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Hardest Most Challenging Exercise Ever

ChaplainHeavin
ChaplainHeavin Posts: 426 Member
edited February 15 in Fitness and Exercise
For me it is the Burpee. I can do 12-15 in a row then have to stop for several seconds. What is the most difficult or challenging exercise for you?
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  • frankgrape4
    frankgrape4 Posts: 1 Member
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  • tcatcarson
    tcatcarson Posts: 227 Member
    Getting up from a nap and going for a run in the rain and wind...
  • chunkybun
    chunkybun Posts: 179 Member
    Burpees are killer...

    For me, it's Mountain Climbers.
  • 99clmsntgr
    99clmsntgr Posts: 777 Member
    Agree - burpees. It's the push-up part that kills me (admits to poor upper-body strength here).
  • OllyReeves
    OllyReeves Posts: 579 Member
    Burpees. My upper body strength is good, my back and knees are not so good.
  • nakkerb
    nakkerb Posts: 1 Member
    You are right on with the burpees. Extremely tough in all aspects. Anything in plank position holds a tight 2nd place for me.
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    Burpees are killer...

    For me, it's Mountain Climbers.
    Ewww yes.
  • shnookie70
    shnookie70 Posts: 91 Member
    Lunges!
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    That first step out of bed in the morning. :sick:
  • ChaplainHeavin
    ChaplainHeavin Posts: 426 Member
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  • missADS1981
    missADS1981 Posts: 364 Member
    For me the biggest challenge is pull ups. Took me 6 months to get up to 3 full with no assistance. every time i do them i work toward getting one more in.
  • ChaplainHeavin
    ChaplainHeavin Posts: 426 Member
    Came across the jumping jack burpee a couple days ago. Will hopefully try it today. Do one burpee, then five jumping jacks, rinse and repeat.
  • lbetancourt
    lbetancourt Posts: 522 Member
    Getting up from a nap and going for a run in the rain and wind...

    understood. i think i have only done this a handful of times. i am wimp. i HATE to be cold & wet.
  • dawlschic007
    dawlschic007 Posts: 636 Member
    Atomic push-ups on the TRX, although I am making a lot of progress with them.
  • dhoff39
    dhoff39 Posts: 1
    For me it's inch worms. I need to get me legs more flexible.
  • ChaplainHeavin
    ChaplainHeavin Posts: 426 Member
    For me the biggest challenge is pull ups. Took me 6 months to get up to 3 full with no assistance. every time i do them i work toward getting one more in.

    Pull ups are hard. Worked my way up to 9 pull ups and 5 chin ups, then pulled a tendon. Had to stop for 6 months. Now starting over from scratch with half pull ups and chin ups.
  • sheepysaccount
    sheepysaccount Posts: 608 Member
    Not eating the entire pack of chocolates when I get them.
  • Mad4282
    Mad4282 Posts: 171 Member
    Lunges and Burpees make me hate life.
  • simsburyjet
    simsburyjet Posts: 999 Member
    I can do push ups easily but pull ups are brutal..
  • missADS1981
    missADS1981 Posts: 364 Member
    For me the biggest challenge is pull ups. Took me 6 months to get up to 3 full with no assistance. every time i do them i work toward getting one more in.

    Pull ups are hard. Worked my way up to 9 pull ups and 5 chin ups, then pulled a tendon. Had to stop for 6 months. Now starting over from scratch with half pull ups and chin ups.

    ouch. yes even getting a half pull up takes time, but its realy rewarding when you get to add more!
  • Angimom
    Angimom Posts: 1,463 Member
    Burpees! I cannot yet do them in a public place because I am sure it would embarrass everyone! LOL. I just feel so uncoordinated when I do them.
  • trijoe
    trijoe Posts: 729 Member
    Burpees are tough, for sure. Try adding hand weights (manmakers). I used to train with a woman who did 1 pushup with every burpee AND ended with a kneeslap. She's one tough woman.

    But they're not the toughest. The toughest is any race day. A race day ALWAYS out-toughs a training day. Like A-L-W-A-Y-S.
  • 3P0X
    3P0X Posts: 302
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    Nearly torn my adductor magnus and shattered my ego.
  • copselily
    copselily Posts: 117
    Definitely burpees.
  • climbing_trees
    climbing_trees Posts: 726 Member
    Lunges. ugggh hate them
  • beverley770
    beverley770 Posts: 17 Member
    Agree, definitely the Burpee! Or the Plank to Push-Up for 45 Seconds :explode:
  • missomgitsica
    missomgitsica Posts: 496 Member
    Jumping jacks. Sounds totally lame but for some reason they just kill me!
  • MyPureSteez
    MyPureSteez Posts: 265 Member
    Burpees for sure!
  • NikiaSue
    NikiaSue Posts: 259 Member
    :happy: after googling "burpee", I will try this tonight, then more than likely agree with you
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    Bulgarian split squats. I really really hate those.
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