Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Burpees Are Your Friend

It's me again! So as I've been trying to increase the intensity of my workouts, I decided to make burpees. Let me tell ya: I F***ing HATE THEM!!!!! It hurts like hell, my body is sore all the time. Even walking hurts my spirit. But again let me tell ya: It works wonders!!!! The reason why it works so well is because it's a full-body workout. They help to burn fat and tone lean muscle. It's a combination of interval training and strength training. It's a real bitch to do about 10 or so in a row, but I get through it each time I workout. One time, I did 50 burpees in about 10 minutes. It was a huge accomplishment. Despite feeling like mush for a few days, it was worth it. Here's how you do them:


  • Begin in a shoulder wide stance

  • Quickly move in to a squat and crouching position with your hands on the floor

  • Kick your feet back in to a push up position and perform a push up

  • Bring your legs in together at the same time back in to the crouching position

  • Explode up and jump as high as you can

  • Land in the same shoulder wide stance

  • This completes one repetition



    • And here's a picture to see the form:
      So keep up with the burpees and they WILL be your friend that you love to hate!

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