Wednesday, 6 May 2009

Burpee Workout

Today I provide you with information on the Burpee workout which I personally feel is the best and most underrated of exercise. I have been doing sets of these most day's and have been truly astounded by the results,

Enjoy,

Stay Well, CK

The burpee is a full body exercise used in strength training and as aerobic exercise. It is performed in four steps:

Begin in a squat position with your hands on the floor in front of you.
Kick your feet back, while simultaneously lowering yourself into a pushup
Immediately return your feet to the squat position, while simultaneously pushing up with your arms.
Leap up as high as possible from the squat position.
Repeat as fast as possible, striving for approximately 30 repetitions per minute.

[edit] Variants
Easier variants
No-pushup burpee: the athlete does not perform a pushup while kicking back his feet.
Non-jump burpee: the athlete does not jump in the air after step 3.
More challenging variants
Long-jump burpee: the athlete jumps forward, not upward.
Jump-tack burpee: the athlete pulls his knees to his chest while jumping.
Jump-over burpee: the athlete jumps over an obstacle between burpees.
One-armed burpee: the athlete uses only one arm for the whole exercise including the pushup.
Dumbbell burpee: the athlete holds a pair of dumbbells while performing the exercise.
Parkour burpee: following one burpee on the ground, the athlete jumps upon a table and performs the second burpee on the table, then jumps back to the initial position
Other variants
Wall burpees / incline burpees / air burpees: the athlete kicks his feet up against a wall / up on a table / up in the air, instead of back. Usually, these variants are performed without a pushup.
The 8 count body builder is another variant of the burpee. Counts 1-8 are as follows: (1) put your hands down, (2) push out your feet, (3) and (4) do a jumping jack on the ground, (5) and (6) perform a pushup, (7) bring your feet back forward, (8) jump in the air.

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