6 minute abs YouTube - worth doing?

hp1988 · April 2014

Hey everyone,

This morning I started doing a 6 minute abs video from YouTube before my morning shower. Is it worth doing a quick 6 mins in the morning or not really worth it if you aren't even getting your heart rate up? I'm just doing it for toning, but wondering how effective people think it will be. It's got to be better than nothing?

Thanks!

Hanna

la_te_ra_lus · April 2014

they are worth doing because it will strengthen your core, but cardio and or calorie deficit will help achieve the "tone" you are looking for.

awomaninsane · April 2014

They must be worth doing, surely! I've just started doing a 30 day abs challenge, and onto day 3 today. My god, i feel like i've been kicked by a horse! No pain, no gain.

coolblondenerd · April 2014

If you do it as part of other exercises yes, if you're just doing that and nothing else, I don't think so.

lisaabenjamin · April 2014

I would think it's better than nothing and it'll certainly do something towards strengthening your core. I'm not sure it'll be enough to give you a six pack though!

hp1988 · April 2014

Thanks everyone! I'm doing it alongside other stuff, it's just a little extra thing to do, to hopefully help tone. I'll keep at it and see if I feel any different after a month..hopefully! As 6 mins a day extra is nothing really, especially in the morning when I'm half asleep anyway

steve0820 · April 2014

Hey everyone,

This morning I started doing a 6 minute abs video from YouTube before my morning shower. Is it worth doing a quick 6 mins in the morning or not really worth it if you aren't even getting your heart rate up? I'm just doing it for toning, but wondering how effective people think it will be. It's got to be better than nothing?

Thanks!

Hanna

I'm assuming this video was mostly different variations of crunches and situps? If so.....

If you enjoy doing them pain free, go ahead. As far as "toning", it serves no purpose. They do nothing to burn fat, and they are not the greatest at core strength either. I can't remember the studies done, so this is purely Broscience right now, it takes about 250,000 crunches/situps to burn 1lbs of fat!

If you're after the "toned, hard, 6 pack stomach look", you'll need a proper nutrition plan to lower your BF, and or core strengthening exercises, like:

Compound lifts (squats, deadlifts)
Planks (and all variations)
Isometric holds (L-sits, V-holds)
Toes to bar
etc.....

hp1988 · April 2014

Hey everyone,

This morning I started doing a 6 minute abs video from YouTube before my morning shower. Is it worth doing a quick 6 mins in the morning or not really worth it if you aren't even getting your heart rate up? I'm just doing it for toning, but wondering how effective people think it will be. It's got to be better than nothing?

Thanks!

Hanna

I'm assuming this video was mostly different variations of crunches and situps? If so.....

If you enjoy doing them pain free, go ahead. As far as "toning", it serves no purpose. They do nothing to burn fat, and they are not the greatest at core strength either. I can't remember the studies done, so this is purely Broscience right now, it takes about 250,000 crunches/situps to burn 1lbs of fat!

If you're after the "toned, hard, 6 pack stomach look", you'll need a proper nutrition plan to lower your BF, and or core strengthening exercises, like:

Compound lifts (squats, deadlifts)
Planks (and all variations)
Isometric holds (L-sits, V-holds)
Toes to bar
etc.....

It's basically a lot of leg raises, crunches, plank, side leg raises, some squats (mainly variations of crunches and leg raises). So are there ANY benefits in your opinion? Except for a very small amount of improvement for the core?

steve0820 · April 2014

Hey everyone,

This morning I started doing a 6 minute abs video from YouTube before my morning shower. Is it worth doing a quick 6 mins in the morning or not really worth it if you aren't even getting your heart rate up? I'm just doing it for toning, but wondering how effective people think it will be. It's got to be better than nothing?

Thanks!

Hanna

I'm assuming this video was mostly different variations of crunches and situps? If so.....

If you enjoy doing them pain free, go ahead. As far as "toning", it serves no purpose. They do nothing to burn fat, and they are not the greatest at core strength either. I can't remember the studies done, so this is purely Broscience right now, it takes about 250,000 crunches/situps to burn 1lbs of fat!

If you're after the "toned, hard, 6 pack stomach look", you'll need a proper nutrition plan to lower your BF, and or core strengthening exercises, like:

Compound lifts (squats, deadlifts)
Planks (and all variations)
Isometric holds (L-sits, V-holds)
Toes to bar
etc.....

It's basically a lot of leg raises, crunches, plank, side leg raises, some squats (mainly variations of crunches and leg raises). So are there ANY benefits in your opinion? Except for a very small amount of improvement for the core?

It will condition your core for sure. But, lowering your BF will give you the look you're going for, which will be the most important part. With that, you also want to strengthen you're core. I have personally found through the years, that crunches/situps/leg raises, really have done nothing as far as revealing a 6 pack, or losing inches from the waist. I've done kickboxing/MT for years, and anyone who's done this, can attest to the amount of crunches/situps you can do during classes. Fast forward today, I do no crunches, lift Heavy, and even on a bulk, I still have more "abs", then I ever did.

