Seeing how all the athletes and coaches that are part of the sport and the CrossFit community have contributed to the growth inspires me every day to continue to push forward and help define how future generations will experience this approach to fitness and lifestyle.
Going beyond the hollow body position while facing down is equally as important to begin adopting a more complete understanding on how our body moves through space. This is why going from a prone position, one can adopt an extended global shape static and with motion. These are known as the Superman and Superman Rock.
Every time you sit down on a chair, you perform a pull from your legs. But because the chair is stable, is high up, and has a backrest, you don’t usually pull yourself into the chair with control; you just drop. This convenience has led to underdevelopment in our ability to pull from our lower extremities, which causes extension at the lumbar spine and a subsequent loss of motor control, which is expressed as a loss of movement control.
We are natural pushers. Imagine you are driving your car it runs out of gas just a few hundred feet from a gas station. Would you get out and push or pull your car to the gas station?
Once you nailed burpee level 2, you’ve done most of the work. Level 2 is the hardest one to get through. Now, let’s dive into burpee level 3+4.
Once you’ve nailed the jumping and landing positions, you’re ready for the most basic burpee. It’s important to spend time and nail the positions with good mechanics from the beginning in order to achieve the highest level burpee, avoid injuries, and build a long lasting, strong body.
Part 1 of a 3 part series breaks down the burpee and it’s importance in movement. This series is applicable to all levels and will teach you how to efficiently do burpees. We break it down to foot position, hip position, landing position, pushup mechanics, and kipping/bowing.
