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Why do people hate burpees so much?

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  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    I just don't like doing them! They suck. I'd rather just do push ups or cardio... why do we have to combine them all into this stupid exercise?? I don't like them. Lol.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    I also hate doing lunges... ugh... and any variation of lunges...
  • MichelleRenee13
    MichelleRenee13 Posts: 363 Member
    They aggravate my already bum knees.
  • crazybookworm
    crazybookworm Posts: 779 Member
    It's just a matter of opinion.
  • Farburnfred
    Farburnfred Posts: 333 Member
    My knees hate them and they make my head dizzy to the point of falling over.. Did thousands when I was in the naval reserve, never again
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    .......aaaaah because they are hard. Maybe you are advanced in your fitness....they are a challenge for me...good for me but still a challenge
  • joybedford
    joybedford Posts: 1,680 Member
    I find them challenging to say the least I am not good at jumping up quickly find it very hard. I do them but don't like them. Lunges also hurt my knees not a fan of those also.
  • stingrayinfl
    stingrayinfl Posts: 284 Member
    I did not know people hated them. They grow on you. I do different versions....from jumping and doing a jumping jack to 50 yards sprint and doing pull ups.
  • rg_0202
    rg_0202 Posts: 6
    they make my legs hurt soooo bad.
  • gxm17
    gxm17 Posts: 374
    Because they are evil? Seriously, they can be hard on the knees and very challenging for people who have trouble with explosive, plyo-type movements. I'm a 50-something grandmother and it took me almost 3 months of Turbo Fire HIITs to get to the point of being able to do two in a row. They're tough, painful, and not something everyone can do. I can't stand them.
  • kimothy38
    kimothy38 Posts: 840 Member
    Nia Shanks is my new hero - she can do the 2 exercises effortlessly that I really struggle with: burpess and pull ups. I can do 5 burpees in a row but I grunt with each press up. It's hard but I make myself do it anyway. If only I felt the same way about running.
  • don883
    don883 Posts: 6 Member
    Burpees and I have a love/hate relationship...
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    I like them . I do em on a bosu ball and add pushups too along with.
  • Collinsky
    Collinsky Posts: 593 Member


    i F-ING hate jumping lunges too. those are EVVVVVIIIIL!

    Agreed. I prefer burpees to a lot of other things... and sometimes I look forward to them. Jumping lunges can take a jumping leap off a cliff, though.
  • xoyasminxo
    xoyasminxo Posts: 132


    i F-ING hate jumping lunges too. those are EVVVVVIIIIL!

    Agreed. I prefer burpees to a lot of other things... and sometimes I look forward to them. Jumping lunges can take a jumping leap off a cliff, though.

    Lol
  • californiagirl2012
    californiagirl2012 Posts: 2,625 Member
    lol I LOVE burpees and everything that makes you work hard. Freakin LOVE IT!
  • FitBeto
    FitBeto Posts: 2,121 Member
    I do just an exercise of just burpee variations. Its an awesome body workout!
  • _Wits_
    _Wits_ Posts: 1,286 Member
    Cuz they're a pain in the *kitten*...and knees..and back.. (for me)
  • patrialuv
    patrialuv Posts: 9
    I have been having problems with my knees lately as well.
  • CrystalDreams
    CrystalDreams Posts: 418 Member
    They suck when you're out of shape. I admit I hated them. Then after a year of working out I was made to do them again. Not so bad. Same with mountain climbers.
  • rebeccap13
    rebeccap13 Posts: 754 Member
    Try some barfees (bar facing burpees) or some burpee pull ups or some lateral barfees or burpees but touch a target at least 6" above your reach... they start to suck pretty quickly.
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    I don't mind burpess myself.

    Fartess on the other hand are simply rude....
  • megteg
    megteg Posts: 97 Member
    I love/hate burpees. They get my heart rate going super fast, but ever since I did too many, I get pain in my chest muscles and really bad food pain if I jump back. Kinda takes the fun out of it :frown:
  • mariposa224
    mariposa224 Posts: 1,241 Member
    Because when I try to do them too fast, I feel like I'm about to fall on my face. lol That's really it for me. I actually don't mind doing them for 30 seconds or so, but when I try to go longer, I start having the whole balance issue. I suppose as I continue, I'll get better.
  • mbulz53
    mbulz53 Posts: 26 Member
    www.351Burpees.com


    ETA: Burpees rock!
  • areufnkiddingme
    areufnkiddingme Posts: 99 Member
    Because some think they are too difficult?

    I like the extra challenge (burpees) up until last week when I heard an "POP" in my lower back and wanted to throw up from the pain.

    I don't like them anymore because of injury.

    This
  • RunnerBlonde808
    RunnerBlonde808 Posts: 257 Member
    I have a love/hate relationship with burpees.

    Love the after effect...hate the during. hehe!!

    Seriously though they aren't that bad. Until you put them right in the middle of a freaking kick *kitten* circuit! then they are killers!
  • JennWeighZen
    JennWeighZen Posts: 32 Member
    because they make me feel like an oompah-loompah
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    um... I didn't read the entire thread but, what the heck is a "burpee'?
  • kooltray87
    kooltray87 Posts: 501 Member
    Because burpees make me pukee...
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