Bring out your Burpee progress scores

[Rignold]

I think we're a month in to the challenge now. Is anyone still going?

I just did my 5 minute max test and got 62 burpees in 5 minutes. A long way off 100 but also a long way fro the 30 I managed this time last month.

Blah blah strength blah endurance blah capacity blah conditioning training.

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

That's good going, nice one!

No burpees from me yet, but they'll be hitting me soon...

[ju-ju- Marathon]

I’m still going but at ground zero still as not used to doing them. I’m loving my garden gym- thing and I love the looks I get from the chickens and bunnies ! So I’m doing 30 in 3 lots of 10 second stints with 30 second rests. Still working on form ( cough).

[ju-ju- Marathon in reply to ju-ju-]

And well done- you really are burp - tastic!

[Rignold in reply to ju-ju-]

As I have said here and elsewhere numerous times, there is no form. As long as your chest is on the floor at the bottom and your feet are off the floor at the top, it is fine. Can be as ugly as you want between those two points.

[ancientrunner Half Marathon]

Well I am still going but it's mixed, mostly after a run I've added 5 burpees and 5 squats x3 to my post run exercises. So not every day but definitely more than the none I was doing. Definitely a bit smoother and quicker than when I started. Do have a question - chest is on the floor at the bottom but it goes knees, pelvis then chest, and reverse on the way up. Should it be straight down onto the chest? I will up the numbers honest.

Just seen the reply to juju so presume that's okay.

[Rignold in reply to ancientrunner]

For the purposes of what we are doing, any order is fine. I would caution against face first, though. From bitter experience.

[ancientrunner Half Marathon in reply to Rignold]

I will bear that in mind!

[misswobble Marathon]

I have been trying but am still crap. When I did them badly I seemed to do them better. Flailing around in the front room with Jillian Michaels that is

I was at the gym today, and at the end was doing holding planks. The guy told me to remember to breathe. I said It's either one or the other, I can't do both! Wheeze

[misswobble Marathon]

I was letting my stomach drop which is bad apparently as it lets the back dip.

[Rignold]

Yes, you need to hold everything in tight while planking. Good for strengthening your bladder control though. Unlike heavy skwaats.

[Eatcakeandrun Marathon]

I am still working away doing 50 burpees in 7 minutes - 7 sets of 30 seconds with 7 burpees in each set (apart from one set of 8), with 35 seconds between sets. It's doable although hard work. Soon I will change the timing to sets of 10 burpees in 50 seconds...

Well done Rignold, and everyone else doing the challenge - it's definitely a long term one!

[misswobble Marathon]

Speaking of squats, I am having trouble there too. Last week my knee was caving. This week doing single leg squats threw up an issue of imbalance, so that’s good in a way, as it’s something go work on. I still feel a bit mangled today and couldn’t sleep last night Every bit of my body felt jittery 😬

[Rignold in reply to misswobble]

Single leg squats are a major achievement though. Well done. I am rubbish at them.

[Rignold in reply to Rignold]

In fact I must add them to the list of things to practice

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Rignold]

Coo ta 😁. My standing leg is killing me today. Aargh. Running last night didn’t help

I’m loving my gym work. Big fun 👍😃💪

[misswobble Marathon]

My total in five minutes was 34 but i did count the messy ones, but I still did my jump at the top. On some I was sliding my feet as I was so tired

💪😃