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Burpees - WTH

akaMrsmojo

I am starting more strength training. Today I focus on the lower half of my body. I came across this workout on my cable channel. One of the exercises was Burpees, what h@ll is this. I really felt the burn and it hurt like heck. I will do them again.

Honestly, I have never heard of them or done them.

Is there any particular exercise that you have a love/hate relationship?

Replies

NavyKnightAh13

I would have to get the second one....but honestly, burpees, alternating jump lunges (or even lunges with weights) and squats kill me, but I do them and feel great for every time i manage to do it properly!!!!

CorvusCorax77

so i read how much burpess suck and decided to incorporate them into my work out last night.

Sorry.

After having done bear complexes and 20/20/20, I find burpees to be a walk in the park. Maybe it's an idiosyncracy.

laughingdani

Is nobody going to address the "kettlebell kegals" comment? Seiously. I need to know!

erinsueburns

Perhaps showing my age, but we called them "squat thrusts" back in my junior high days. Maybe they just realized that sounded terrible? haha

The difference, as far as I know, between a squat thrust and a burpee is the vertical leap at the end of the burpee which the squat thrust doesn't require.

KenosFeoh

I don't think I've tried that for at least a decade. I don't know if I want to. I might hurt myself.

CorvusCorax77

Is nobody going to address the "kettlebell kegals" comment? Seiously. I need to know!

Unfortunately, I just googled that at work.

SMH.

Now I remember why the word "kegels" sounded so familiar! Context! I was thinking it must be some xfit workout thingy.... oh no. of course not!

akaMrsmojo

Is nobody going to address the "kettlebell kegals" comment? Seiously. I need to know!

This^^^ Tried to Google it and google did not seem to know either.

mlm821

bumping to read more later.

BeingAwesome247

I don't care for burpees but they do wrk out the whole body so they are worth it. I hate lunge switch jumps. Lunge's are hard enough but adding a jump as you switch really makes you feel the burn!

I refuse to do jumping lunges...that's just asking for a knee injury!
Burbees I love....ONE LEGGED burbees are even better!

TheRealPDouble

Ummmm...what's a burpee?

This move:

I've been doing them wrong, lol. I go from standing to push up position without the squat in the middle.

Not wrong... efficient.

MightyDomo

Wait till you try all the variations of a burpee MUAHAHAHA!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burpee_(exercise)

I hate doing them but they really are a good exercise move.

meredith1123

I love burpees and planks.

total body work outs in minutes.

MissKalhan

I love burpees! Burpees with a bosu ball, now that is pure torture. I agree with everyone else here lunges suck! I always seem to nearly fall over at least once when I do a set. Stupid stupid lunges.

NChiz

fabulous exercise but with my vertigo they don't happen too often or I'll be tossing my cookies all over the place while walking in circles. Once in a while I'll be able to get a few done.

thegreatestlove

Ummmm...what's a burpee?

This move:

Thank you for posting this because I was CLUELESS!!!

FitBeto

Try burping after a flaming taco at taco bell - burns like herr

hellobritney

I have a love/hate relationship with burpees and squats. They hurt but you know, they work!!

BeingAwesome247

Ummmm...what's a burpee?

This move:

I've been doing them wrong, lol. I go from standing to push up position without the squat in the middle.

Not wrong... efficient.

I go from standing to push up position too....

Hearts_2015

Is nobody going to address the "kettlebell kegals" comment? Seiously. I need to know!

This^^^ Tried to Google it and google did not seem to know either.

Google knew...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0jalJ-3e7U It's simply a kettlebell swing... it's called a variety of names..

JAllen32

Ummmm...what's a burpee?

Pure evil.

akaMrsmojo

Is nobody going to address the "kettlebell kegals" comment? Seiously. I need to know!

This^^^ Tried to Google it and google did not seem to know either.

Google knew...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0jalJ-3e7U It's simply a kettlebell swing... it's called a variety of names..

Yeah, that is a recipe for disaster. I am pretty sure there would be a whole new thread dedicated to that torture.

ChristinaBarnhouse

Bump!!

roseed7

I absolutely hate burpees but after reading all of these post's makes me want to master them. When I do them I feel I'm doing them in slow motion. They are the most difficult exercise I have ever done

Pixi_Rex

You never did a burpee or a suicide jump in Phys ed? Seriously?

They are hell ... on earth created to destroy you mentally and physically.

AggieCass09

Ummmm...what's a burpee?

This move:

but you should really do a legit (chest to deck) push up in the middle there!

TBirdColorado

My daughter sent me this EVIL article, and it includes, I kid you not, BACKFLIP BURPEES.

I think she's trying to off me for the inheritance.

Enjoy!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151393440761294

crazyellybean

SunshineKisses_2012

One time when my son and I were watching a friend's dog at their place on a canal, as we were on our way back from our walk, there were a couple of girls doing burpees along the canal. My son asked me, "What is she doing?" (He's 6 and I have always reserved doing burpees for when he is not around due to the colorful language in which might or might not be emitted...) So as we were walking by her, I explained, "Son, those are straight from the devil." She heard me and nearly landed on her face. She laughed so I felt okay with laughing as well. LOL

Ender126

Burpees are the ultimate workout!!!

That's why they are so EVIL!!!!

Great way to trim down and tone up for Navy PFA weigh-ins though!!!

katanga65

LOL, LOL