{"id":50586,"date":"2020-06-08T15:11:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T13:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitcamp.sk\/burpees-yes-or-no\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:44:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:44:51","slug":"burpees-yes-or-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fitcamp.sk\/en\/burpees-yes-or-no\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Burpees&#8221; \u2013 yes or no?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\nplanned to write an article on this topic much earlier, but it is a bit more controversial topic, so\nI delayed it until I could. I&#8217;m sure a lot has already been written about this exercise \u2013\n whether good or bad (or rather the bad), so I&#8217;ll summarize the\nknowledge of several renowned fitness trainers, with whom I more or less\nagree.   <\/p>\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s take a closer look\n. Burpee or English is an exercise that is performed mostly\nin crossfit and is considered an exercise in which you use the whole body. It is\nused as part of strength training or as an anaerobic exercise.  <\/p>\n\n<p>So I&#8217;ll start with probably\nthe biggest opponent of the English, and that is certainly Michael Boyle. He even called this\nexercise &#8220;the stupidest exercise in the world&#8221;. (I&#8217;m attaching a video)  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-facebook aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-facebook\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MichaelBoyleStrengthCoach\/videos\/500340630497259\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take\na closer look. As already said in the video, while performing the exercise, you are basically\nthrowing yourself on the ground, creating unnecessary stress on the wrist, which\nin this case will be in extension. It is also a\nhuge load on the front of the shoulders, which is usually the weakest link in the shoulder. Shorts\nrequire some strength in the upper body, which most people who\ndo this exercise lack. So if you don&#8217;t have enough strength, you will perform this part of\nthe exercise with your elbows bent and your shoulders asymmetrical\n. This again translates as excessive stress on the tendons and ligaments\nin the upper body and can lead to injuries in the shoulder and back area\n. When done correctly, it should look like a proper\npush-up \u2013 that is, with your shoulders evenly and symmetrically above\nyour wrist. Of course, this setting cannot be maintained at the volume in which\nthe English exercises are performed, and certainly not when you are forced to perform them as quickly as possible\n.       <\/p>\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s move on to the next\npart of the English, where there is a higher risk of injury, and that is the transition\nfrom squat to support. We see it all the time with this exercise &#8211; when the legs hit the ground\n, the pelvis collapses at the same time and the back becomes hyperextended. For\nthe correct execution of this part, the strength of the\n core is also very important, which unfortunately most exercisers lack.    <\/p>\n\n<p>Proponents of\n English do say that it is a very good combination of three exercises, namely squat, plank and push-up.\nHere I will again refer to Mr. Boyle: &#8220;If I were to invent a tool and say\nthat it is a really good combination of saw, hammer and screwdriver and\nnone of these things really work, but it is a really good\ncombination, it would be my analysis of the English.&#8221; Therefore, I\nrecommend you to perform these three exercises independently and, above all, in a controlled manner.<\/p>\n\n<p>We could\ncertainly talk about this exercise longer, but I think the essential things are\ncaptured in the article. So for me, English definitely NOT. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I planned to write an article on this topic much earlier, but it is a bit more controversial topic, so I delayed it until I could. 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