how to 'condition' lower ribs

[AngelaG]

Angela,

 

Although it appears that some doubt has been cast on the thesis that impact conditioning can build stronger bones, impact conditioning remains an important part of many fighter's preperations.

 

Fights often end quickly because we have a natural tendency to want to stop fighting if we aren't used to the pain of being punched in the stomach or kidney, kicked in the leg or solar plexus. It is well known that getting hit, as a part of your training, can toughen you up and better prepare your body for combat.

 

Moderate and regular conditioning is an enormous advantage. Those who condition their body may be regarded as crazy, but only by us softies who fail to see the advantages.

 

Oh come on!!! tThere's a diffrence between conditioning knuckles, elbows etc by real fighters and belting yourself around the ribs with a stick.

 

As another point, I bet all the soft squidgy internal organs love all that hard impact!

[Jinxx0r]

I asked my instructor and he told me that there isn't an excercise for your abdomen that can protect the solar plexus (and that's why it's such an effective target). You're stomach muscles don't cover the area as there is nothing really there to move in the first place.

 

*shrugs*

 

I have a pretty strong stomach, but shots to the SP always seem to still take my breath away.

 

Just what I was told (and personal xp)