In the beginning, you should see a slight difference with doing those exercises, unfortunately, it would be short lived. Doing a lot of crunches and situps, gets you better at doing crunches and situps.

1) Nutrition (lower BF)
2 Core strength (compound lift/isometrics)

hp1988 · April 2014

Hey everyone,

This morning I started doing a 6 minute abs video from YouTube before my morning shower. Is it worth doing a quick 6 mins in the morning or not really worth it if you aren't even getting your heart rate up? I'm just doing it for toning, but wondering how effective people think it will be. It's got to be better than nothing?

Thanks!

Hanna

I'm assuming this video was mostly different variations of crunches and situps? If so.....

If you enjoy doing them pain free, go ahead. As far as "toning", it serves no purpose. They do nothing to burn fat, and they are not the greatest at core strength either. I can't remember the studies done, so this is purely Broscience right now, it takes about 250,000 crunches/situps to burn 1lbs of fat!

If you're after the "toned, hard, 6 pack stomach look", you'll need a proper nutrition plan to lower your BF, and or core strengthening exercises, like:

Compound lifts (squats, deadlifts)
Planks (and all variations)
Isometric holds (L-sits, V-holds)
Toes to bar
etc.....

It's basically a lot of leg raises, crunches, plank, side leg raises, some squats (mainly variations of crunches and leg raises). So are there ANY benefits in your opinion? Except for a very small amount of improvement for the core?

It will condition your core for sure. But, lowering your BF will give you the look you're going for, which will be the most important part. With that, you also want to strengthen you're core. I have personally found through the years, that crunches/situps/leg raises, really have done nothing as far as revealing a 6 pack, or losing inches from the waist. I've done kickboxing/MT for years, and anyone who's done this, can attest to the amount of crunches/situps you can do during classes. Fast forward today, I do no crunches, lift Heavy, and even on a bulk, I still have more "abs", then I ever did.

In the beginning, you should see a slight difference with doing those exercises, unfortunately, it would be short lived. Doing a lot of crunches and situps, gets you better at doing crunches and situps.

1) Nutrition (lower BF)
2 Core strength (compound lift/isometrics)

Thanks Steve. The plan is to lower my BF anyway so this is just to supplement it/give me a bit of manageable activity in the morning (to hopefully increase in future). That's really useful info - I'll keep at it for now, to get in the habit of doing something before work, if nothing else, but aim to go for more core workouts in future/when at the gym.

steve0820 · April 2014

You're welcome! If you're already trying to lower your BF and eating at a deficit, you'll reach you're goal eventually. The core work is supplemental and for core strength. For me personally, I focus on a core strength. Helps with all other exercises and movements. Getting a 6 pack is purely aesthetic and a bonus. Having a 6 pack doesn't mean having a strong core.

So really it comes down to what goals you have. Either, a) 6 pack "tone" look b) core strength, or c) both

ChaplainHeavin · April 2014

Hey everyone,

This morning I started doing a 6 minute abs video from YouTube before my morning shower. Is it worth doing a quick 6 mins in the morning or not really worth it if you aren't even getting your heart rate up? I'm just doing it for toning, but wondering how effective people think it will be. It's got to be better than nothing?

Thanks!

Hanna

Can you post the link to the workout? Below are two links for 8 minute plank workouts that I do after work.

Plank Workouts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mV-c3u2KAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvzaUmLaTjI

hp1988 · April 2014

Hey everyone,

This morning I started doing a 6 minute abs video from YouTube before my morning shower. Is it worth doing a quick 6 mins in the morning or not really worth it if you aren't even getting your heart rate up? I'm just doing it for toning, but wondering how effective people think it will be. It's got to be better than nothing?

Thanks!

Hanna

Can you post the link to the workout? Below are two links for 8 minute plank workouts that I do after work.

Plank Workouts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mV-c3u2KAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvzaUmLaTjI

Sure! It's this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbbcu2LvqcI

It's 6 minutes, then additional 3ish minute of plank if you want to carry on. I'll try yours out too, they look good!

hp1988 · April 2014

You're welcome! If you're already trying to lower your BF and eating at a deficit, you'll reach you're goal eventually. The core work is supplemental and for core strength. For me personally, I focus on a core strength. Helps with all other exercises and movements. Getting a 6 pack is purely aesthetic and a bonus. Having a 6 pack doesn't mean having a strong core.

So really it comes down to what goals you have. Either, a) 6 pack "tone" look b) core strength, or c) both

Well really I'm just hoping to get a flatter stomach and firm it up a bit (but like you said, this will be mainly through lowering BF) so I'll carry on doing these little workouts just to supplement....I'll just make sure I'm not expecting a six pack, haha!