Mischievousjoe Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I recently came accross a workout idea that was apparently taken from a maximum security prison. Everyone of course is familliar with the burpee I hope? This was supposedly done by inmates deemed to dangerous to have access to free weights. Basically you just do decending sets of burpees. You weren't considered a man or to be respected unless you could start from 20 and work all the way down to 1. (set of 20, set of 19, set of 18) keep in mind they only got less than 30 minutes to work out, so any longer than this time frame doesnt count. Not sure if any of this is true, but its a fun and different endurance and stamina workout, have fun! "I once thought that life was a mixed bag, now I know it's just a bag of all" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps1 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 sounds like a real killer workout "It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWx Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Not done it with burpese yet but we do do pyramid's at training usually. The worst one so far this year was when we had to do crunches going up in 5s to 60 and then back down again. I had to stop and go outside because I was gonna throw up. Really wouldn't wanna do it with burpese as I hate them.. I'd imagine the time constraint would make it 10x worse too. "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 It doesn't seem like there would be much time between the sets to me. It would be a killer, though. Burpees are tough enough as it is. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rateh Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 This might be a dumb question, but whats a burpee? Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. - Nido Qubein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 This might be a dumb question, but whats a burpee?Here is a thread that gives a description of the burpee: http://www.karateforums.com/burpees-vt29002.htmlHere is another thread on some burpee training ideas: http://www.karateforums.com/100-burpee-challenge-vt29833.htmlEnjoy! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mischievousjoe Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 I've done it with 12 sets working my way down and it was pretty rough. I try to keep the rests to a minimum, just enough to mostly catch my breath (still probly at least 30 secs). "I once thought that life was a mixed bag, now I know it's just a bag of all" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 The part that is toughest for me on the burpees is the push-up part. It slows me down, and I don't have a lot of explosiveness there. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rateh Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Thanks bushido_man96I knew the drill but I didn't know that was the name.The prison challange seems imposible, but obviously there are at least a few people that can do that (I am certainly not one of them ) Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. - Nido Qubein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Well, all it takes is time and training, right? https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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