Burpees!!!

Roll_Tide_Meg
Roll_Tide_Meg Posts: 255 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Do they ever get any easier?! That is my question...plain and simple...I hate that exercise with a passion.
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  • carrietehbear
    carrietehbear Posts: 384 Member
    Easier... no. I think I've gotten better at them. I still hate them with a burning passion.
  • koshkasmum
    koshkasmum Posts: 276 Member
    What I want to know is where did they come up with the name?!?!
  • juicemoogan
    juicemoogan Posts: 994 Member
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  • juicemoogan
    juicemoogan Posts: 994 Member
    the secret to burpees is when you are coming up, jump your feet into squat position up by your hands, then stand up,
  • schaapj2
    schaapj2 Posts: 320 Member
    Maybe they came up with they name bc you expel some gas after all that gyration....fartees sounded less attractive haha.
  • Johanne1957
    Johanne1957 Posts: 167 Member
    Yeah, no...I don't think they get easier either...I used to refuse to do them but I've mellowed...lol...

    Hate doing them but 'apparently', as per the trainer, they are an excellent exercise...it doesn't make me like doing them but I have stopped fighting...for now!!!
  • fit_librarian
    fit_librarian Posts: 242 Member
    YES! When I first started I could barely do 2 or 3. But now I can do 50 in a row!
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
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  • MightyDomo
    MightyDomo Posts: 1,265 Member
    Do they ever get any easier?! That is my question...plain and simple...I hate that exercise with a passion.

    In terms of if you will ever like it, probably a no. But if it's a challenge to do the burpee now then yes it will get to the point that you can easily do one.

    There are tons of variations too that can make it funner to do depending on what you like and can add some difficulty to make burpees even more effective :)

    I personally like the push-up burpee, it's a good challenge!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    No, not really...because if you're doing it right and 10 becomes easy then you need to do 20...then 30...then 40 and so on. Burpees should never be easy...hell, no exercise should be easy.
  • 1HappyTurtleRunner
    1HappyTurtleRunner Posts: 125 Member
    Don't know, I think they have gotten easier but I cringe everytime I here the next exercise is going to be the BURPEE! Might be a mental thing now.
  • choirgirl1130
    choirgirl1130 Posts: 80 Member
    not a good exercise to eat beforehand and then do...hence the name :/ do they get easier? yeah...do you learn to like them? probably not. as a fitness professional, i don't like doing them BUT they are a GREAT all-over exercise!
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
    I do 10 sets of 10 reps with about a minute rest between. They suck
  • jollyrj2
    jollyrj2 Posts: 22 Member
    They are just awful.. I can't imagine any variation that I could possibly enjoy. Especially after having a baby.. they make me want to pee. Ugh!
  • pjp1125
    pjp1125 Posts: 313
    As a Spartan, I do not like nor will I ever do Burpees.
  • dedicationandcommitment
    dedicationandcommitment Posts: 222 Member
    Burpees are no fun....but very good for you but still no fun and they burn !!!!
  • shannonahenderson
    shannonahenderson Posts: 63
    Maybe they came up with they name bc you expel some gas after all that gyration....fartees sounded less attractive haha.


    hahahahahahahahahaahahaha! your response made my day!
  • frankara
    frankara Posts: 9 Member
    It does a little bit. I'm able to do more. I hate doing them but it has increase my endurance. Great total body workout. So, I wil continue doing them
  • blowsfire
    blowsfire Posts: 76 Member
    i am doing 50 burpees a day for 50 days with my group on facebook with the same name. they are on day 20 something i am still trying to talk myself into day 10-lol-burpees are my curse. but i go to the gym every other day so i am proud to say i lost 5 pounds! babysteps is my motto :)
  • shannonahenderson
    shannonahenderson Posts: 63
    Do they ever get any easier?! That is my question...plain and simple...I hate that exercise with a passion.

    And to add one more question...what do they actually improve upon...learning how to hold your lunch instead of "burping" it up is the 1st thing that comes to mind...strength training for your esophagus?
  • Roll_Tide_Meg
    Roll_Tide_Meg Posts: 255 Member
    I have to do 6 sets of 10 burpees in between ab exercising so it would be 10 burpees, 40 secs of crunches, 10 burpees, next ab exercise...6 times...60 burpees...can't even think about it right now...I'm dreading it.
  • Roll_Tide_Meg
    Roll_Tide_Meg Posts: 255 Member
    Easier... no. I think I've gotten better at them. I still hate them with a burning passion.

    This is what I want...I just want to be able to get through them without stopping.
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    the secret to burpees is when you are coming up, jump your feet into squat position up by your hands, then stand up,

    is there another way to do them? if so, that would be the secret to me lol.

    saw a youtube video of a guy doing a miles worth of burpees on a track for his 30th bday.

    he just moved forward a little everytime he jumped.

    yes he had to take brakes lol
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    Easier... no. I think I've gotten better at them. I still hate them with a burning passion.

    This is what I want...I just want to be able to get through them without stopping.

    stopping because you are a little uncomfortable is just something one needs to learn to push through/put off as long as possilbe.

    if your stopping because you phyisically can't do any more without risk of injury, then your training exactly how you should.

    reps will increase with time.

    but the more you keep every workout close to the effort/intensity level of the very first time you did something, the more effective it will be.

    when something becomes 'easy' or close to it, its time for something else (probably was time months ago in that situation). you can come back to it later when its hard again lol.
  • Roll_Tide_Meg
    Roll_Tide_Meg Posts: 255 Member
    No, when I stop it is because my feet won't move anymore.
  • johe28
    johe28 Posts: 108 Member
    I don't know if they ever get better. Maybe more used to them so it's somewhat easier. I try to stay away from exercise routines that include them, but many of the ones I like do have them. Must mean they are good for you. :) At this point I almost zone out and don't fight it as much. Having good music or a good workout partner helps out as well.
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
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  • Roll_Tide_Meg
    Roll_Tide_Meg Posts: 255 Member
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    This is what I feel like when I hear the video say "the next exercise will be burpees" and I think "Kill me now!".
  • LibertyBelle89
    LibertyBelle89 Posts: 275
    I LOVE Burpees!!! I sucked at them in the begginning but Im getting very good at them now & find myself doing them during every workout usually
  • Roll_Tide_Meg
    Roll_Tide_Meg Posts: 255 Member
    I LOVE Burpees!!! I sucked at them in the beginning but Im getting very good at them now & find myself doing them during every workout usually

    That is awesome to hear! You look great! :)

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