who likes burpees?
nobody.
burpees. the one move we all love to hate. we do them because we know they do a LOT for our fitness.. but i don’t think i have heard anyone profess their undying love for this dreaded little move.
not sure what a burpee is? well, then you should be glad that you’ve never done one. (but, really, you should probably do some. they are quite beneficial.) here, let me show you… here is a vid of my GPP gal pal, lil’ kate, busting out ONE HUNDRED BURPEES in under five minutes. uhh.. yeah.. you read that right.
source: gppfit.com
she’s a machine. i am not sure i could do burpees for that long without stopping. just, no.
we do a lot of burpees at my gym. heck, we even did a mile of burpees last october to raise money for charity. some call it sick, some call it inspiring. call it what you want… but i think we all agree we don’t love burpees.
in fact, we might even hate them.
well, guess what?
burpees hate you too.
and here’s a shirt that says so.
the trainers at GPP designed this shirt as a comeback. because what does everyone say when they hear it’s time to do burpees? “I HATE BURPEES.” and this tshirt is their reply.
i am giving one of these tshirts away!
to enter to win this tshirt, simply leave a comment on this post telling me what exercise move you dread and hate the very most.
for an extra (optional) entry:
- follow @gppfitness on twitter and tweet “i want to win one of @janeeetha’s #12giveaways! a @gppfitness #burpees shirt! http://wp.me/p1B7vY-cLr” – leave an additional comment saying you tweeted.
this giveaway will be open until i post the next one this weekend.
oh, and before i go, let me announce the winner of the attica athletic skirt (giveaway #2)!
congrats to lindsay :)
have a great friday, guys!
xo. janetha g.
*giveaway prize provided and shipped by janetha g.
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Burpees are pretty high up on my dislike list, but I also really despise jumping lunges…they kill me!
Ohhh, I hate wall balls!
I absolutely hate lunges and would gladly do burpees instead of lunges.
Burpees are at the top of my workout hate list, but I’m also not really a fan of just straight up push ups. After about 15, I feel like throwing in the towel!
I just tweeted also!! :D
I am not a fan of doing ab exercises but once I start doing them consistently seeing the positive change is motivating :)
Uh, yeah, I would definitely go with burpees.
Pushups actually suck. hate em
Pretty sure burpees are one of the ones I dread the most (but get the most out of at the same time).
Pull-ups! Because I can’t do one :(. But my goal is to get one unassisted pull-up!
You will get it!
SO funny. my Mom and I used to take a fitness class together at 5am, and yes, we prayyyyyed on the way there that burpees wouldn’t be included in that morning’s routine! haha. burpees = least favorite, hands down. i love this shirt!
Push ups. Just straight up pushups. Oh, and chin ups, which just entail me hanging from a bar and flailing my legs around.
I despise alligator crawls, We do them as part of conditioning workout and they make me so miserable.
I will have to google those…
haha. i actually don’t mind burpees that much. if i had to pick a least favorite move, it’d probably be push-ups…STILL can’t do good ones with the correct form.
I hate bicep curls. Feels like a waste of time. But I enjoyed the clean-curls that Neil made us do this week, because they used our whole body.
I loved those, too!
I actually don’t mind burpees, because I can do them, heh.
My nemesis is the oly. snatch. Or double unders. So hard.
Yeah…burpees are pretty much my least favorite also…but this post had me cracking up! :)
I thought this would be easy, but now I’m trying to decide which move I hate more. Pushups, pullups, ring dips, or front squats. I hate the first 3 because I need some serious modification to bust them out. Front squats just destroy my wrists and cause me to whine excessively.
What a great shirt! I try to avoid burpees at all cost. Squats (and just about any leg lifting) come in at a close 2nd place of the dreaded exercises. Ick!
Exercise that I hate the most? Not burpees. Surprisingly. Plank rows. Or atomic pushups (TRX move).
Thanks for hosting another awesome giveaway.
Tweeted!
