Burpees are dumb? How to Make Burpees Suck Less

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Push-Up Correct Form: Proper Technique to Avoid Wrist, Elbow, and Shoulder Pain 👉 • Push-Up Correct Form: ...
0:00 - The video that started it all
0:16 - How to Unstupid the burpee
0:36 - What a burpee is to us
1:45 - Push-Up Tutorial: Build Strength and Perfect Your Push-Up Technique 👉 gmb.io/push-up/
2:17 - Starting positions
3:57 - Taking it up a notch (or two)
4:28 - Practicality of the leg swing
4:52 - Create something of your own!
5:08 - Deep Bodyweight Squat Tutorial 👉 • Deep Bodyweight Squat ...
5:21 - Tell us what you got!
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[@gmbfit]

Have some fun exploring the burpee! And one more thing, if you're having trouble with your push-up this tutorial will help👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKrRlI18hqh1bqs

[@luke-oakley]

This is such a loose concept of fitness. I used to just get the reps in, without focusing on the 'intention' behind each move. But this enables you to be creative and convert strict repetition into active playtime. Love it!

[@gmbfit]

Right on! Glad that you like it!

[@Nic33rd]

I agree! The playfulness is really inspiring.

[@Nurdse_326]

I know this is good information but i was distracted by the awesome puppy. 😅 (And the censoring was cracking me up 😂)

[@gmbfit]

We were a bit distracted as well. Haha! 😄

[@manuelgonzales6483]

Love the inclusion of Señor Dog 🐕

[@elis5639]

I hate burpees because I’m so bad at them. This works on all moves I’m sure we all need help with. Thank you. Great points …

[@ryanhurst3068]

Thank you! Glad it helps.

[@andyh3065]

Great video...and love how the dogs always seemed to position themselves in the most inappropriate camera angles. Dogs are awesome ❤And hope you don't mind but I'll be stealing a few of these moves for my martial arts students.

[@stephenj8590]

This is what I come here for. It's about having fun while maintaining control and working toward/maintaining body autonomy!

[@gmbfit]

right on

[@sbuzz7279]

I'm super happy I found you. My burpees recently caused a minor shoulder injury. Your methods are exactly what I need instead. Thanks!

[@BennyBoxx]

Thanks guys. Did the burpee thing during the winter and injured my wrists and elbows. Been playing around with deep squats and some of your easy stuff like bear crawl. I emphasize playing around and not really seriously doing it and have started to feel better. Now you got a way to add that burpee in and I'm game.

[@tc-3]

Great and useful info, as always. It's nice to see Chip on your channel. I've enjoyed listening to him on the Iron Culture podcast.

[@michelgreycoaching]

Ryan wearing shoes is weirding me out.

[@ryanhurst3068]

I'm still not used to it. 😅

[@johannes_kreisler]

Great that you and Chip are collaborating. You both have interesting and good ideas about movement!

[@gmbfit]

Thank you! Chip and I have been good friends for many years. :)

[@kassistwisted]

PUPPIES!!! I mean, great video, guys. But the pups are really the stars. Mine "help" whenever I get on the floor to do exercises. My three-legged pup always tries to steal my medicine ball!

[@gmbfit]

definitely can't compete with the puppers

[@ernielambert7419]

I'm 73 and I do Burpees. But the game changer for me was to use an aerobic step. Wide squat, place my hands on the outer edges of the step, step back one leg at a time, shoulders over the step, jump back to a wide squat and stand up. Make sure to hit or go through the wide deep squat before you stand.

[@gmbfit]

Good work finding what works for you - keep rocking!

[@robertwhite2449]

Very impressive mobility there Ryan. The ease in which you rolled into a solid plough pose, and then also forward into a deep squat was smooth

[@ryanhurst3068]

Thank you!

[@gmbfit]

Being able to do all this stuff easily is kinda the point ;) Most people can do it if they put in the practice.

[@perritodelcosmos]

Amazing content

[@ryanhurst3068]

Thanks!

[@gnilemcire]

Rad, thank you! Just got Elements yesterday, 2 days in! Saving this for later!!!! 🤙🏻

[@gmbfit]

Right on! Keep us posted on your progress with it :)

[@JayLambertConsulting]

Love this! As someone who quite enjoys CrossFit AND understands the value of proper form, the reminder of the benefits of slowing things down and having fun (although my brain gets stuck on the creativity piece) really resonates with me and I will definitely be incorporating more of this into my life. 💪🏼

[@gmbfit]

Right on! The creativity will come with practice 👍

[@xarismibo2760]

Just amazing!! I am definitely going to practice this concept to a whole new galaxy!! 🙃

[@saschabraband4528]

You guys are great 👍🏻💪🏻

[@gmbfit]

thanks!

