Happy Monday and thank you for coming back for the second installment of the "Exercise of the Week". This week's exercise tends to not be a crowd favorite, but it is an excellent exercise and I thought my encouragement may get you to incorporate it this week and maybe learn to like it a little bit! As the title reads, this week's exercise is: The Burpee Pushup...dun dun dun! Check out the photos below along with the modifications and try to do 3 sets of 10-15 burpees 4 days this week :)
Fun Fact: Royal H. Burpee was a physiologist in New York City who invented a much milder (and less tormenting) version of the movement, intending it to be done just four times in a row as part of a fitness test. (Full article here)
Burpee Pushup
Target Muscles: Total Body
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| Starting Position: Standing |
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| Step 1: Drop down to ball position Modification: Instead of going all the way down to the floor, use a chair or step to put your hands on. |
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| Step 2: Shoot both feet back into a pushup position Modification: Step feet back into pushup position. |
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| Step 3: Perform a pushup |
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| Step 3 Complete |
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| Step 4: Jump or walk feet back into ball position |
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| Step 5: Come back up to standing position and repeat |
- Courtney
Look at those legs!
ReplyDeleteHi Court, I've incorporated your plank up-downs and your stretches into my workout. Did you know that your old, decrepit aunt is on year three of doing burpees? I know, it's hard to tell. Also, did you know that your great-grandfather's first name was Burpee? He said it was not an easy name to live with. Maybe it would be easier now that Burpees are the 'in' thing, but I think not.
ReplyDeletereally enjoying your blog, keep up the positive posts,xo m