Top of my list– jumping lunges!! I had to do both jumping lunges AND burpees in last night’s WOD. Talk about sucking air!!
ughh rough.. the only thing worse is adding thrusters.
and tweeted. If I lived in Utah, GPP would be my gym! Sounds so awesome. I’m hoping you bring ’em to Blend.
Oh you better believe they are a boot camp sponsor!
Wouldn’t miss blend Calee. Can’t wait to meet you.
Burpees are pretty bad, but now that I’m playing football the Prowler is the worst!!
Not to be cliche…but my most dreaded exercise is BURPEES! *shudder*
I followed GPP and tweeted!
hahaha i love this shirt. i dont hate burpees the most…but they aren’t fun. i did so many the other day i thought i was gonna barf..yikes. the exercise i hate the most is prob lunge jumps..also pistol squats..those are so hard!
Bear crawl…my bootcamp instructor LOVES to make us do this and I do not have the coordination to do it with any sort of speed or efficiency.
I love to hate burpee’s. They are amazing for kicking your butt however they are killer for getting through! As for the exercise I CANNOT stand — for sure pull-ups, probably because I can’t really do one! Happy Friday!
Love the shirt! I can’t stand jumping lunges. Holy cow, they kick my butt every time.
I tweeted as well ;)
Ski Squats. Despise Ski Squats. Burpees are up there, but Ski Squats take the cake.
They are rough! I put them in my workout on Wednesday haha. I hate thrusters and burpees more, though.
Hey, just quick FYI – the video is showing a All Eyes On Us: Beats by Dre #ShowYourColor Winners video for me. Maybe it’s just me or the link is wrong…? I want to see the 100 burpees video!
Not just you – I was gonna comment on it but wanted to see if anyone else mentioned it! I just googled lil Kate’s so I could see it! She is awesome!
Thanks! FIXED!
OMG thanks.. how the heck did that happen?!
follow them and tweeted!
I haaaaaate burpees, and even more than that I hate “half-burpees.” Do you know these? You just keep your hands down on the ground the whole time and jump your feet up and back. They make me want to barf and scream at the same time.
Is GPP selling those t-shirts online??? If I don’t manage to win one I’d still love to buy one for my charming/sadistic trainer.
I can check! They have them at the gym, if you want I can check today. What size would you want? They are unisex and are $21.33 with tax.
Oh awesome! I think I’d get him a large.
After burpees–sled pushing, and even worse, sled pulling!
Burpees. No question. This shirt is perfect.
I absolutely hate mountain climbers! I don’t know what it is about them (but part of it might be that I shattered my right elbow when I was in college and can’t straighten my right arm all the way)… they are just god awful. Burpees are a close second.
I can live with burpees (burpees with a box jump or pull up are a different story….). My dreaded move is the pull up. I am so lacking in rythm that I can’t get kipping down, and climbing in and out of bands eats up so many seconds during timed workouts.
Love the tee and hate burpees.
I hate burpees! I also hate double unders, I seriously fail at both of these.
I actually like Burpees – mostly – except I have the hardest time doing actual pushups! I am okay on my knees but doing a real full-on push up is what I dread the most. I have a love hate relationship with them because I relish the challenge, but I also put them off (a little too much) because I have such a hard time with them.
Pull ups are the worst! I’d do burpees over those any day.
Don’t get me wrong, burpees are HARD. I couldn’t do 5 minutes straight of them, but 1 min straight, I can do that. Yeah, they suck while you’re doing them, but I always feel awesome afterward. Take that, burpees! ;)
I tweeted!
Arm circles- how can something with so little weight be so freakin hard? They make me feel like a weenie!
I actually kinda *like* burpees – crazy right! But when you are at CrossFit and have the option to do burpees or rows or bear crawls, I’d pick burpees each time. With that being said, bear crawls are probably my all time hated exercise.
Planks…reg planks, side planks, partner planks with clapping, knee planks….ugh. I’d rather do burped than planks. Lol
Lunges of any kind make me want to cry a little!
Oh my gosh…I actually love burpees…am I a wacko? Probably. Burns so good ;). I hate all shoulder exercises, love shoulder muscles! I love squats
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