Burpees - WTH

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  • frankyk89
    frankyk89 Posts: 173 Member
    I also have a love/hate relationship w/ burpees!! I am doing them this week in my tabata training (20 seconds, 10 sec rest, repeat 8 times) and they suck but feel so good when I'm done....
  • lilmzritz
    lilmzritz Posts: 176
    Hate lunges with a passion! Which reminds me, I have to do them like right now...ugh!
  • SteveJWatson
    SteveJWatson Posts: 1,225 Member
    The worst thing about burpees is that as a late teen I could do them indefinitley and now I'm shagged after 15.
  • AuddAlise
    AuddAlise Posts: 723 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.

    Am I sick and twisted that this sounded fun to me?!?! :huh:
  • PJ64
    PJ64 Posts: 866 Member
    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 :)

    This! & Yes I'm in!!!
  • tidesong
    tidesong Posts: 451 Member
    I hate burpees only because my wrists can't take the stress. I'm hoping I'll get to the point they'll be able to do it!
  • Allyson1985
    Allyson1985 Posts: 148
    Lunges are the worst.

    Then burpees.

    Both make me cringe.
  • lilncbrat
    lilncbrat Posts: 56 Member
    I have a love/ hate relationship with jumping lunges too. I have a hard time getting my balance before the next one is supposed to be fired off. I have noticed that the more I do them my balance is better but they still burn!!! I like planks and walk out pushups! I think because I used to struggle with them so much but now it's like PFFFFTFT. Cake.
  • talithag
    talithag Posts: 10
    Burpees were called squat thrusts when I was in middle school and had to do 10 of them in PE every day.
  • marielaem
    marielaem Posts: 202 Member
    I do burpees in circuits and kettles classes. Can't say I'm a huge fan. The exercise I loathe, though, is jumping jacks. I'd take burpees over those any day of the week.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
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    Needs a burpeessuck.com t-shirt! I have a love/hate relationship with them, too. Part of the warm-up for my kickboxing class the other night was doing two hops and a burpee from end of the gym to the other, and back. My instructor is a burpee freak. He sneaks them in wherever he can.
  • cmpollard01
    cmpollard01 Posts: 246
    I HATE Burpees...and mountain climbers...pretty much anything that requires me to be in a plank position. I've broken both wrists before, and I think they aren't as strong as I think they are. I would rather do 1000 jumping jacks and pee my pants than have to do one single plank-involved exercise. But they are good for your core. And I still hate them. :grumble:
  • amberrrrh
    amberrrrh Posts: 63 Member
    love burpees, hate lunges. >:[
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    I hate burpees only because my wrists can't take the stress. I'm hoping I'll get to the point they'll be able to do it!

    I had that problem too, because one of my wrists got completely destroyed years ago and never really recovered.
    Fixed it by using knuckles instead of palms for the push up bit.
  • 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.

    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.
    Thanks Stacy but it's the pushing off from the squats that is difficult. I have a Jessica Smith 10 pounds down DVD and she suggested doing an elevated burpee. Hands on sofa or bench which I find much easier to do until I can hopefully, eventually do a full burpee. I still got a good cardio from that.
  • jen_bd6
    jen_bd6 Posts: 501 Member
    I hate burpees and planks... but I do them all the time (while I'm cussing and almost foaming at the mouth)
  • Erica_theRedhead
    Erica_theRedhead Posts: 724 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.

    Am I sick and twisted that this sounded fun to me?!?! :huh:

    I'm right there with ya, gonna try this one tonight! :devil:
  • amynicole21
    amynicole21 Posts: 13
    I love burpees, and want this shirt!!! Lol
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    I may need order the first one.
  • MinisterTom
    MinisterTom Posts: 108 Member
    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!

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    INSANE!!!
  • CharityGC
    CharityGC Posts: 499 Member
    I hate burpees. But they are super effective.
  • mikerox
    mikerox Posts: 14
    What do you record a burpee as in the exercise log?
    Burpee doesn't quite translate.

    Gotta be a couple thousand burned just doing ten!
    Ok, not that many but holy smokes, those are killers.


    Thanks
  • akaMrsmojo
    akaMrsmojo Posts: 762 Member
    I record it in both cardio and strength. My heart rate goes up when I do them. So I time how long it takes. I looked on line and found an article about how many calories they burn. About 10 calories a minutes for my weight, I created and added it.

    Then I put them in the strength catergory to keep a record. Currently, I am doing 50 a day.

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