6 Week Six Pack Abs Jillian Michaels Results

Though I own just about everything else fitness-wise Jillian Michaels has put out there, I have resisted her core workouts. The main reason being I am not a fan of long ab workouts. I like to keep my ab work to 10 minutes or less at the end of a workout, or incorporated somehow throughout a workout. So Jillian’s 30 minute ab workouts were not something I ever even bothered looking at. But then, I recently happened to be at a Goodwill perusing the books and workout DVDs for sale and there was Jillian’s two ab workouts–6 Week Six Pack and Killer Abs for a dollar each. I remembered her core workout in her Killer Body collection and realized that, just like that core workout, Jillian’s other core workouts are probably not 30 straight minutes of mind-numbing (and painful) core work. In all of her other workouts (including the Killer Body core workout), she always varies everything and always inserts cardio bursts for fat burning. So I figured, for a dollar, why not give them a try? Well, I am

Glad I did. These two workouts are amazing! I adore them! Definitely a calorie burner that is so varied I never got bored or tired of working my abs in 30 minutes! Another Jillian winner and actual long ab workouts I will return to!

Like most of Jillian’s workouts she gives you more than one level to workout at. She has two crew members, one doing beginner modifications and one who does the exercises at their most advanced level. Jillian shows the workouts at either the advanced level or an intermediate level. You need one dumbbell 3-8 pounds and a fitness mat. I used one 8 pound and one 5 pound dumbbell in both workouts.

Review Of Jillian Michaels' Ripped In 30 Dvd

Level 1 is 35 minutes long; 3 minute warm up and 3:30 minute stretch. For this workout I used one 8 pound dumbbell for every exercise except one and for that one I used one 5 pound dumbbell. I do not know how heavy Jillian and her advanced crew member’s dumbbell is, but it didn’t look any heavier than 5 pounds. The beginner did not use a dumbbell. I was a little surprised during this workout. Jillian generally functions as a trainer in her workouts, meaning she demonstrates an exercise then goes to her crew members to give form pointers and encouragement. They are the ones who actually do the entire workout, not Jillian. She did that in this workout, too, but she also did a lot more of the workout than she usually does. Much of the time, she is working hard right along with you. For this workout you will do 15 exercises. They are done at a controlled pace so you can focus on form. Then you repeat all of the exercises but at a faster, double time pace so your heart really starts racing in the second half. Excellent workout. I loved it. Below in the breakdown I will be describing the level that Jillian shows the exercises at, but keep in mind there is always a beginner modification and sometimes a more advanced level as well.

Level 2 is 34 minutes long; 3 minute warm up and 4 minute stretch. Just like in Level 1 I used one 8 pound dumbbell for every exercise except one and for that one I used one 5 pound dumbbell. There is a beginner modifier and an advanced modifier; however, in this workout even the beginner uses a dumbbell. Holy $hit! I

! I got an awesome core workout, an awesome cardio workout, and it even worked my lower body! I can feel my abs too–I predict am going to be so sore tomorrow. This workout is structured the same as

Week Six Pack

; a circuit of 15 exercises that you repeat at a faster pace. Except, for a few of these exercises, going fast would compromise form and/or result in injury, so Jillian is smart and on a few of them she tells you not to go faster when you repeat the circuit but to try to go deeper in move.Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.

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First of all, I have never liked exercise dvds. I find it annoying and distracting to follow along rather than just focus on the workout. That said, I heard great things about 30 Day Shred and the prices on all of the Jillian Michaels dvds are so reasonable that I decided to order a few. After doing levels 1 and 2 of the Shred for a couple weeks, I decided to give this dvd a shot. I really like the interval format of most of the JM workouts. While 6 Week six-pack doesn't follow the 3-2-1 formula (3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio, 1 minute abs), it's still a very familiar approach. You do one long circuit (about 18 minutes) twice through, minus a few of the warm-up exercises the second time through. The warm-up was new and different and a little more ab-focused- no jumping jacks, though I initially substituted jumping jacks for a few of the other cardio moves throughout the circuit- they are mostly all variations on planks - plank jacks, mountain climbers, etc. Many of the ab moves are variations on crunches. However, it flows together well and goes quickly. One of the main reasons I like this dvd is because it seems to go so fast. And it gets easier every single time you do it- I found I could focus a lot more on form and keeping muscles engaged after I built up some strength to do a particular exercise. I think this dvd is a great complement to the other JM dvds because it's just not realistic for me to, say, do the 30 Day Shred EVERY SINGLE DAY. I get bored fast, so mixing it up makes a huge difference. Also, I think the exercises here complement the strength moves in the 3-2-1 workouts so you're still getting a great workout while resting some of those other muscles. I consider myself to be in good shape, and I do a LOT of yoga, so I was able to adjust fairly quickly to all the planks and side planks etc in this workout, but it is still HARD for me, in a good way. I don't know how I would feel about it as a beginner- I believe the other JM dvds are a better first choice for those new to working out or high intensity interval training. In 2-3 weeks, I've gotten to a point where I do two segments per day- usually Level 1 of 6 week six-pack, and then varying levels of 30 Day Shred or Ripped in 30. If you are getting bored with either of those dvds, want to mix it up, or are ready to REALLY focus on your core, this is a GREAT dvd. If you're new to Jillian Michaels, I would go with 30 Day Shred, though Ripped in 30 is also fairly accessible and is mostly new exercises (except for push ups, squat and press, maybe a couple others). Jillian recommends doing each dvd every day, 5-6 days per week. For me, the key to that is variety. Try one, if you like it, try another and mix it up! I've paid a lot of money in the past for personal training sessions and I don't think they can compare to the workout you can get from these dvds. If you have the time, space, and correct equipment (mat and appropriate sized dumbbells), the Jillian Michaels dvds are the far better investment, and more productive all around. Having worked out with a few different 'master' trainers, I prefer her moves and you waste a LOT less time between strength moves: walking from machine to machine, waiting for a piece of equipment, chatting about this and that, taking a water break. She runs straight though and bam you're done. Also, I watch each level once through before doing it, partly to pump myself up and partly to see what I'll be doing so I don't waste the first few reps of each trying to figure out the details. I'm looking forward to the release of her new glutes and thighs dvd- I do find most of these dvds focus on core and upper body strength far more than lower body, and have even noticed this as far as my own results go... so a dedicated lower body workout sounds great.

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