What is a burpee?

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  • pattan59801
    pattan59801 Posts: 142 Member
    what is a burpee? well it's a tomato of course
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member

    No! Don't do them! You will wear yourself out and not have that energy for things that are less silly and useless!

    Are you messing with people???!!! Seriously? You posted 50 times the word ''silly''.
    We got your point. Don't push yourself at the gym and stay lazy.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,499 Spam Moderator
    Attempting to push through pain when you are exercising can also lead you to discover how expensive it is to make an unexpected trip to the emergency room and pay for physical therapy as well! How exciting!
    Lol, I'm still waiting for a client to sue me over it. <eyeroll> More than knowledgeble to recognize acute pain and lactic acid pain. You've been exposed as a slacker, so your petty pleads for acceptance are for naught. We get it, you DON'T like hard work. That's why you have RULES. No need to try to preach to people about being uninspired during exercise.


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  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    wow, I'm really shocked by the attempt to degrade the burpee. It is hard but amazingly effective for toning and cardio. This girl does a lot of burpees in her routines and looks amazing doing them:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYfNA_lmkHM

    Why even comment on the thread if you are against the subject? Bah!

    That girl rocks!!!
  • cutmd
    cutmd Posts: 1,168 Member
    Good thing I work for a hospital & do physical therapy for a living!!! True story!!! No worries! :wink:

    I'm an ER doc so good here as well :wink:

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  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    So you admit you have your clients in pain? You don't have to push people to the point of pain to have a reasonably good workout. When someone is in pain, they have already pushed too far.
    Yeah, it's called lactic acid build up. You probably don't know about that though.


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  • rudegyal_b
    rudegyal_b Posts: 593 Member
    so good for your abs
  • Health_Gal
    Health_Gal Posts: 715 Member

    No! Don't do them! You will wear yourself out and not have that energy for things that are less silly and useless!

    Are you messing with people???!!! Seriously? You posted 50 times the word ''silly''.
    We got your point. Don't push yourself at the gym and stay lazy.

    If I was lazy, I would not go to the gym in the first place. I keep writing "silly" because people kept asking why, and that was the answer. That and the fact that doing those darned burpees made my back tired and sore.

    Instead of working with a trainer, I like doing group classes as the gym, because that way, I can decide how hard I feel like pushing, and if I am having an off day, or just don't have a lot of energy and want to go a bit easier, I don't have some jerk yelling at me to do it anyway.
  • SilverStrychnine
    SilverStrychnine Posts: 413 Member

    Sorry I should reword...the burpees I do willingly when my trainer puts them in my routine are....he doesn't really MAKE me do anything but he is good, I trust him so even though I hate them I do them...gladly coz I am paying him to work me out to the very best of his ability and the improvement I have seen so far convinces me he knows what he is doing so he says burpee I burpee :)

    Well if I was paying a trainer, one of my rules would be NO BURPEES! Even if I don't progress as quickly without them, still, my rule is NO BURPEES!

    Obvious troll is obvious :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • Health_Gal
    Health_Gal Posts: 715 Member
    So you admit you have your clients in pain? You don't have to push people to the point of pain to have a reasonably good workout. When someone is in pain, they have already pushed too far.
    Yeah, it's called lactic acid build up. You probably don't know about that though.


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    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    You know what? I don't want lactic acid build up. I like keeping my lactic acid level exactly where it is supposed to be!

    http://www.delano.k12.mn.us/high-school/academic-departments/science/mr-b-wiesner/cross-country/10-things-you-should-know-about-lactic-acid
  • cutmd
    cutmd Posts: 1,168 Member
    burpee.jpg

    Still not looking silly to me. Not sure why I'm still posting either....
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,499 Spam Moderator
    If I was lazy, I would not go to the gym in the first place.
    You can be lazy at the gym. I see it all the time.
    That and the fact that doing those darned burpees made my back tired and sore.
    Which more than likely means you're doing them wrong.
    Instead of working with a trainer, I like doing group classes as the gym, because that way, I can decide how hard I feel like pushing, and if I am having an off day, or just don't have a lot of energy and want to go a bit easier, I don't have some jerk yelling at me to do it anyway.
    Translation: I don't like working out that hard.


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  • Trinketona
    Trinketona Posts: 190 Member
    I actually like them they raise my heartbeat from 165 to 189 in a few seconds. By the 5th one I wish I could just stay on the floor :sad:
  • VLaaber
    VLaaber Posts: 30 Member
    Burpees are evil but a great work out! We did them a lot in wrestling to help with our techniques. ||I find they work your legs and core pretty good.
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    So you admit you have your clients in pain? You don't have to push people to the point of pain to have a reasonably good workout. When someone is in pain, they have already pushed too far.
    Yeah, it's called lactic acid build up. You probably don't know about that though.


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    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    You know what? I don't want lactic acid build up. I like keeping my lactic acid level exactly where it is supposed to be!

    http://www.delano.k12.mn.us/high-school/academic-departments/science/mr-b-wiesner/cross-country/10-things-you-should-know-about-lactic-acid
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  • Health_Gal
    Health_Gal Posts: 715 Member
    Several people I know from the gym think burpees look (and feel) silly too. So I know it isn't just me!

    I like to either exercise standing OR on the floor -- not constantly jumping between one and the other!
  • cutmd
    cutmd Posts: 1,168 Member
    If I was lazy, I would not go to the gym in the first place.
    You can be lazy at the gym. I see it all the time.
    That and the fact that doing those darned burpees made my back tired and sore.
    Which more than likely means you're doing them wrong.
    Instead of working with a trainer, I like doing group classes as the gym, because that way, I can decide how hard I feel like pushing, and if I am having an off day, or just don't have a lot of energy and want to go a bit easier, I don't have some jerk yelling at me to do it anyway.
    Translation: I don't like working out that hard.

