Burpee, the king of exercises:

Apr 22, 2019
9:45:42pm

lightmann All-American

The Burpee: King of All Exercises

There may be no greater single exercise than the burpee. It is, perhaps, the only exercise equally adept at preparing you for the physical challenges of life, as it is at preparing you for the mental and emotional battles you will inevitably face.

https://www.gppfitness.com/exercise-articles/2010/11/9/the-burpee-king-of-all-exercises.html

It's actually a great exercise. That's one of the reason Bronco and many other football coaches like them so much.

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How many consecutive burpees could you do right now before passing out? No push-ups required

DrKennethNoisewater CFO - Ryan Reynolds Fan Club

4/22/19 8:32pm

Is it a burpee if there isn't a pushup?

monkeycowboy

4/22/19 8:42pm

You have me doubting my entire life now

DrKennethNoisewater

4/22/19 8:45pm

Spartan requires the push-up. I don’t even think it’s considered a burpee without one.

JohnnyComeLately

4/22/19 8:48pm

it's just considered hopping and falling

maxpowers

4/22/19 9:29pm

without the push-up, it's a squat-thrust

lightmann

4/22/19 9:42pm

Yes, it's just a regular burpee. There are probably 20+ variations.

Lip Gallagher

4/22/19 8:53pm

I have never heard of a burpee that doesn't involve the pushup motion

Resurgens

4/23/19 3:04pm

Why would anyone waste their time with such an activity?

a priori

4/22/19 8:48pm

Cardiovascular endurance

monkeycowboy

4/22/19 8:50pm

Waste of time.

a priori

4/22/19 8:50pm

Normally I'd agree but some of us have to cut and have to embrace this dumb alternative lifestyle

monkeycowboy

4/22/19 8:51pm

Why would anyone do as many bench press on the 225 as they can?

JohnnyComeLately

4/22/19 8:52pm

Sure, but if you're going to do a fitness challenge...why not do it with

a priori

4/22/19 8:53pm

Because not everyone cares about how much they can bench or deadlift or squat

JohnnyComeLately

4/22/19 9:02pm

I disagree that it shows "overall fitness" better...you just make the lifts

a priori

4/22/19 9:05pm

Fitness doesn't boil down to lifting.

Lip Gallagher

4/22/19 9:09pm

But lifting is the best way to become fit.

a priori

4/22/19 9:15pm

Well, nutrition is. But there's no one type of fit.

Lip Gallagher

4/22/19 9:22pm

Nutrition is the best way to be healthy.

a priori

4/22/19 9:28pm

Nor is lifting alone sufficient for anything.

Lip Gallagher

4/22/19 9:40pm

While this is all fancy and nice. Cardio is not as effective as resistance

a priori

4/22/19 9:46pm

I still lift 5-6 times a week and still do burpees regularly

JohnnyComeLately

4/22/19 9:23pm

Sure. I'm genuinely curious. Burpees seem like a huge waste of time.

a priori

4/22/19 9:28pm

If you rotate your workouts you can easily lift 5-6 days a week.

monkeycowboy

4/22/19 9:45pm

I'd say that you're not lifting heavy enough on the days that you do lift.

a priori

4/22/19 9:47pm

Well I can an do have heavy sets but like I said I am cutting.

monkeycowboy

4/22/19 9:53pm

Nice job--that's impressive weight loss.

a priori

4/22/19 10:09pm

Maybe you too could join the 1000 lbs club if you started doing burpees like me and monkey.

JohnnyComeLately

4/22/19 10:14pm

I'm hoping to be there by the end of the year.

a priori

4/22/19 10:16pm

I'm glad you found what works for you. I would love to powerlift more. Resistance training is great and I would never

monkeycowboy

4/22/19 10:20pm

It can only be judged superior relative to the intended goal. My goals aren't to be good at working out, they are to be

Byron McNertney

4/23/19 8:29am

Nowhere close?

TheLoanArranger

4/22/19 9:09pm

Generally speaking of course. You are an exception to the rule.

JohnnyComeLately

4/22/19 9:18pm

matters to what?

Lip Gallagher

4/22/19 9:08pm

Oh hai.

a priori

4/22/19 9:15pm

Burpee, the king of exercises:

lightmann

4/22/19 9:45pm

Burpee--the exercises that you should never do again.

a priori

4/22/19 9:49pm

Says one writer in the Denver Post? and then refers it back to the military?

lightmann

4/22/19 10:15pm

Did you miss the bottom of the post?

a priori

4/22/19 10:16pm

...stopped reading at "prevent(ing) lead poisoning." 🙂

lightmann

4/22/19 10:20pm

Just one long one.

BW84

4/22/19 9:35pm

A burpee without a push-up is a squat-thrust. Would depend on how slow I was doing them .

lightmann

4/22/19 9:40pm

Quite a few...

Alister Mackenzie

4/22/19 9:53pm

Sometimes I burp while I powerlift if that’s what you mean

Cashmeousside

4/22/19 10:40pm

Sometimes I powerburp when I lift

ColoSpgs

4/22/19 10:45pm

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