TRAIN FOR IT. Do lots of crunches, supplemented with plyometrics — exercises that help you contract muscles quickly. Lie on your back and have someone drop a medicine ball onto your abs.
PICK THE RIGHT TARGET. Have the hitter aim at the center of your abdomen. If the blow lands too high or too far right, it could rattle your liver. To the left, it could squish your spleen. Too low? Busted bladderville or no more children.
EXHALE. When the incoming haymaker is just about to connect, tighten your tummy muscles to help absorb the impact and exhale hard so it can’t knock the wind out of you.
ROLL WITH THE PUNCH. Whatever you do, don’t try to hold your ground — let the force of the slug push you backward.
