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Thursday, January 14. 2021

Burpees: Maybe the ultimate calisthenic


Calisthenics are 1/3 of our General Fitness triad.


As I have not really discussed in the past, there are plenty of gray zones between the three, and few exertions are purely in one category (excepting sprints which are real cardio). 


Burpees might be the ultimate calisthenic. SEALS do a lot of them. The more you can do, the better overall shape you are probably in. My personal trainer/Boss wants us to do Birthday Burpees, meaning our age in burpee reps. As they say in New York, fugettaboutit. 


I do sets of ten (with the pushups) in between weights sets on weights days. Might not be ideal to do that, but it is my routine, and I like routine.



Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss in Physical Fitness at 13:21 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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We called them "Bend and thrusts" (because you bent instead of squatted) in boot camp, and did them by the 100s.
#1 Lord Whorfin on 2021-01-14 13:30 (Reply)
After how many reps are your permitted to puke?
#2 Tony Ross on 2021-01-14 14:38 (Reply)
We do birthday burpees. I warn everyone when mine is coming up. Next time it will be 61, (assuming I'm still mobile).... Gym was spared this year thanks to covid.
#3 RIV on 2021-01-14 20:46 (Reply)
Dang, the 'gentle ones look like they would be possible with a TNR. I've been warned that impact 'anythings' will shorten the life expectancy of this titanium and plastic knee. I'm taking good care of it, but I do come up with the question What can I do at the gym? Besides 'total gym' leg presses. This one looks like a winner. Thanks!
#4 TheCaptain on 2021-01-15 21:18 (Reply)
You may want to look into a more comprehensive strength program beyond leg presses. Here are a couple of good discussions on joint replacement and strength training to help you decide for yourself:

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Joint Replacements

Training and the Artificial Joint
#4.1 RJP on 2021-01-16 13:31 (Reply)

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