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Thursday, January 8, 2009

We are going to do the 100 day Burpee Challenge.

Several other CrossFit affiliates have done this one. Now it is our turn. Let's see how consistent we can be. The rules and explanations of Burpees I have listed below (including the pix) are from CrossFit Santa Cruz.

Train your weakness. Work on the things you you don't like to do. Everyone hates burpees, so lets get going on this challenge.

Who's in?

100 Day Burpee Challenge Details

100 Day Burpee Challenge. Beginning Monday, January 19, we are going to do one burpee on day one and add one each day until we get to 100 burpees on the 100th day!

The Rules:

1. Use Burgener's burpee standards for form (see examples below)

2. You can complete each day's burpees all at once, or broken up and done at different times throughout the day

3. If for some reason you miss a day, you have to make up all the missed burpees the following day

4. If you don't start the challenge with us today, you can "buy-in" at any time by doing ALL the missed day's burpees on your first day

5. Any burpees you complete during your regular workout can count towards that day’s Challenge burpees, if you want them to

5. Have fun doing burpees and getting stronger doing it!

Burpee Challenge Form Standards: One 71308_017 Start with hands on the ground in front of your feet. Keep your back straight. Two 71308_021 Kick feet out behind you into the top of the push-up portion of the burpee. Your body should be straight and tight in a flat plank. Three 71308_022 Lower your body into the lowest part of a push-up. Your chest and thighs should ultimately touch the ground at the same time. Remember to keep your whole body, especially your midline, tight. While throwing your body on the ground and therefore touching both chest and thighs to the ground is acceptable by some standards, we feel that more is to be gained from doing a strict push-up in this Challenge. Four 71308_023 Push up into the top of the push-up position again. Five 71308_030 Jump your feet up to your hands into your starting position. Six 71308_028 Jump into the air and clap your hands overhead so that your ear is exposed in front of your arms. Your feet should leave the ground.

7 comments:

Nikki said...

Is he doing Burpees by the port-a-potty?

Scott said...

I'll do it. So will Ms. Port-a-potty..she just doesn't know it yet. We'll buy in with two tomorrow!

Nikki said...

5:45am - Ms. Port-a-potty and Capt. Sarcasm are 3 burpees in...Can't wait til day 75. FUN!

Kimber never Kim! said...

I see the port-a-pottie Nikki... Scott's just blind ;)

Eric G. said...

I'm in. This should get really interesting for me with our baby due around Day 30 of the challenge. Maybe for those first few weeks I can do 5 burpees every time she wakes up or cries. Should be fun!

Nikki said...

awww! Eric gets to do baby burpees. Sweet!

Just say Julie said...

If I'm done with PT I'll start on the 19th.


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