As children we did burpees. In the Marine Corps they called the 'bend and thrusts." I like that name the best. Either way we never left the ground. Meaning...when performed we did not jump in the air from the squat position. I don't know where that came from and frankly I don't care. It's a jump. Bad for ankles, bad for knees, bad for hips and bad for lower back if you have poor form and/or posture. Just bad. The hard corps wing nuts that jump with the burpees look silly after 20 (that is a generous number) and should have stopped at 5. When you do your burpees (4 today) finish each one standing up right. Chest back. Looking forward. Hips forward. Knees locked. Then do another. You don't need to be a speed freak. Use the full range of motion.
Get your 4.
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I can dig it. Besides, my ceilings are too low for jumping burpees.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6VxBHBdrJA
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