How many punches can you take? 🍫🥊 But the real question is: Does Punching Your Abs Make Them Stronger? Here’s the answer: Let me immediately get one thing clear – punching your abs will not make them stronger. Punching your abs will not make them stronger. However, you are forced to perform an isometric contraction when being punched in the stomach, which is what can increase strength. The main reason that boxers and martial artists get punched in the abs is to condition themselves for getting hit. The aim is to increase pain tolerance, while learning how to position themselves and which muscles to tighten. As a whole, punching your abs during sit-ups does work because it helps to increase peak muscle activation. It also helps to create a mind-muscle connection, which is focusing on using the specific muscle to further increase muscle activity. 🥊 @matveivladd #punches #shredded #abs