Comments on: The Cheapest, Hardest, Baddest, Most Manly Exercise Nobody Ever Does

By: Cameron

Cameron — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:07:15 +0000

If you want to build strength you should do something like the following, doing 5 sets of 5 reps.

- Barbell Squats
- Deadlift
- Bench press
- Military press
- Weighted pullups

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:39:08 +0000

As John said above…..add a pullup onto your burpee. That adds a good degree of difficulty to it. Fantastic workout that will have you collapsed on the floor in a quivering heap within a few minutes. Only downside is that you need a pullup bar to go with it…..so it does require some equipment.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:51:57 +0000

A very good exercise, but don’t ignore the flexibility producing benefits lurking there too. You can do a full squat instead of that sort of stiff looking “bend over and try to get your hands on the floor” version you usually see.
Maybe not the best exercise for beginners either. Overly tight backs and hamstrings (among other things) will act as brakes that cause trouble at Burpee speed. Also heart and lungs need some time to prepare for an intense exercise like this BUT one of the cool things is that you can vastly modify Burpees for beginners. You can even do it in stages and progress to a full count version. Or (as has already been pointed out) you can make then even more challenging by adding a heavier strength endurance component like a full 6 count Burpee that includes a push up. Also pull ups, jumps, mountain climbers and the like.
Just shows one of the magnificent ways to get change your body using only your own bodyweight!

By: flex

flex — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:26:08 +0000

i like to train like dorian yates
flex´s last [type] ..CUTLER’S QUADS

By: redrockjjs

redrockjjs — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:58:25 +0000

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By: Gear Knobs

Gear Knobs — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:18:20 +0000

i do a lot of heavy exercise twice a week and it really helped my health to be on excellent condition *,:

By: Rosetta Stone Hindi

Rosetta Stone Hindi — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 07:55:29 +0000

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By: John

John — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:52:58 +0000

Burpees are the best. I generally do them with a pushup at the bottom. You can ramp it up even more by adding a pullup at the top. If you can do 100 burpees with pullups and pushups involved your in killer shape
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By: spence

spence — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:15:00 +0000

I love burpees! I do them in between sets of weight training so that I am still working hard. After a grueling workout, I have probobly done in the range of 80+ burpees. I acctually dont do any running any more, and I feel that I am in better shape now than before.

By: dom

dom — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:04:59 +0000

Squat thrusts are not the same as burpees.

A squat thrust involves crouching/squatting with your hands on the floor in front of you & thrusting back & forth with your legs in a crouched position.

Burpees involve moving from a standing position, squatting into a press up then jumping in the air, all in one motion.