    ^^^ This. The kind of BS I used to tell myself to escape working hard BEFORE I got fit
  • Health_Gal
    Health_Gal Posts: 715 Member
    Hey, I am fit. I just don't feel any need to be extreme about it .
  • nanodot
    nanodot Posts: 154 Member
    Like most things on MFP, some people hate them, and some people love them.

    However, this insistence that anyone who doesn't want to do this one exact exercise is a useless slacker, is just elitist trolling that should have been left behind in the high school gym locker under the dirty socks where it belongs. .
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    So you admit you have your clients in pain? You don't have to push people to the point of pain to have a reasonably good workout. When someone is in pain, they have already pushed too far.
    Yeah, it's called lactic acid build up. You probably don't know about that though.


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    :laugh: :laugh:

    KillaGB: that is farking awesome!

    Rayman: not 100 consecutive. Was something like 20,20,20,10,10,10,10,10,10
  • TDBrims
    TDBrims Posts: 138 Member
    If I was lazy, I would not go to the gym in the first place.
    You can be lazy at the gym. I see it all the time.
    That and the fact that doing those darned burpees made my back tired and sore.
    Which more than likely means you're doing them wrong.
    Instead of working with a trainer, I like doing group classes as the gym, because that way, I can decide how hard I feel like pushing, and if I am having an off day, or just don't have a lot of energy and want to go a bit easier, I don't have some jerk yelling at me to do it anyway.
    Translation: I don't like working out that hard.

    ^^^ This. The kind of BS I used to tell myself to escape working hard BEFORE I got fit

    Yip me too....didn't try and ram it down others throats though ;)
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    Like most things on MFP, some people hate them, and some people love them.

    NOPE. EVERYONE hates burpees but some of us realise the benefits therefore it is a love/hate relationship.

    And some people are scared...(to look silly yeah?)
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    Burpees are one of the silliest exercises I have EVER seen! I HATE them, and I refuse to do them!

    I decided not to take a class I used to like at the YMCA because they got a new teacher and she put burpees into the routine every single time.

    OMG!!! She changed her user name, but is still bashing CF!!! Geez!!!

    scary how quickly that was noticeable :smile:
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,499 Spam Moderator
    So you admit you have your clients in pain? You don't have to push people to the point of pain to have a reasonably good workout. When someone is in pain, they have already pushed too far.
    Yeah, it's called lactic acid build up. You probably don't know about that though.


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    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    You know what? I don't want lactic acid build up. I like keeping my lactic acid level exactly where it is supposed to be!

    http://www.delano.k12.mn.us/high-school/academic-departments/science/mr-b-wiesner/cross-country/10-things-you-should-know-about-lactic-acid
    You're epically self owning yourself. Here's a paragraph from the article you posted.
    Lactic acid has a bad reputation. Many people blame it for fatigue, sore muscles, and cramps. They think of it as a waste product that should be avoided at all cost. Guess what? Scientists have discovered that lactic acid plays a critical role in generating energy during exercise. Far from being the bad boy of metabolism, lactic acid provides fuels for many tissues, helps use dietary carbohydrates, and serves as fuel for liver production of glucose and glycogen. In fact, lactic acid is nature's way of helping you survive stressful situations.
    So yes you want lactic acid build up. Stop now before you put more than your foot in your mouth. You probably won't though because it seems you have a "control" issue.


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  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    burpee.jpg

    Still not looking silly to me. Not sure why I'm still posting either....

    I wish my form was this good!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,499 Spam Moderator
    Several people I know from the gym think burpees look (and feel) silly too. So I know it isn't just me!

    I like to either exercise standing OR on the floor -- not constantly jumping between one and the other!
    Well you have 2 names on here so far, so your Sybil personalities don't count.


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  • TDBrims
    TDBrims Posts: 138 Member
    burpee.jpg

    Still not looking silly to me. Not sure why I'm still posting either....

    I wish my form was this good!

    Just photoshop your head on and pretend...that's what I wanna do LOL
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,499 Spam Moderator
    Hey, I am fit. I just don't feel any need to be extreme about it .
    Burpees aren't that extreme. They're tough, but they don't flat out lay you out unless you're out of shape.


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  • Health_Gal
    Health_Gal Posts: 715 Member

    ]You're epically self owning yourself. Here's a paragraph from the article you posted.
    Lactic acid has a bad reputation. Many people blame it for fatigue, sore muscles, and cramps. They think of it as a waste product that should be avoided at all cost. Guess what? Scientists have discovered that lactic acid plays a critical role in generating energy during exercise. Far from being the bad boy of metabolism, lactic acid provides fuels for many tissues, helps use dietary carbohydrates, and serves as fuel for liver production of glucose and glycogen. In fact, lactic acid is nature's way of helping you survive stressful situations.
    So yes you want lactic acid build up. Stop now before you put more than your foot in your mouth. You probably won't though because it seems you have a "control" issue.


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    Nope. I don't want to be in stressful situations that cause lactic acid to build up. I am not trying to be some kind of an extreme athlete. Just being reasonably fit is fine with me.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,499 Spam Moderator
    NOPE. EVERYONE hates burpees but some of us realise the benefits therefore it is a love/hate relationship.

    And some people are scared...(to look silly yeah?)
    This. I like to "instruct" them, I hate doing them. I hate cardio too, but still do it because that's what the heart needs to be more efficient.


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