Day 1. See, that wasn’t bad. Was it? On these early days, take careful note of form. Squat with appropriate hand placement, not slamming into the ground jamming your elbows or shoulders. Thrust your feet back while tightening your abdominal muscles, maintaining an even, full arm extension plank. No swayback! If performing the pushup, chest and thighs may touch the ground/floor on the burpee although this is not “official” push up form. Bring feet back underneath into a squat position. Jump up, clear the floor for at least a little distance. Perform your first few days more slowly than you would when you start hitting higher numbers of repetitions. Good job on the first day burpee!
What’s in a name? Burpee. Whatever images this word brings up (pun intended), it is unclear exactly how this came to be the name of this fabulous exercise. I lean more to the understanding that it is named after the person who invented it. Some, such as military basic trainees, football trainees, and even prisoners, have known this by its even less glamorous name of “pukers.” That is a term that only becomes evident at higher numbers after not giving enough time between the last meal and your burpee conditioning bout. Another variation well-known by basic trainees is the Eight-count bodybuilder, usually performed in a slow, excruciating pattern to emphasize strength development. We will talk about variations in a few more days. Whatever name you want to call it, the burpee still smells just as sweet, or sweat!
With my 33 (those of us that have been performing burpees regularly are encouraged to do the day 1-33 = 33 burpees each day; day 34-66 = 66 burpees each; day 67-100 = 100 burpees each) I am working on timing. For instance, starting with 10 reps then resting 30 seconds.
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