivek535]

The science is the breathing and muscle control needed to absorb punishment. Your breathing conditioning is a very important part of staying upright and not incapacitated without air.
Knowing punches or a ball is coming helps you react when the punches aren't
scripted and you need to react "naturally"! Or as natutally as possible!
Every fan should be hit in the solarplexis and liver too! Not to mention the floating rib, it really gives the fan a "real" feel for what a fighter must deal with!
Body conditioning winds up being mental conditioning!!!

Ray

hmm.. thanks!
follow up question,
how come i can easily take bigger body shots in a sparring session (i dont feel like my adrenaline is pumping), but im so sensitive to light punches for conditioning?

[Ray Corso]

Could be to much thinking it's like when you anticipate something and aren't accepting the consequences. Body conditioning is grunt work and is a intricle
part of preparing to fight. Stop being negative embrass it and realize without it your doomed. Make sure your doing more than you think you need and include multiple sit up positionings along with ball and heavy glove work. Always have some one experienced using gloves on your midsection it's an easy way to get an injury by some green horn. I always liked 20oz gloves for starters then down to 14oz as that form of conditioning is phased out prior to fight time.

Use your mouth piece!
Ray

[ShoulderRoll]

How many sit ups do you recommend for beginning fighters, Ray?

[Ray Corso]

I suggest cheating sit ups at first. (not full extension)
Add in a twist to the lft then right, extend legs then bring knees up.
Incline then decline once the mid section is tested by the cheating moves.
You need to move slowly and half way to acclimate the inner core to stress
to many times injuries occur by moving to fast and trying for crazy numbers.

Use 5 different positions from open to close to crunches, do 25 reps in each position with a 4 set workout. Go SLOW!!
Then build the reps up increase the difficulty with postioning and add reps.
I am a firm believer in mid section work, used to love to work off the ring apron and bring my head to the floor and move slowly upward.
Body strength is one of the best ways to gain confidence in yourself.

Ray.

[juggernaut666]

How many sit ups do you recommend for beginning fighters, Ray?

don't do crunches,they have been proven to deteriorate the spine and make your lower back weaker,they also can give you an abnormal bloat because it builds uneven muscle in the mid section it only hits surface muscles not the inner ones...they are out dated.....look into V situps it hits everything at once without over extending your back.

[Rahat]

best way to condition body for body punches is doing body sparring. Medicine balls help aswell but start out by sparring and conditioning your body then move on.

[2ofEverything]

[juggernaut666]

best way to condition body for body punches is doing body sparring. Medicine balls help aswell but start out by sparring and conditioning your body then move on.

you have to first build a car before you drive it.....sparring first will only weaken you because you will be damaging unconditioned tissue if hes taking body shots.