Corey Harbison, Beast’s Fitness Director: Fitness Evolved: Burpee with Push-Up
Whether you like them or not, you can’t talk about very effective exercises that don’t require any equipment without mentioning burpees. This is especially true when a push-up is part of the exercise. Harbison says that the burpee with push-up is a full-body exercise that works your core, arms, quads, glutes, and hamstrings.
- Stand with your feet about as far apart as your shoulders and your arms at your sides.
- Squat down to the floor and put your hands on the floor, shoulder-width apart, by reaching forward.
- Kick your legs straight out behind you and stack your hands under your shoulders to get into a high plank position.
- To do one push-up, you bend your elbows to lower your chest to the ground, then straighten them.
- Your lower body should be in a squat position when you jump your feet toward your hands. Just jump straight up and reach your arms over your head.
Reps: Harbison says to do as many reps as you can in one minute, take a 20-second break, and then do it again.
