The 4 part are the basic minimum for a non-newb. You can really go a long way with burpees as far as cardio/GPP/WCap is concerned. you can do some cool 5 parts with either:
a chinup at the top
a knee-to-chest tuck jump at the top
knee-to-chest climbers at the bottom
T-push ups at the bottom
Full plyo version with clap pushup and tuck jump
1 leg pistol in place of regular squat (My fav)
They are some of the best energy systems stuff around. just try to do a hundred in ten minutes. Then see how many you can do in ten. I once got up to 150 regular 4 parts. my cardio was hot.
-chris
[quote]realpeanutbutter wrote:
The 4 part are the basic minimum for a non-newb. You can really go a long way with burpees as far as cardio/GPP/WCap is concerned. you can do some cool 5 parts with either:
a chinup at the top
a knee-to-chest tuck jump at the top
knee-to-chest climbers at the bottom
T-push ups at the bottom
Full plyo version with clap pushup and tuck jump
1 leg pistol in place of regular squat (My fav)
They are some of the best energy systems stuff around. just try to do a hundred in ten minutes. Then see how many you can do in ten. I once got up to 150 regular 4 parts. my cardio was hot.
-chris[/quote]
I’ve been doing them on and off for a couple of months now. My cardio levels still seem balanced.
So if you were to jog a few laps around the course right now, think the burpees translate well into the jogging/sprinting?
As far as transitioning into other energy systems I found that they did well. When i was pounding off the burpees (125 in 10 min) I noticed that running was way less hard and MMA training was a ton less hard. I was all over opponents that usually give me a bit of greif. It’s like a marker, the more burpees i can do in 10 min the more dominant I am on the mat. Plus they are good for keeping your knees in shape if you do them on a mat. Running typically can bash an athletes knees to bits. I prefer to run on grass if possible.
-chris
[quote]WolBarret wrote:
realpeanutbutter wrote:
The 4 part are the basic minimum for a non-newb. You can really go a long way with burpees as far as cardio/GPP/WCap is concerned. you can do some cool 5 parts with either:
a chinup at the top
a knee-to-chest tuck jump at the top
knee-to-chest climbers at the bottom
T-push ups at the bottom
Full plyo version with clap pushup and tuck jump
1 leg pistol in place of regular squat (My fav)
They are some of the best energy systems stuff around. just try to do a hundred in ten minutes. Then see how many you can do in ten. I once got up to 150 regular 4 parts. my cardio was hot.
-chris
I’ve been doing them on and off for a couple of months now. My cardio levels still seem balanced.
So if you were to jog a few laps around the course right now, think the burpees translate well into the jogging/sprinting?[/quote]
Hell yeah, I learned something new today. I got something to shoot for. I’m gonna get 140 burpees in 10 mins…gonna take me 10 years though. Thanks Real Peanut Butter. Where the hell is the Original poster?
[quote]realpeanutbutter wrote:
As far as transitioning into other energy systems I found that they did well. When i was pounding off the burpees (125 in 10 min) I noticed that running was way less hard and MMA training was a ton less hard. I was all over opponents that usually give me a bit of greif. It’s like a marker, the more burpees i can do in 10 min the more dominant I am on the mat. Plus they are good for keeping your knees in shape if you do them on a mat. Running typically can bash an athletes knees to bits. I prefer to run on grass if possible.
-chris
WolBarret wrote:
realpeanutbutter wrote:
The 4 part are the basic minimum for a non-newb. You can really go a long way with burpees as far as cardio/GPP/WCap is concerned. you can do some cool 5 parts with either:
a chinup at the top
a knee-to-chest tuck jump at the top
knee-to-chest climbers at the bottom
T-push ups at the bottom
Full plyo version with clap pushup and tuck jump
1 leg pistol in place of regular squat (My fav)
They are some of the best energy systems stuff around. just try to do a hundred in ten minutes. Then see how many you can do in ten. I once got up to 150 regular 4 parts. my cardio was hot.
-chris
I’ve been doing them on and off for a couple of months now. My cardio levels still seem balanced.
So if you were to jog a few laps around the course right now, think the burpees translate well into the jogging/sprinting?
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In a hotel you can do stair climbs for time. Grab your luggage, throw too much stuff in it (your own clothes + phone books/bible/free shampoo/water bottles). Hoist it on your shoulder and then go up and down the fire escape stairs. Use a different shoulder for each round up the stairs. You can also use every other stair to increase ROM.
To work your posterior chain you can lie on the floor, put both feet on the bed with your legs relatively straight. Extend your hips to straighten your body. If you want to add resistance, then only use 1 leg.
If the TV isn’t bolted down, you can do something akin to stone loading. Lap the TV, then do bear-hug squats with it, or reverse/forward lunges. I have never tried a TV overhead press, but if you have the ceiling clearance (and an adequate limit on your credit card) then you might as well try. Be near the bed so you can gently dump it onto something soft instead of the floor.
You can stand on the corner of the bed and curl small chairs. Obviously, use the kind you can get a grip on, not recliners. If you can curl recliners, then consider taking a day off.