trying burpee challenge

shemyg06
shemyg06 Posts: 84
in Fitness and Exercise
day one completed, one burpee
I am doint them without the pushup for now,
may alter later when my upper body strength increases, lol
I'll also simultaneously run the 30day shred, Ill have a boards dedicated to my progress with that soon as well I plan to start tomorrow
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  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    well completed day two, did two burpies,
    total so far=3, lol
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    I think I need to work on my form though, my back hurt a little today, even though I only did two, prolly not a goo thing
  • londonboyben
    londonboyben Posts: 314 Member
    progress is good no matter how small, well done

    not tried a burpee yet, seen them and think i would probably fall over and hurt myself after 2 or 3 lol
  • MrsDangerousCurves
    MrsDangerousCurves Posts: 85 Member
    good luck!
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    day three done,
    6 burpies total so far.
    and I decided that since I want to increase my upper body strength, that I'll add the pushups.

    but it takes away from the cardio aspect since I pause for the pushup
    so which variation of this do you guys prefer
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    day four done,
    10 burpies total so far.

    again; I decided that since I want to increase my upper body strength, that I'll add the pushups.

    but it takes away from the cardio aspect since I pause for the pushup
    so which variation of this do you guys prefer
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    day 5 completed
    15 total burpies!!!!
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    I like this.
    I like this very much.
    :drinker:
    Keep it up!!!
    I'm thinking about doing a damn burpee tonight now! :flowerforyou:
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    I hope u did ur burpie today sir
  • booyainyoface
    booyainyoface Posts: 409 Member
    you can do floppy burpees, strict burpees, burpees with the pushup from your knees, burpees with the pushup strict, or any combo of those. id stick with strict burpees and modify your pushup however needed.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    Instead of adding one per day, do twice as many the next day. You'll be doing billions in no time. :)
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    I hope u did ur burpie today sir

    Madam :wink: ... and I sure did!

    I thought of you and went, "Yup, time to do Day One".
  • OkieTink
    OkieTink Posts: 285 Member
    I do mine with a push up. If you do them fast enough you'll get your cardio, no problemo :wink:
  • Janet13M
    Janet13M Posts: 1
    Can you please tell me what a burpee is?? Looks like you are having some good progress/ thanks
  • FitToBeKim
    FitToBeKim Posts: 85 Member
    This has inspired me !
    I will start doing burpees :)

    Thank you !
  • nottaquitter
    nottaquitter Posts: 130
    What is this burpee challenge and how do get involved? I'm looking to increase strength and this sounds like fun.
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    Can you please tell me what a burpee is?? Looks like you are having some good progress/ thanks

    Best diagram I could find
    351-fitness-burpee.jpg

    From standing position, squat down.
    Jump your legs back into a push up position.
    (If you can't "jump" them back, just put them back one at a time and work on the "jump" action.)
    Do a push up. Any style push up you can do here is acceptable. You'll build muscle and endurance.
    Jump your legs forward.
    Stand up and jump into the air, arms raised to the ceiling.

    That is a burpee.
    Easy, right?
    Now do 20.
    *groans and hits the floor*
    :smile:
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    :glasses:
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    What is this burpee challenge and how do get involved? I'm looking to increase strength and this sounds like fun.

    I think the OP shemyg06 decided to do his own challenge and posted it here for accountability and tracking.
    I stumbled upon it and loved it.
    Burpees suck!!
    But I can do one a day, then add one more, then another. Baby steps. I can do this.... and maybe pull off a real push up some day!
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    sory abou the sir thing madam, and you are right, this topic is for my own accountability.
    the burpie challenge as I understand it is you start with one burpie on day one, and every day you add another until you get to day 100, personally I don't know if I can do that many in one day, but I want to get to atleast 30 since I am doing this with the 30 day challenge

    and I was wrong, even with the pushups, you do still get some cardio in, im felling it today, and only did 6 burpies, lol
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    and there is no way I can just double this every day, well o can but I wont make it past day day 7. maybe not even day 5 lol

    and for a more detailed explanation of a burpie youtube it, I will not post any link because there are variations, and I will leave it to you to decide which one is right for you, all of the are great body weight exercises, from what I saw
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    No way I could double either! The exponential factor is too strong!

    Day 1: 1
    Day 2: 2
    Day 3: 4
    Day 4: 8
    Day 5: 16

    I've hit the "yeah right" factor there. And Day 6 and 7? HAH HAH HAH!
    But adding one a day for 30 days... I can do that. :smile:
    Gotta set a reminder on my phone so I remember to do it !
  • emc916
    emc916 Posts: 77
    day four done,
    10 burpies total so far.

    again; I decided that since I want to increase my upper body strength, that I'll add the pushups.

    but it takes away from the cardio aspect since I pause for the pushup
    so which variation of this do you guys prefer

    Shouldn't be much of a pause for the pushup. Should all flow. I love/hate burpees and do them everyday. For your pushups you can try elevating your hands to make them easier to work on the upper body strength. That's with pushups separately to help when you have to do them during the burpee session.
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    day four done,
    10 burpies total so far.

    again; I decided that since I want to increase my upper body strength, that I'll add the pushups.

    but it takes away from the cardio aspect since I pause for the pushup
    so which variation of this do you guys prefer

    Shouldn't be much of a pause for the pushup. Should all flow. I love/hate burpees and do them everyday. For your pushups you can try elevating your hands to make them easier to work on the upper body strength. That's with pushups separately to help when you have to do them during the burpee session.

    What do you mean by 'elevating your hands'?
    I'm assuming you mean putting them somewhere other than the traditional placement?
  • FoxyLifter
    FoxyLifter Posts: 965 Member
    I finished day 59 and I had to give up because my knees just couldn't take it. I was trying to make up too many days at a time. I think I did about 140 two days in a row to catch up after being sick. I managed to complete the squat challenge, though.

    good luck!!
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    no worries, congrats on the day 59 and the last ditch effort after coming back from being sick,
    I just hope your still doing something, lol
  • FoxyLifter
    FoxyLifter Posts: 965 Member
    Thank you and I sure am! I have to workout at lunch. It's good for my body and brain. haha
  • nottaquitter
    nottaquitter Posts: 130
    Perfect I will start my burpee challenge tonight. So I just do as many as I can (with good form) and increase the number? or do I start with one and gradually increase by one? I want this challenge to make me sweat. What to do....
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    for me I started at one, but the first few days are really easy, you can start with more if you want
  • nottaquitter
    nottaquitter Posts: 130
    Day 1 of burpee challenge. OMG 5 burpees and my arms are spent. Feeling okay enough to challenge myself tomorrow.

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