what's people's opinions of 60 second abs?

No... 7 minute abs that's the magic number. 7 chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. Seven!

Abs are the easiest bodypart to work at home. Crunches, reverse crunches, leg raises, V-ups, bicycle crunches, etc etc,...you don't need anything but the floor ....HOWEVER, you've probably heard this a million times, but I'll say it again: Abs are made in the kitchen.

In other words, you'll never see those abs until you get your bodyfat down low enough to reveal the muscle. Doesn't mean you shouldn't work your abs though. IMO, I don't care what you do for 60 seconds, that's not enough, unless you're very unconditioned and just can't do more yet. I spend about 8-10 minutes on ab work 2-3 times per week. But a person can do ab work all day, every day, and if they don't get their bodyfat down, they'll never see their hard work.

Best wishes!! :flowerforyou:

All honesty? Get rid of the gimmicky machine, and buy some decent weights or join a gym. Start lifting to maintain your muscle while doing your cardio.

Yes, people were horribly sarcastic, but then again, you asked for their opinion. You'll find people on here hate gimmicky machines and diets.

Edit: Okay, just read the part where you said money is a factor. Go on Freecycle, Craigslist, Amazon, Ebay, or other similar sites to look for used weights. Those will be way more beneficial than 60 second abs.

No one got an opinion?

Yes, i have an opinion but after looking at your post on M&S, it looks like you don't want any opinions that differ from your own.

I think it's an awesome program and will totally help you meet all of your goals. Every person you see with ripped abs uses that program.

I just lied to you. Feel better now?

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Amazon has 31 reviews, with an average rating or 3 out of 5 stars.

http://www.amazon.com/Second-Abs-Crunch-Machine-DVD/product-reviews/B00177AWQC

:flowerforyou:

You guys are so mean for telling OP the truth. You made her deactivate!

I'd never heard of it so I Googled it. It appears to be a tool for adding resistance to crunches. If that's correct then I'm sure it's not a bad thing. And if you did it for 60 seconds a day, you'd likely have stronger abs than if you did nothing for those 60 seconds.

But crunches only work a specific section of your core. Also add some full core exercises like planks, bicylces, pushups (modified or regular), etc.

An ab exercise from the Turbo Fire Core 20 DVD that I love is to do a plank on your elbows, then alternately drop each hip to the floor coming back to plank between each side. Don't let your bum stick up - hold a straight back.

I doubt she wanted a high five, probably just straight information. I really don't understand why people can't say hey i've never tried that and it doesn't sound like a good program but I've tried THIS and it is amazing.

Just testing

You guys are so mean for telling OP the truth. You made her deactivate!

I'm in to say that while I think OP may have taken the comments to heart too much, and paid more attention to negative responses than non-negative responses, I *do* wish people were nicer to newer folks on here. I think it sucks that people are diverted from MFP based on cruddy forum behavior thinking that is what this place is.

I'm glad I used MFP as an app with no forums for my first year or so on here.

But they weren't really that negative and did try to help her. Spot reduction doesn't work and if she has money problems, then she would be better off with a gym membership or finding free workouts instead of getting ripped off by some "miracle workout" with a ridiculous name.

I don't know how to add images, but here's a link to a workout for getting started while watching tv that could have given her better results. http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m02zrfdJLA1r2y1izo1_500.jpg

Abs are the easiest bodypart to work at home. Crunches, reverse crunches, leg raises, V-ups, bicycle crunches, etc etc,...you don't need anything but the floor ....HOWEVER, you've probably heard this a million times, but I'll say it again: Abs are made in the kitchen.

In other words, you'll never see those abs until you get your bodyfat down low enough to reveal the muscle. Doesn't mean you shouldn't work your abs though. IMO, I don't care what you do for 60 seconds, that's not enough, unless you're very unconditioned and just can't do more yet. I spend about 8-10 minutes on ab work 2-3 times per week. But a person can do ab work all day, every day, and if they don't get their bodyfat down, they'll never see their hard work.

Best wishes!! :flowerforyou:

^^ this was a great way to treat a new person on MFP.

oh and yer profile pic is epic!

Abs are the easiest bodypart to work at home. Crunches, reverse crunches, leg raises, V-ups, bicycle crunches, etc etc,...you don't need anything but the floor ....HOWEVER, you've probably heard this a million times, but I'll say it again: Abs are made in the kitchen.

In other words, you'll never see those abs until you get your bodyfat down low enough to reveal the muscle. Doesn't mean you shouldn't work your abs though. IMO, I don't care what you do for 60 seconds, that's not enough, unless you're very unconditioned and just can't do more yet. I spend about 8-10 minutes on ab work 2-3 times per week. But a person can do ab work all day, every day, and if they don't get their bodyfat down, they'll never see their hard work.

Best wishes!! :flowerforyou:

^^ this was a great way to treat a new person on MFP.

oh and yer profile pic is epic!

She wasn't that new..................well maybe to the forums.................but she joined a month before I did.

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Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Abs are the easiest bodypart to work at home. Crunches, reverse crunches, leg raises, V-ups, bicycle crunches, etc etc,...you don't need anything but the floor ....HOWEVER, you've probably heard this a million times, but I'll say it again: Abs are made in the kitchen.

In other words, you'll never see those abs until you get your bodyfat down low enough to reveal the muscle. Doesn't mean you shouldn't work your abs though. IMO, I don't care what you do for 60 seconds, that's not enough, unless you're very unconditioned and just can't do more yet. I spend about 8-10 minutes on ab work 2-3 times per week. But a person can do ab work all day, every day, and if they don't get their bodyfat down, they'll never see their hard work.

Best wishes!! :flowerforyou:

^^ this was a great way to treat a new person on MFP.

oh and yer profile pic is epic!

She wasn't that new..................well maybe to the forums.................but she joined a month before I did.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Yeah I thought about that too. She'd been a member for like a year. But i think she was new to forums. Like i said, I wasn't on the forums for my first year or so here. And i been on MFP for three years now.