[@bdoyle3804]

Thank you!!! When I do “regular” burpees, I can easily be mistaken for a beached harbor seal. I have always lived with the real fear that Marine Rescue would put me in its ambulance and release me into the Atlantic. Until now! Thanks to this video, Marine Rescue no longer will be at risk of wasting its time and resources. The oceans thank you, too. 😅😂

[@gmbfit]

hahahaha, well played :)

[@100hundert]

3:36 oh my god, that's EXACTLY the combination I absolutely LOVE doing! Rolling backwards, into the deep squat, into the plank and push up! Such a fun combo 👏

[@Renegade_Minds]

Whoah, whoah, WHOAH...getting a little crazy with that one leg up jump back. Just sayin.

[@ryanhurst3068]

😅

[@matriaxpunk]

Also, I prefer to think about the burpee in terms of a hinge and a plank, instead of a squat and a plank. A hinge is a perfectly natural way of getting our hands down to the floor if done correctly, and I think most of the times we are going to hinge instead of squatting when trying to reach for the floor, it's just more intuitive.

[@gmbfit]

Sure, just as long as you're not leading with your head like most people do when they get tired. :)

[@Oberon44]

@@gmbfit- how would a person hinge if not leading from the head?

[@ngocnguyenxuan7295]

Awesome video ! Keep it up !!

[@BallisticPlate]

I clicked for the content, I stayed for the clown of modesty.

[@ryanhurst3068]

Felt that was most appropriate image. 😆

[@arttom9850]

This reminds me of the Reno 911 DUI traffic stop for some reason.

[@TheArrgh]

As someone doing way too many burpees right now (training for a grappling comp) - getting tired has a certain virtue of its own. But at the same time, I think outside that "doing explosive cardio for a specific purpose" goal, burpees definitely get overused and under-techniqued, and the insistence on number over technique is not a great call.

[@gmbfit]

I've done my fair share of burpees for grappling as well and... yeah, I agree. I'd rather focus on quality over quantify. How you do anything is how you do everything. :)

[@PlantBasedPietro]

I love this!!! However, I have bad knees from being 370 plus pounds for most of my life and am working on healing them. Will work on my squatting/squats/mobility and when I am good with that, I will give this a try. Thank you for always providing such great info. :)

[@gmbfit]

search for our "squatting with bad knees" video ✊

[@PlantBasedPietro]

@@gmbfit Will do!!! Thank you.

[@Nic33rd]

Such likeable lads!

[@gmbfit]

🙃

[@rafaelcorrea6618]

I like to do a full backwards shoulder roll to get into the plank. So squat down, roll backwards and do a full shoulder roll, get into the plank, and from there I usually do a standard burpee, ie a push up into a squat en back upright.

[@gmbfit]

Thanks great!

[@MochaZilla]

Funny i just started incorporating burpees into my daily (mostly daily) routine. They are exhausting, the jump is what gets my quads and by the 3rd set its more like a 1 in hop lol

[@matriaxpunk]

I think the burpee needs a push up because a burpee is a form of get up, so you should start by lying face down on the ground.

[@gmbfit]

Great! That's another variation worth exploring. 👍

[@realfudashi]

i do three years freeletics and HAVE to learn to love burpees oO freeletics is the definition of burpess i guess ;) i stopped freeletics and do a lot other stuff, but the love to burpess stays the same.

[@gmbfit]

haha, if it's working for you, keep it up :) Hope this helps you keep enjoying them and making progress!

[@rohith2450]

what is the breed of the grey/white dog?

[@gmbfit]

He's a mix of American Pit and Husky.

[@paulharrison1982]

I feel personally targeted. Can you guys see me at home? 😂

[@gmbfit]

we can just feel sloppy movement like a disturbance in the force

[@paulharrison1982]

It was just suspicious timing for the video. A few days before I'd started practising burpees but with the aim of being in a solid position at every transition, and stopping once it got sloppy. You must have been feeling that lasy sloppy rep! Hope it wasn't too painful ha

[@maggiesloper4556]

What can I do if my hip hurts due to labral hip tears?

[@gmbfit]

Ideally, you'll address that with either medical care or time to heal and gradual strengthening. Trying to do intense dynamic movements with a torn muscle is not a good idea.

[@Bodytribechip]

More on burpees from this conversation... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZjOf4qgra2onLs

[@gmbfit]

✊ that's the stuff

[@MistahMolosser]

In a normal burpee the push up part is very similar to a Hindu or judo push up. Personally I appreciate that. What’s your opinion?

[@gmbfit]

Do what works for you!

[@MistahMolosser]

Thanks. Will do. But what’s your opinion on including the Hindu push up into the burpee? Can it done in orderly fashion? Or is it doomed be regarded as sloppy?

[@JesseDeShazo]

You guys are so fun. 🤡

[@gmbfit]

Thanks! Glad you dig it :)