What kind of physique would a lot of burpees build?
Different sports and exercises produce different physiques. Runners become skinny if they run long distances or bulky if they do sprint work, track cyclists have big legs, rowers build large chests.
I wonder what physique would be produced by a routine based primarily on burpees, over a long period of time.
I understand that different people have different natural body shapes and respond to exercises at different rates.
(2)2 Comments
Sorted by latest first Latest Oldest Best
It's hard to conclude. As you have already mentioned, people have different body types, also they follow different workout and diet plans. For examples, soldiers, gymnasts, track athletes. All hey do, are free hand workouts, and they are all different when it comes to what they do in their respective workout times, and their body shapes differ. Even 2 people following the same set of exercises won't look the same. If you want to find in general, you can look up some links, but that would be again the author's perception, not something that could be used as a guideline.
It's a really general question so I'll keep my answer general by sticking my the sports-science mantra:
"If you want to get good at X, practice by doing X and a lesser amount of Y;
where Y is functionally similar to X."
If you want to get good at running 1 mile, then run 1 mile a lot. Throw in some short printing exercise and a few slower 2 mile runs and you have a pretty good regime which will improve your 1-mile time.
The is the very basic principle behind programming for sports. You don't see rowers spending most of their time on the bench-press, because they are rowing. If I was training for a running race and spent all my time on the cross trainer had did a couple runs then I wouldn't do as well as someone who did the opposite.
What will doing burpees develop (muscles)?
You will get good at doing burpees and find them easier as your mind develops the connections required to execute a burpee without thinking about the motions and balance. You will develop your brain (sort of)
Next, burpees consist of a squat-thrust followed by a squat-jump. Both are variations of performing a squat but both aren't really as good as just a pure, full-depth, ass-to-grass, bodyweight squat.
Problem is, burpees don't really provide any significant resistance or work to ANY part of your body, there is a lot of stabilising going on and movement but for the most-part you are just moving fast. You won't develop any specific type of physique that can be categoried using normal descriptions (lean/bulky/ripped)
Terms of Use Privacy policy Contact About Cancellation policy © freshhoot.com2025 All Rights reserved.