Burpees

[Nikki]

If you find yourself lost and confused with your strength and conditioning
work, I have one exercise that will crank up the intensity, and won't
cost you a dollar. Let's forget about all the "ancient" breathing systems and
latest fitness devices.

A few minutes of Burpee conditioning will quickly convince you that your own
natural bodyweight provides plenty of resistance for an ass-kicking workout that
blasts your stamina and fat loss through the roof.

First, let's get started by discussing the specifics of a Burpee. Burpees
will condition your entire body. This exercise will develop strength, explosive
power, and anaerobic endurance.

To perform a Burpee:



Begin in a squat position with hands on the
floor in front of you.

Kick your feet back to a pushup position*.

Immediately return your feet to the squat
position.

Leap up as high as possible from the squat
position.

Repeat, moving as fast as possible. You should maintain a fast pace for this
exercise. Strive for maximum height with each jump. Most athletes will average
between 12 and 15 repetitions per 30 seconds.
* Notice how I highlighted Step 2. You can increase the intensity of the
Burpee by altering this step. If you prefer the easy way out, you will maintain
straight arms as you kick your feet back. You will end in the upright position
of a pushup (arms fully extended). You would then continue by returning your
feet to the squat position, and conclude with an explosive jump into the air. If
you really want to crank up the intensity, you will…

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[Karoline]

Ha . We do these at bootcamp, hate them . Good workout though .

We used to do another similar workout as well as this.
Start off in push up position, do one then jump into burpee and finish with a star jump. horrible things lol

[Nikki]

totally agree they are horrid :-)

altho after doing them i feel really pumped for a goodworkout with the weights etc...