How to Do a Burpee

On today's episode of XHIT, fitness trainer Kelsey Lee shows you how to do a burpee with the proper form. The burpee is one the most popular bodyweight exercises and today we are going to break it down, step by step, and show you what muscles are used, how to do it the right way, and all the basics of the burpee. Follow along and let us know what you thought.

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[nwm]

Dude I gotta do 25 of these on day 1, 20 on day 2, and 20 on day 3 for part of my weight-loss plan that my friend sent me.
Bring flowers to my funeral please

[AshMenon]

I love her tone of voice. It's a nice combination of supportive workout buddy and no-nonsense personal trainer.

[Feelkkari]

One day I hope to have a figure like hers. For now...I will work on doing 10 burpees without dying. 

[beautifulstranger]

have no idea when to inhale or exhale so if i do this i might die

[bombshellpeacock]

I did 20 burpees last night and this morning my whole body was aching! It's a good work out!!

[QuadiePoo]

I can do a mean burpee if you give me some Mexican food

[MollyJ]

I think this is the "best" basic Burpee video here. Good breakdown. I would say as a senior citizen exercizer, the first time I ever did a Burpee, I did not do a push up. I just held a plank. But the burpee is a great move that you can add lots of bells and whistles to. Like she said, form is important. Working with a trainer who can look at your form and help you with it is awesome. Start small and work-up. This will work so many muscle groups and add a cardio component to your work out. I'm here because my trainer put it in my work out and I just needed a reminder of what it needed to look like.

[jonmanilenio]

from research: when you squat, the weight should be distributed over the whole feet, not just on the heels... and when you do push ups, tuck in your elbows so you don't put undue stress on your shoulders... i love burpees!

[themicky]

The best form I've seen doing a correct burpee here on Youtube.

[fitnessdevolution]

To Anita Hong, there are many ways to "ease in" to a push up if you can't do the full movement. If you can do the squat and leg thrust, simply hold the plank position for, say, 10 seconds, and complete the movement. Crawl legs in or jump them up. No shame in doing. Repeat.
Next step is to do the squat, thrust and then drop to your knees and do a push up from there, then complete. Remember to go slow and stay safe and in control. Burpees, or any exercise when you are beginning, are not done for speed! If it takes a full minute to do 1 or 2 burpees, so be it!

If you can't support your weight on your arms, start with wall pushups. Contact me on my channel if you have a question.

[cnith]

I like how she teaches to do it slow and controlled first.  Not insane and to 'squat' down after the jump to absorb the shocks so your knees aren't getting constantly bombarded!

[ridinfree]

Well crap, I can do about 7, then I realized I forgot the push up on several. argh This is my first time at trying this. Our sons used to do them in high school for wrestling practice. Shoot now I realize how hard they were pushed. I'm a 50YO lady and I really want to get in better shape. I do running events, but was told by a runner friend to start a 30 burpee for 30 day challenge. OK I'm trying. He's hoping for the best!

[vergecryptocurrency]

this video really helped build the muscle in my right arm. cheers

[chris]

I came here because the name burpee sounds funny

[kewldewd]

Burpees baby - well explained & executed video. Good job!!!

[magdapicola]

This tutorial really helped me! Thanks for uploading it 😄

[Me-fokk]

I've done a half burpee which is push up and the kick out and back and another push up.
I haven't done a full burpee for a while . I think at school we did a star jump to really make us think.
so if you want to try one but are a little scared off do the half one first then move onto the full later.

[EtheonSnow]

Came here just to see how to do a burpee properly, and now I'm subscribed. Such a good tutorial. I love the graphics and Kelsey's voice is so calm, and the instructions are easy. This video has totally inspired me to get my shit together. Thank you! Also Kelsey is such a babe and I'm a straight woman.

[GanggsterR]

Wow you made this video in 2013
Sick edit
Nicely done
On point
Thank you

[xxPinkShadowxx]

I have never heard of this until someone mentioned it in a post on a 21 day squat & plank challenge I'm doing. So I decided to Google search it. This is fantastic! *burpee added to workout routine* xD