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    Why do people hate burpees so much?

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    • 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.
    • Posts: 5,966 Member
      I also hate doing lunges... ugh... and any variation of lunges...
    • Posts: 363 Member
      They aggravate my already bum knees.
    • Posts: 779 Member
      It's just a matter of opinion.
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Posts: 6
      they make my legs hurt soooo bad.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Posts: 6 Member
      Burpees and I have a love/hate relationship...
    • Posts: 2,964 Member
      I like them . I do em on a bosu ball and add pushups too along with.
    • 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.
    • Posts: 132
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      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
    • Posts: 2,625 Member
      lol I LOVE burpees and everything that makes you work hard. Freakin LOVE IT!
    • Posts: 2,121 Member
      I do just an exercise of just burpee variations. Its an awesome body workout!
    • Posts: 1,286 Member
      Cuz they're a pain in the *kitten*...and knees..and back.. (for me)
    • Posts: 9
      I have been having problems with my knees lately as well.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Posts: 4,500 Member
      I don't mind burpess myself.

      Fartess on the other hand are simply rude....
    • 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:
    • 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.
    • Posts: 26 Member
      www.351Burpees.com


      ETA: Burpees rock!
    • 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
    • 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!
    • Posts: 32 Member
      because they make me feel like an oompah-loompah
    • Posts: 1,850 Member
      um... I didn't read the entire thread but, what the heck is a "burpee'?
    • Posts: 501 Member
      Because burpees make me pukee...
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