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100 Burpees

An 8 year old!?


There are two feelings competing as I watch this:

  • Wow - that kid is fit...I could not do that
  • Is this some kind of abuse? Do 8 year olds really want to do this? This isn't "play"..... In the natural world, would anyone chose to do this? Is there any activity in the life of a hunter gatherer that would approximate to 6 minutes of burpees?
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Anonymous said…
The kid is fit, but it's probably more about who he looks up to and the people who are raising him. They do it and he does it. That's how kids minds work.
January 13, 2010 at 2:18 PM
Anonymous said…
I remember in a crossfit kids video, all the kids said burpees were their favorite exercise.
January 13, 2010 at 4:13 PM
L. Wu said…
You've read about the "Long-Term Athletic Development Model?"

That certainly has some perspectives on this issue...

http://ultitraining.com
January 13, 2010 at 9:57 PM
Anonymous said…
I wouldn't want to do this - but my 7 year old son's eyes lit up when he saw the video and i'm sure he's headed off to start practicing. Don't think it's abuse, just a trigger in some kids...
January 13, 2010 at 11:29 PM
Neal Jamison said…
I do lots of burpees. I would not push my young son to do this challenge, but if he wanted to, I'd smile a bit and hold the stopwatch for him.

I think 6 minutes of burpees approximates to running/crawling up a mountain, or any other high intensity, full body effort.

Everyone should try this once in their lifetime.
January 14, 2010 at 8:31 AM
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