burpees
Squat, jump, repeat
Burpees are a calisthenic exercise combining a squat, plank, and jump into one fluid movement.
From standing, you drop into a squat, kick your legs back into a plank position, return to the squat, then jump upward with arms raised.
Dreaded for their intensity, burpees appear constantly in military training and high-intensity workouts: The instructor made us do fifty burpees.
Crouching on bent legs
- plankFlat timber piece
- push-upProne bodyweight arm exercise
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- repsExercise iteration count
sets · circuit · calisthenics · bodyweight · plyometrics · high-intensity · interval · training
Extremely tiring and demanding
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- punishingExtremely taxing or severe
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
- demandingRequiring great effort
challenging · tough · strenuous · taxing · relentless · dreaded · killer · burnout
Cardiac contractions per minute
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- pulseArterial blood throb
calories · metabolism · circulation · fatigue · stamina · jogging · cycling · HIIT
Trains raw recruits harshly
- recruitsNewly joined members
- obstacle courseRoute requiring climbing, jumping, crawling
- basic trainingInitial military instruction
- militaryArmed forces collectively
CrossFit · fitness class · instructor · whistle · repetitions · timer
squat
Crouching on bent legs
reps · sets · circuit · calisthenics · bodyweight · plyometrics · high-intensity · interval · training · workout
grueling
Extremely tiring and demanding
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- punishingExtremely taxing or severe
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
demanding · challenging · tough · strenuous · taxing · relentless · dreaded · killer · burnout · muscle fatigue
heart rate
Cardiac contractions per minute
pulse · calories · metabolism · circulation · fatigue · stamina · jogging · cycling · HIIT · spinning
drill sergeant
Trains raw recruits harshly
- recruitsNewly joined members
- obstacle courseRoute requiring climbing, jumping, crawling
- basic trainingInitial military instruction
military · CrossFit · fitness class · instructor · whistle · repetitions · timer
- exercisespush-ups, pull-ups, squats, lunges, cable row
- fitness testsagility tests, pacer test, endurance tests, push-up test, flexibility test
- HIIT ExercisesHIIT, Tabata, interval training, box jumps, jump squats
- exercisepush-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, squats, lunges
- fitnessfitness, exercise, gym, workout, running
- Fitness termsdumbbells, barbells, bench press, squats, deadlifts
burpeesrest
Cessation of activity
lying down · sleeping · relaxation · lounging · reclining
burpeesstanding still
Absence of motion
corpse pose · motionlessness · planks · wall sits · plank