Burp - O - Rama / HOW do you know?
Every minute on the minute for 20 min. perform:
10 burpees
Post total rounds completed to comments.
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HOW do you know?
by Neil Anderson
Globo dude: "You know she was doing that wrong don't you?"
me: "How do you know?"
Globo dude: "I have been lifting now for..."
me (interrupting): "Not, how do YOU know?...HOW do you know?"
Globo dude: "I attended the university of..."
me (interrupting again): "Not, how do you KNOW?...HOW do you know?"
Globo dude (frustrated); HOW do I know what?
me: HOW do you know what she is doing?
Globo dude: "she's doing pull-ups...d... (almost says "dumb-ass")"
me: "And why do you think she is doing pull-ups?"
Globo dude (face contorts as he tries to think of ONE other reason in the world a person would do a pull-up other than to build VERY LARGE muscles): "To build muscle?"
me: "so you don't KNOW?"
Globo dude: "huhm?"
me: "I thought you were her fire chief or something"
Globo dude (emphatically): HUHM?
me: "I was teaching her a more efficient and effective way of doing pull-ups, using a kip. The requirements only read that she must do 7 pull-ups, each rep from the straight elbow position to chin over the bar position to qualify for the Fire dept. job she is trying for. It didn't specify that kipping pull-ups would be disqualified. So, when I asked HOW you knew she was doing it wrong, I was asking if you had knowledge that superseded her manual?
Globo dude: "What's a kipping pull-up?"
me: "The question you should have lead with."
200 Burpees and done!!! Nice workout.
Posted by: Clark | 10/30/2009 at 06:29 AM
200 Burpees...Enough said.
Posted by: Ryan Rigby | 10/30/2009 at 07:40 AM
gotta love those burpees for what they do...Gotta hate them for what they are!
Missed 2 rounds when both feet cramped up. Left shoes off for the rest of the rounds that really helped. I was able to finish them out. Thanks Lizz.
Posted by: JL | 10/30/2009 at 07:49 AM
Not so fun but not as bad as yesterday. Happy Halloween!
Posted by: Celesta | 10/30/2009 at 09:19 AM
not my favorite o-rama
thanks for the tough love!
Posted by: becs | 10/30/2009 at 09:39 AM
I liked this O-Rama. Great full-body workout. I must have aged 10 years in the past 3 months because my body is not recovering as fast as it used to....
Neil, loved the article. That's funny stuff, 1-because I could see you doing that and 2-because it's spot on.
Posted by: Troy H. | 10/30/2009 at 10:19 AM
i must be crazy.
but I really loved today. I could have done it a couple more times.
200 burpees
"YAY BURPEES!"
Thank you neil!
Posted by: ashley | 10/30/2009 at 10:51 AM
What kind of people would do the workout yesterday, see today's workout the night before (say what the ___ )and still show up in the dark and the snow to do it?
I guess people like us. Fitzoners
Thank Neil & Lizz
Posted by: Dave F. | 10/30/2009 at 11:13 AM
I wasn't sure about this workout. It was tough, but I got all 200!
Did a workout for my girls after. That was a blast. I love FZN, everyone can develop fitness here, even 8 and 6 year olds, and they love it!
Posted by: meg | 10/30/2009 at 12:19 PM
I loved the workout today!
Bring on Bulgarian-o-rama!!
Thanks Neil.
Posted by: Courtney Fuller | 10/30/2009 at 01:49 PM
Every Fitzoner who dared to show up today experienced a small part of what hell is like. Hell would be doing that burp-o-ramam every hour on the hour 24/7. Satan invented the burpee, that I have no doubt. My daughter 7, son 6, and son 10 did this workout. Nothing is better than seeing my children join on there own free will and finish this workout. Felt great today till the last three rounds. The taste of blood is still there. I love it.
Posted by: Tara Walton | 10/30/2009 at 02:02 PM
Im with ya Tara!!! It was an awesome workout hard very hard...burpees suck but after the workout feel like your on top of the world! 200 burpees doesn't get any better than that. I love the noon class couldn't have done it without them. awesome job everyone. It was so amazing/cool seeing Tara/Marc Kids do the workout-every min they were down giving it there all with the rest of us. So incrediable to watch how children learn the importants of exercise and how good it is for our health. Way to go Walton Kids....
Posted by: Ashley Parkin | 10/30/2009 at 02:27 PM
Who are these people that get 200? Had sick kids today so I did this workout at home in front of the T.V. and only got 148 in 20 minutes. Maybe Glenn Beck was slowing me down. :)
Posted by: Shay | 10/30/2009 at 04:06 PM
Loved today's workout. Super hard, but always feels good after. I'm now paying the price for doing all those burpees on my foot! Geez..how long does it take for a broken foot to heal? Good job nooners!
Posted by: Julie | 10/30/2009 at 04:24 PM
YEEEEOOOOW! 200 burpees! Got slow at the end but rocked them. Was impressed with the Walton kids. They got every rep. Sydney made it look easy.
Can't believe anyone showed up today. Can't believe the ones who showed up, stayed. Ya'll got guts!
Posted by: FitZoner | 10/30/2009 at 05:02 PM
Burpees still suck. I'm with Tara. Burpees were invented by Satan. I still taste the metal, too.
Workin on the Rx. Love the FZN!
Posted by: Wifey | 10/30/2009 at 05:04 PM
Congrats to everyone who did this work-out, I was ready going in to this to drop reps as the rounds went on, but did not. Its sweet the motivation I found from everyone around me sucking it up, pounding the floor and getting back up. We need more people at FZN, freaking bring them!
Posted by: Marcus Walton | 10/30/2009 at 05:11 PM
I too was afraid of the burpees...agreed the devil's pushups! It went better after Neil showed us a more efficient way to do the stinkin' things!! 200 burpess done in one workout feels awesome!!
Posted by: tree | 10/30/2009 at 07:22 PM
Did all 200 burpees! Ouch!
Posted by: Shea Bennett | 11/02/2009 at 03:28 PM