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The '''burpee''' is a full body exercise used in [[strength training]] and as [[aerobic exercise]]. It is performed in four steps: |
The '''burpee''' is a full body exercise used in [[strength training]] and as [[aerobic exercise]]. It is performed in four steps: |
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The exercise may have been originated by a man named Lieutenant Thomas Burpee (1757-1839). He was an officer in the New Hampshire Militia during the American Revolutionary War and was described as “having the innate Burpee fondness for martial exercises” in ''A History of the Town of New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire''. Lt. Burpee may have used the combination of pushups and squat thrusts as a means of drilling, conditioning, and disciplining the troops under his command. In addition, the exercise may have also been used by the troops as a way to stay warm during the winters in wartime New England. |
The exercise may have been originated by a man named Lieutenant Thomas Burpee (1757-1839). He was an officer in the New Hampshire Militia during the American Revolutionary War and was described as “having the innate Burpee fondness for martial exercises” in ''A History of the Town of New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire''. Lt. Burpee may have used the combination of pushups and squat thrusts as a means of drilling, conditioning, and disciplining the troops under his command. In addition, the exercise may have also been used by the troops as a way to stay warm during the winters in wartime New England. |
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Revision as of 22:20, 10 December 2014
Burpees
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.
Burpees are also known as 'Up-downs".
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
- Hindu push up burpee: instead of a regular push up, do a hindu push up
- Pull-up burpee: Combine a pull-up with the jump or do a pull-up instead of the jump.
- 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.
Origin
The exercise may have been originated by a man named Lieutenant Thomas Burpee (1757-1839). He was an officer in the New Hampshire Militia during the American Revolutionary War and was described as “having the innate Burpee fondness for martial exercises” in A History of the Town of New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Lt. Burpee may have used the combination of pushups and squat thrusts as a means of drilling, conditioning, and disciplining the troops under his command. In addition, the exercise may have also been used by the troops as a way to stay warm during the winters in wartime New England.
As per wikipedia it was "invented" by Dr. Burpee in 1940.
Videos
| Burpees | File:4 Year Old Kid Doing a Burpee |