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Hey, Pwers1103 here- U know, the old guy who goes on all the rants about all the BS comments posted? That would be me, grin. I just posted a video on forced impact training- a sample of some of the drills I have done w my Coach Radner Bearman (who, as I mentioned in my video caption, is still w us & doing well, considering) in forced impact training, the only way to prepare your core for fighting. If U recall, Radner Bearman, was the tall guy w the 8pac who was a former amateur boxer, coach & trainer so he knew a few things about developing one's core for fighting. These drills are just a sample of what we did/do. This video was basically gonna be a rehearsal to see just how much punishment I can take in 15 minutes but it turned out so well (according to Coach & a few buds) that I decided to post it and issue a challenge. Tho there have been a few decent gut punching vids, not terribly impressed by most, watching so called Tuff Guys, usually flexed, moan & groan in their 2-3 minute videos. So, let's go over the challenge & see who accepts it (unless U are a trained fighter, doubtful anyone will, just sayin). Let's begin w the fact that this guy is 69 years old, no real 6pac & weighs 160 lbs. There are 8 exercises w a total of 750 strikes in 15 minutes.
1st Exercise (U need to listen as well as look, reason why 2 be explained at the end)- U punch the crap out of Ur core 100X w EACH fist; to show that I don't play, notice the color of my gut when I'm finished- if ur gut isn't a similar color, U aint hitting hard enuff; U should do it lying on the bosu because Ur arms get a greater range of motion for more impact but lying on the floor will suffice;
2nd Exercise, Coach's favorite- "taking the ball"; again, lying on the bosu because U can actually see the impact of the ball slamming against the body, I took a 20lb med ball & rammed it into my gut 50X (this is just a sample because Coach & I actually do this exercise a few times, several hundred hits each); a 20lb ball is 13% of my body weight & any challenger should use the same percentage (for example, if one weighs 190-200lbs, U should be using a 25lb med ball);
3rd Exercise- in a prior comment about forced impact training, I mentioned my "stick" & U can see the comparison w a baseball bat; since I cannot slug the bat into myself, I have a tree limb & I ram it into my gut 60X, again while lying on the bosu; doesn't quite simulate a baseball swing but if one does it several hundred times like I have, it prepares your gut for the impact & lying on the bosu gives a greater range of motion but lying on the floor will suffice; since most of U won't have a stick like mine, a metal cylinder about 5 feet long, 15lbs should do the trick;
4th Exercise- I went to the box store & got the biggest metal mallet I could find (about 4-5lbs) & slammed it into my gut 60X;
5th Exercise- I took a 10lb plate & slammed that into my gut 60X; I used a 10lb plate because I am not a big man w a long torso & this plate fits compactly into my core w/o and fear of damaging my rib cage or my money muscle;
6th Exercise- here, I took a 25lb dumbell & slammed it into my gut 60X; a 25lb dumbell is 16% of my body weight & once again, any challenger should use the same percentage (for example, if one weighs 190-200lbs, U should be using a 30-35lb dumbell); note that this is the only exercise that I do flexed (Coach's call & it is harder to do it while in a hollow hold) tho I usually do it unflexed- as Coach sez, if U cannot take a punch unflexed, U shouldn't be taking punches at all, just sayin. & when U train in forced impact, ur core automatically tightens w/o flexing;
7th Exercise- so many men say they are tuff as bricks so I just decided to SHOW that I am, grin- I rubbed the brick against the wall so U can tell it is an actual brick & slammed it into my gut 60X;
8th Exercise- we end the way we start w 100 punches from EACH fist to Ur core; now I asked all to listen for a reason- Ur punches should not only sound as solid as mine BUT if U listen, U will notice there are different depths to the sound & that is because I hit my entire rectus abdominus- a fighter should be prepared to take punches thrown at his entire core. & if U doubt the force of the impacts, to the left of my navel, the vieweer's right side, U can see the outline of the brick on my gut.
So there U have it- let's see how many of U can do what this 69 year old man has done- time to put up or shut up Dudes. I put in a match request when I was down in the city during Wrestlefest weekend, no takers- who is sorry now, lol?? & If anyone wants to challenge me personally, please feel free.
I don't expect any favorable comments (world's worst attitude here, grin) but a few things- to gut punchers who say this isn't gut punching, U are right- it's HARDER because, again as Coach sez, how many of U have the force of 10, 20, 25lbs in ur fists?? Yeah, that many, lol; to wrestlers who say it ain't wrestling, U are right-it's training for fighting & I am down w that- kinda obvious I can take a sucker punch from most anyone & much more in any Gut/body punching competition. Like I said, show me what U got- this challenge aint open ended- I'll give 2 weeks to see who has game & acce[ts.