How Five Seconds Changed This Man's Life

Matt,
I started doing Combat Abs religiously last Spring after a back injury laid me up for two weeks.

I was operating on the idea that getting my abs in shape would give more support to my back. Well, so far so good, knock on wood and all that stuff. My back feels great and I am feeling stronger than ever.

But that's not the best part.

I train in a martial arts school where the two main disciplines are Kenpo karate and Krav Maga. I am exclusively a Krav student, and after taking up the Combat Abs routines, I noticed right away that my kicks were stronger and I could tolerate hard strikes to the midsection much better.

This got me wondering just how hard a punch to the gut my new abs could take. I started off with some of the teenage Kenpo students. Their punches couldn't even interrupt my talking. Then I tried one of the instructors, a 22-year-old in phenomenal shape. I can tell you, this kid has a good solid punch, but it wasn't enough to bother my "Combat Abs." Then I tried the senior Krav instructor, who is a lifelong martial artist and a stickler for form and technique.

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Great punch, but not enough to hurt me.

Finally I tried "Anthony," a twenty-something boxer, wrestler, Krav student and all-around "scary-strong" guy who reportedly has the hardest punch in the school. His fist just bounced off.

Now everybody is asking me about these "great new abs exercises." I plan to videotape myself taking abdominal shots from some of our harder punchers. I'll send you a copy when it's done. Combat Abs works!

Mark O'Leary
Boston, Mass.