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Is there a definitive "right way" to do a burpee?
Run Amok:
Every instructor, it seems, has their own way of doing them.
Some want essentially a squat thrust, with a full pushup in the middle
Others seem to have this modified version where it's not really a pushup but more of a flop on the ground in the middle
Some don't include the pushup at all
Some insist arms go inside the knees others notsomuch
:panic:
merigayle:
Do not do them the wy I do. I am terrible and slow.
I do them by squat, jump legs back into plank, onto belly, jump back up by jumping legs back under you and stand up, jump, repeat.
radial:
--- Quote from: merigayle on March 20, 2015, 08:05:48 PM ---Do not do them the wy I do. I am terrible and slow.
I do them by squat, jump legs back into plank, onto belly, jump back up by jumping legs back under you and stand up, jump, repeat.
--- End quote ---
That sounds pretty close to perfect. The problem for most people is that they don't know how to get into the squat position. They round their backs instead of bending their knees and keeping their backs flat. Especially the second one in the middle of the burpee when you have to move from plank to squat. But it's all good. No matter how badly you do a burpee, it's still better than not doing one.
merigayle:
In the beginning of the this video, my favorite trainer will show you a burpee, the video is about a variation, but shows a burpee in the beginning in slowed down fashion. I generally fall onto my stomach and am not this graceful :D
Bob Harper's Inside Out Method - Side Burpee Challenge
Run Amok:
So, the burpee in that one doesn't include a pushup of any kind. Some people refer to that as a burpee and some people refer to that as a half burpee. That's what I'm saying.
I've had some people say this is proper form for a burpee:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs3HBr5jdkU
I've had other trainers say this is the correct form (notice he does a squat thrust and lands in plank, then does a regular pushup, then back to squat-- not a flop on the ground at all)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc7VDvFD-wM
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