Burpees!

Anyone else a fan? I've been doing them for over two months now and I absolutely love them! I don't know what it is but they just raise my heart rate and basically kick my ass.

Well, you're braver than I am!

I did them for the first time whilst on holiday last summer, and I'm afraid to say that it was also the alst time.  They killed me!

What are burpees? They sound... cute?!

burpees are so not cute.

We have a love/hate relationship. haha :] My trainer makes me do them sometimes, but not lately... hmm. When I'd go to the gym and just make up a routine on the spot I used to do them sometimes, and I was getting a lot better at them, but now I'm doing New Rules so I haven't even thought of it! :] I should bust some out later...

what are they :O! i wanna do some!

Love to hate 'em!  I do mine as part of a tabata workout so when I push myself (if I've been slacking) I won't be able to walk the next day after 1 teeny innocent sounding 4 minute block of them.   My best retort to the "I don't have time" argument.

Original Post by plum_seed:

what are they :O! i wanna do some!

Burpees: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Dq_NCzj8M

I love & hate them. I like incorporating them in a circuit or warmup but after the first 10, I'm like "ok... let's do something else!"

ok i don't wanna do them anymore :D

looks sorta fun tho!

Never tried these but I recently stumbled across the "inverted burpee"!

Original Post by ladyduece:

 I won't be able to walk the next day after 1 teeny innocent sounding 4 minute block of them.  

 4 MINUTES OF BURPEES?

Are you insane?

Are you serious?

I'm proud if I can do like 8 in a row!

haha :]

Burpees are the Devil's work.

This CrossFit video shows a few variations and much better form than that first one.

 I have a love/hate relationship with CrossFit. When they're good, they're good, but they're so very often bad...

haha i must say not a fan of the burpee even though i must do them.  I love cross fit!! the cross fit website has so many good exercises. I'm attemping knees to elbows today! mountain climbers work a treat to!

Ooh, thanks for the links guys! I'll be sure to try those variations. And yes indeed, I think the name burpee is a cute one!

On another note, I think completing these crazy little things have seriously strengthened my core..I'm a small person yet I have NEVER felt this strong arond my midsection! =)

ur lucky ur a small person! i'm quite tall so there is alot more of me to spread when doing burpees.. i need alot of room!!! gangway!!

dear Lord. our coach made us do them last summer to get in shape before soccer season and they kicked my ass (i hope he doesn't remember this year). they're even worse in the sun at 10AM when it's already 95 degrees. plus i'm so spastic it's not even funny, once i hit my face on the ground when i jumped down into the push-up-like position.

though I will randomly bust one out on occasions (but only ONE, any more and it's just torture)

They look just like the football exercise called "Up N Downs."  Killers!!

I'll be honest with you all....these look like fun to do! lol I jumped and squatted around like that a lot as a kid.  I'm sure I would die if I tried to do many...I think the first thing to give out would be my arms...me and push-ups (esp. "chest touch the ground") are not buddies.