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Burpees - WTH

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  • gallingers06
    gallingers06 Posts: 43 Member
    ---In reply to what is a Burpee---Start in standing position, squat down, drop to push-up position (do pushup if particularly motivated), return to squat position and jump to standing position. I have a "hate 'em today, love 'em tomorrow" mentality. They are challenging, but they will firm and strengthen!!
  • BrittanyNBuchanan
    BrittanyNBuchanan Posts: 68 Member
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    I may need order the first one.

    I want them all!!! :)
  • dafoots0911
    dafoots0911 Posts: 347 Member
    If someone could just give me some pointers to eventually do a burpee. I haven't done any spring exercises since I was a cheerleader and a dancer...30 years ago. So squating down and jumping up off the floor is a little taxing on the knees. I know I need to lose about 20 pounds and I hope this will enable me to do a burpee. I have done mountain climbers but my burpee is squating down, jumping out, back to a squat and then barely standing up. I do squats, dead lifts, lunges (hate 'em) but burpees are a struggle. Heck, just getting up off the floor is a struggle.

    So if there are any 50 plus folks out there that could give me pointers on how to condition my body to eventually do a burpee, I would greatly appreciate it.
  • mmmyotwnz
    mmmyotwnz Posts: 119 Member
    burpees.jpg

    ahahaha ^^^ yes!
  • katanga65
    katanga65 Posts: 18 Member
    I will say along with so many others on this blog, I HATE BURPEES. I was working with a personal trainer and I remember the first day she had me working out and had me do them. I thought I was going to die. She had me doing them along with Jumping Jackes. It has been 3 months now and I still hate them.
  • Enonoid
    Enonoid Posts: 136 Member
    Burpees are tolerable. I do mine with the jump at the end. In January, I was doing timed burpee/jump rope pyramid. Start with 100 jumps of the rope, followed by 10 burpees, 90 jumps, 9 burpees all the way down to 10 jumps and 1 burpee. In the beginning, my time was around 10 minutes, but Jan, 31, it was under 9. Now squat jumps and alternating lunges can kick rocks.
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    I don't mind burpees. Though I don't do them like that pic. We go chest to ground with a full push up and there is no squat. Lifting partner and I did a workout where the "burpee" had no push up and the rhythm was all off. We were both like, "WTF?"

    I came across WOD the other day that was 1000 burpees for time. Of course, now I can't help wondering how long that would take me.
  • waylandcool
    waylandcool Posts: 175 Member
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    I may need order the first one.

    I should wear the second one to boot camp class. Our instructor loves them. I hated burpees in high school and I hate them now and I like burpee push ups even less. But I still do them.
  • katanga65
    katanga65 Posts: 18 Member
    I have knee problems so when I started doing Burpees I was worried. Funny thing is I was able to do them. It started slow but now I am much better. So take your time, you will still get the effect of the workout.
  • odddrums
    odddrums Posts: 342 Member
    I love burpees! I've been trying to get them into my morning routine by doing descending sets of 20, then 19, then 18...to 1 with a light rest in the middle. So far I've been able to do a set of 13 all the way through. Though I do them a bit differently:

    Stand to squat to pushup position, then do a pushup, then back up and back to standing. I don't do the jump because it's too much noise and I don't want to wake up my roommates when I'm working out at 5:10 in the mornings. I'm hoping to get the whole set in because 210 burpees each morning sounds like an awesome companion to my jogging.
  • staceypunk
    staceypunk Posts: 924 Member
    If someone could just give me some pointers to eventually do a burpee. I haven't done any spring exercises since I was a cheerleader and a dancer...30 years ago. So squating down and jumping up off the floor is a little taxing on the knees. I know I need to lose about 20 pounds and I hope this will enable me to do a burpee. I have done mountain climbers but my burpee is squating down, jumping out, back to a squat and then barely standing up. I do squats, dead lifts, lunges (hate 'em) but burpees are a struggle. Heck, just getting up off the floor is a struggle.

    So if there are any 50 plus folks out there that could give me pointers on how to condition my body to eventually do a burpee, I would greatly appreciate it.

    You can do the moves without fully jumping. So instead of jumping with both feet to plank, step back one foot at a time (but quickly). When you finish the move just come back to standing instead of jumping.

    AND thanks you to Jillian Michaels as I now know and can do burpees, side plank burpees, burpees with a lateral jump, etc.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Ummmm...what's a burpee?

    This move:

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

    I do them with a "sumo squat". I always found them really difficult until I started Turbo Fire and they do them sumo style (feet wide apart in the squat. I don't know if she (Chalene Johnson) does them wide because they are done so quickly as part of a HIIT, or for some other reason, but I have much better form this way so now that's all I do. When doing them outside TF, sometimes I had a pushup, sometimes not. I like them.

    I pretty much hate lifting weights though. Every now and then I'll get in the mood and enjoy it, but mostly it's just so friggin' boring to me.
  • AdamGrose
    AdamGrose Posts: 10
    Basically a squat thrust with a jump at the end. ;)
    Ummmm...what's a burpee?

