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

Apr 22, 2019
9:49:25pm

a priori All-American

From some random dude on the internet:

Burpees: The exercise you should never do again.

To the satisfaction of trainers across the world, simply mentioning the exercise is guaranteed to elicit a series of groans and complaints across a class.

http://blogs-beta.denverpost.com/fitness/2013/12/02/burpees-the-exercise-you-should-never-do-again/13492/[http://blogs.denverpost.com/fitness/2013/12/02/burpees-the-exercise-you-should-never-do-again/13492/]

There are about a 100 links that could be used to support either side--all non-scientific.

Science shows that resistance training is king.

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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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