will punching your stomach make it flatter?
468149
no dude just tape a plate or a square of cardboard to it to focus your mind on pulling the muscles up and read pumping iron or franco Columbos books he is an licensed Chiropractor  an old dude also I taught Marcial arts weapons and the liver and bladder and your diapham and other organs are easily bruised or ruptured and dats not pain for gain dats just pain for pain.... An Olde Dude
341289
Hmm...it really does depend on the guy's looks (for me at least). Some guys just look better with flat abs, but most I like with a little bit of a rounded type of belly. Not a beer gut, but the rounded type of muscular...I hope you understand what I'm trying to say. Hmm...good examples...okay, how about The Rock in "The Scorpion King." He had more of a rounded type of belly...still fit though.
98003
there's no way to do it pain free. the only way to flatten your stomach is to exercise. and if there was some miracle way don't you think everyone would have flat stomaches.
610436
increase the amount of cardio your doing, and maybe do something toning like boxing or tai chi. daaily rounds on the punching bag work wonders
199966
You will certainly need more than 10 days to flatten your belly.  Multiply that by about 10 at that may be a more reasonable time range to see modest results.\n\nFirst and foremost, stay away from any ab machine as they are simply a waste of money and barely effective.\n\nFor the upper abs, focus on crunches which effectively work the abdominals better than sit-ups or any machine on the market.\n\nFor the lower abs, keep in mind there is very little muscle tissue there so decreasing levels of body fat is the most effective way to bring out the best in this area. Hanging leg raises, v-situps and reverse curls are among some of the best exercise for this region. Always make sure your pelvis curls up to maximize lower abdominal contraction during these exercises.\n\nAs far as fat loss and getting ripped goes, cardio, cardio, cardio. In the morning, on an empty stomach at about 70-80% of your maximum heart rate for about 30-45 minutes. This combined with a common sense diet will quickly shed body fat so you can actually see those abs you've developed. \n\nI would encourage you to seek the advice and guidance of a personal trainer in your area for further education on these principles. Please ensure you start off at a very basic level for crunches and cardio if you are a beginner.\n\nHere's a list of ab exercises to help you get started:\nhttp://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/Strength_Exercises_abdominals.html
853200
Some people have trained just for this kind of impact..\n\nSome ways you can lessen the effect of the impact is..\n\n-When your being punched in the stomache, block it.\nOR Release all the air out from you by kia (Karate Term where you go "AHHHH!" like a karate chop, ahhh *chop*...) This takes all the air out from you so you don't get the air knocked out of you and drop down gasping..\n\n-Tighten your stomache muscles so it would be harder for the punch to get thorugh or it will lessen the punch's effect.\n\n-NEVER TRY THIS AT HOME.\n-And tough abs help a lot too.\n\nMartial arts will teach you a lot on how to embrace the impact and most importantly how to AVOID it.. While this guy is clearly a master, remember you can't master this in one day but you can practice with the help of a professional.
121786
Steam roller.  But actually crunches do help by retaining your guts.  With weak abdominal muscles all your guts just kind of spill over.  If you tighten up your abs you'll have a flatter stomach even if there still is flab in front.  Of course if theres an excessive amount of fat that won't make much difference, but muscle still burns fat. Again sensible diet and exercise and slow steady dedication are the best answer.  If you don't like that, go with the steam roller option.
526152
If you have extra fat on your stomach, you'll have to do cardio and THEN tone with crunches and other ab exercises. The cardio will have your body lose weight all over...unfortunately including your bust. If you just need to tighten up your stomach, then the crunches and other ab exercises will be fine. This will not affect the size of your bust.
333352
maybe but it will clear out your stomach...
595433
theres this magazine called SEVENTEEN and what the more recent issue has is these pilaties methods. and they really work! they give you a flat stomach in only 10 days! im serious. go buy the magazine. or check the site listed below.\n\nI\nI\nI\nI\nI\nV
145309
You can't spot reduce, so no, you won't be able to target just the fat stored in your stomache area.  You can do crunches (all types) to tone up your abs.  If you do variations of crunches and work on your upper body, that should be good.
191282
Sounds like you are doing the right thing with crunches, etc. ... I think you should also do some aerobics, dance or something like that to round it off.
69097
You should perform a variety of exercises to strengthen or 'tone' your stomach muscles. This includes, incline sit-ups, crunches on a fitness ball, leg raises, etc.\n\nOne of the best ways to tone your stomach though is to perform weight lifting exercies that you do while standing or end up standing while holding the weight. This includes squats, deadlifts, standing shoulder presses, lunges, etc. The exercies require you to contract your abs to support the weight and can provide better benefits than crunches and sit-ups.\n\nCurt
790048
You're not going to build muscles on top of the fat.  What you will be doing is replacing the fat with muscle, which will flatten your stomach.  And if you add a low-cal diet to all that excercise, you are bound to lose weight in the process.  Start easy though.  Zero sit-ups to suddenly 200 sit-ups in a day can make you pretty sore, and might also make you give up on your new resolution because you are in too much pain!  Start at 15 sit-ups and work your way up.  Hope this helps.
1141463
yes because it works your core (abs) but better would be to do planks where you get into the push up position but on your forearms on the ground instead of your hands. You can stay like this for as long as possible. Also doing sit up obviously works your abs but you can try flutter kicks, froggies work very well if you need to know how to do them let me know. Also you will need to do obliques which are on the side or your abs. Those are harder but there are some sit ups you can do to help that. Let me know if you need more info.\n\nit does work your core because you will have to hold your back in a straight line and in order to do that you will need stomach muscles to stay strong to hold you straight. It works your arms predominately though.
205916
twister exercises will only strengthen the muscles underneath the belly sides.  exercise i.e walking, running will decrease the overall fatty tissue in those areas.  That along with twisters will give you a lean and desirable figure!
742385
You could do 10,000 per day, every day, for a month and unless you raise your heart rate high enough, for a long enough period to burn the fat around your belly, it's not going to be flat or defined.\n\nEveryone, repeat everyone, has a six-pack.  It's just covered by abdominal fat.  Abdominal exercises, particularly ones using some form of resistance, will increase the definition and separation of the stomach muscles.  However, if you never did a single sit-up, crunch, or whatever you would still have a six-pack stomach as long as you were able to get rid of the fat surrounding your belly through diet and exercise.\n\nIn general (genetics and age will determine the exact ratio for each person), your flat belly is determined 80% by what you eat and 20% by how well and how often you work out.