    This move:

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  • westva2nc
    westva2nc Posts: 25
    A friend of mine says it best: "If burpees had a face, I'd punch it".
    Amen. I HATE burpees.
  • dannaro
    dannaro Posts: 1
    Burpees are the best! It is the one workout I love to hate. Before I hurt my back I was doing them like carzy for Crossfit! I can not wait till I am 100% so I can love hate them again!
  • IzzyBooNZ1
    IzzyBooNZ1 Posts: 1,289 Member
    I hate mountain climbers more than burpees. Still hate burpees though, i feel so awkward doing them , the getting back up bit my knees always seem to point outwards. I still wanna do them cos i know how good they are. I think i may slow it down and work on technique. Usually i do just do them as part of a Jillian michaels workouts. Oh and i hate side planks as well.
  • westva2nc
    westva2nc Posts: 25
    I hate mountain climbers more than burpees. Still hate burpees though, i feel so awkward doing them , the getting back up bit my knees always seem to point outwards. I still wanna do them cos i know how good they are. I think i may slow it down and work on technique. Usually i do just do them as part of a Jillian michaels workouts. Oh and i hate side planks as well.
    I hate these, too! I want to love them, but not a chance:) I have an achilles injury and they make the irritation in my heel worse, so I tend not to do them. I do love planks, though!
  • NoleGirl0918
    NoleGirl0918 Posts: 213 Member
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  • rachmatt
    rachmatt Posts: 28
    I have a love/hate relationship with burpees! I hate doing them but love the feeling after I'm done and what they do to my body. Currently doing 100 burpees a day for the month of February if you'd like to join me :)


    100 Burpees!! HOLY COW!!! I can barely do 10!!! You rock!
  • DCpaleochick
    DCpaleochick Posts: 211 Member
    ABSOLUTELY hate Burpees and def not a fan of planks. But, I think the 100 burpees a day challenge sounds like a go. Just cuz I am a bad *kitten*.

    Who else is in?
  • akaMrsmojo
    akaMrsmojo Posts: 762 Member
    ABSOLUTELY hate Burpees and def not a fan of planks. But, I think the 100 burpees a day challenge sounds like a go. Just cuz I am a bad *kitten*.

    Who else is in?

    I am, starting tomorrow. Because I am a bad a** too.
  • metaphoria
    metaphoria Posts: 1,432 Member
    I'm doing a Spartan Sprint this summer, I better start getting good at burpees. I'll do the challenge.
  • akaMrsmojo
    akaMrsmojo Posts: 762 Member
    I started a group.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/11990-burpee-challenge

    Who's in??
  • blably
    blably Posts: 490 Member
    ABSOLUTELY hate Burpees and def not a fan of planks. But, I think the 100 burpees a day challenge sounds like a go. Just cuz I am a bad *kitten*.

    Who else is in?

    I am, starting tomorrow. Because I am a bad a** too.

    im in! tommoow will be day 1 since itll be midnight here soon =)
  • TAsunder
    TAsunder Posts: 423 Member
    I used to hate burpees. Then I learned about sit-outs.
  • Reneeisfat
    Reneeisfat Posts: 126 Member
    Ummmm...what's a burpee?

    This move:

    marines_burpee.jpg

    Oh! Thats a burbee!
    Thanks!
  • Arlettega
    Arlettega Posts: 12
    How many calories do you have to do to burn 100 calories?
  • jimmie65
    jimmie65 Posts: 655 Member
    I used to hate burpees. Then I learned about sit-outs.
    Another fun move!
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,033 Member
    I have knee problems so when I started doing Burpees I was worried. Funny thing is I was able to do them. It started slow but now I am much better. So take your time, you will still get the effect of the workout.
    Thank you for giving me hope!! This is exactly why I've never tried them, wasn't sure I could with a bit of knee stuff.

    So so glad you posted!! :flowerforyou: Thank you:drinker: :drinker:

    Definitely going to give them a try after dropping more weight.:blushing:
    If someone could just give me some pointers to eventually do a burpee. I haven't done any spring exercises since I was a cheerleader and a dancer...30 years ago. So squating down and jumping up off the floor is a little taxing on the knees. I know I need to lose about 20 pounds and I hope this will enable me to do a burpee. I have done mountain climbers but my burpee is squating down, jumping out, back to a squat and then barely standing up. I do squats, dead lifts, lunges (hate 'em) but burpees are a struggle. Heck, just getting up off the floor is a struggle.

    So if there are any 50 plus folks out there that could give me pointers on how to condition my body to eventually do a burpee, I would greatly appreciate it.
    I'll be waiting right next to you for those pointers:laugh: , though Youtube is a great resource to see it in action...
  • Jribeiro86
    Jribeiro86 Posts: 108 Member
    Burpees = EVIL!!!!


    ...That being said, I think they're great. ;)
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