Here's an interesting take on power cleans and burpees

[RyanF]

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[chocchillimango]

that's awesometastic!!!!!

if I could do a power clean, I'd give that a shot

sadly can't so will stick to other burpee combos.

love it, thanks for posting Ryan

 

[dave]

I make people do KB clean and press burpees. Good times, good times.

 

[chocchillimango]

I make people do KB clean and press burpees. Good times, good times.

I get made to do that sort of thing.
Evil times, truly evil

 

[RyanF]

that's awesometastic!!!!!

if I could do a power clean, I'd give that a shot

sadly can't so will stick to other burpee combos.

love it, thanks for posting Ryan

And if I could do burpees....

 

[rino60]

That's awesome. Might try that one of these days when I do more than a lazy half hour of machine cardio.

 

[solarbear]

I would be interested to see some real info, studies etc, on the benefit of the burpee.

Clearly, its a pretty humbling exercise and makes a lot of sense. Would like to see what the experts have to say.

 

[RyanF]

I would be interested to see some real info, studies etc, on the benefit of the burpee.

Clearly, its a pretty humbling exercise and makes a lot of sense. Would like to see what the experts have to say.

Well, what does the body go through when doing burpees? That'll generally give us a good idea about what the outcome will be.

- High impact loading of the skeleton: promotes strengthening of the bones, may result in strengthening of connective tissues.
- High speed jumping movement: may result in improved power and explosiveness, although burpees are typically done at too high a rep range to be ideal for developing this aspect of fitness.
- Sudden change in body position: may cause a significant spike in blood pressure during the exercise; I'm uncertain as to whether or not this may lead to chronic changes in BP, and if so whether it'd be for better or worse.
- Whole body movement: may promote strengthening across the whole body (although there are much better ways to get stronger, obviously), may be used effectively for cardio (which is typically the purpose of burpees in an exercise program) especially in the presence of a high training density.

 

[Shrek]

Awesome.. those look very taxing.

 

[solarbear]

Well, what does the body go through when doing burpees? That'll generally give us a good idea about what the outcome will be.

Just wonder how they compare with other exercises. And what sports they might be best for. Someone once told me they were bad for you... lol. Be interesting to see That study .

 

[RyanF]

Just wonder how they compare with other exercises. And what sports they might be best for. Someone once told me they were bad for you... lol. Be interesting to see That study .

I think they're mostly a general conditioning exercise, rather than specific conditioning. I suppose they'd have some carry-over into any event where you have to pick yourself up off the ground and immediately get moving.

There are some risks with burpees, but I wouldn't say they're bad for you. For someone with cardiovascular issues, the change in BP could be a hazard. For all people, the impact forces through the wrists could be a problem. When I do them, I do them on a gymnastics mat for that reason.

 

[chocchillimango]

impact for wrists is an issue potentially but overall, they are great for making your heart and lungs capable of anything.

I do them on a mat or grass etc. to cushion the blow for the wrist.

Great exercise for cardiovascular fitness.

if you combine them with pullups, pushups, the power cleans, KB cleans and presses, or whatever, then you get some strength stuff in there a bit. Depends how you do it.

 

[jzpowahz]

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