Burpees

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peach_pixie
peach_pixie Posts: 7
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I know that burpees are one of the best exercises that you can do, its like a total body work out.

Does anyone have any idea how many calories are burned by doing them? It seems like no one knows :(
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  • deewesash
    deewesash Posts: 35 Member
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    Have a heart rate monitor (HRM) w/a chest strap? They are pretty accurate! I have a polar and LOVE it! Great investment!
  • raven5131
    raven5131 Posts: 50
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    No... What are burpees?:huh:
  • Magenta15
    Magenta15 Posts: 850 Member
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    No... What are burpees?:huh:


    the devil......:grumble:
  • dodoodoodo
    dodoodoodo Posts: 101 Member
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    No... What are burpees?:huh:


    the devil......:grumble:


    hahahaha!
  • kasmir8199
    kasmir8199 Posts: 507 Member
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    Ah, I hate burpees...but I love what they do for my body!
    I don't know how many cals they burn though.

    lol@ burpees being the devil.
  • Magenta15
    Magenta15 Posts: 850 Member
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    :bigsmile: :blushing:
  • mccorml
    mccorml Posts: 622 Member
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    yah its where you squat hop down to plank form do a pushup and hop back up
  • peach_pixie
    peach_pixie Posts: 7
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYfNA_lmkHM
  • lawrahmck
    lawrahmck Posts: 57
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    No... What are burpees?:huh:

    you bring your hands down to the ground, jump your feet back to push up position.. 1 push up, jump feet in, stand, jump in the air & repeat!! :glasses:
  • tattoodfreek
    tattoodfreek Posts: 520 Member
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    I have a love/hate relationship with burpees. Mostly hate.

    Someone else passed this tip along to me, and I thought it was a GREAT way to guesstimate calories when you truly have no idea what you burned. Estimate your level of effort on a scale of 1-10. One being sitting down doing nothing, 10 being sprinting full speed uphill. Use your fatigue level to determine this number, not how much you sweat! Then, take that number times the number of minutes you did it for. That's your ballpark estimate.
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
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    Oh, it's that killer exercise that is done during Insanity Max Interval Plyometrics. I didn't know the name, just knew it was hell. I thing Shaun T calls them level three drills.
  • sframpton01
    sframpton01 Posts: 3 Member
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    I actually started doing burpees today they are a total work out, i looked up the calories cause I'm curious too and i found on 2 websites that it would be like 10 calories per minute bust its also based on the body of around 150 lb
    I'll be adding it to the database :D but if it doesn't show up it's relatively easy to put it in.
    Reference Sites :
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/546265-burpee-workout-calorie-burn/
    http://www.fitclick.com/exercises_Burpees?eqID=618
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,663 Member
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    It's gonna be based on your weight, intensity, and speed. Just do 'em!

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
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    Someone else passed this tip along to me, and I thought it was a GREAT way to guesstimate calories when you truly have no idea what you burned. Estimate your level of effort on a scale of 1-10. One being sitting down doing nothing, 10 being sprinting full speed uphill. Use your fatigue level to determine this number, not how much you sweat! Then, take that number times the number of minutes you did it for. That's your ballpark estimate.

    Having used a heart rate monitor for almost two years, I gotta say: this is an excellent tip. I might steal it :)
  • sarapopefitness
    sarapopefitness Posts: 52 Member
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    Burpees..sigh.
  • sarapopefitness
    sarapopefitness Posts: 52 Member
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    Oh, it's that killer exercise that is done during Insanity Max Interval Plyometrics. I didn't know the name, just knew it was hell. I thing Shaun T calls them level three drills.

    Not really. The drills are going down, doing pushups and "running". Normal burpees are just down, plank, jump up and repeat. They are brutal though.
  • grinner30
    grinner30 Posts: 122 Member
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    No... What are burpees?:huh:


    the devil......:grumble:


    hahahaha!

    That is funny....and so true :sick: :bigsmile:
  • grinner30
    grinner30 Posts: 122 Member
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    If you hate burpees... try burpee broad jumps!
  • jenmitchell44
    jenmitchell44 Posts: 4 Member
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    Calisthenics, vigorous effort
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,868 Member
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    No... What are burpees?:huh:


    the devil......:grumble:

    No, they are more evil than the devil....

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