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11th August 2018
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"The burpee is trying to be three things at once, and it’s not very good at any one of the three. I look at the burpee and I think, why would anyone do that exercise?"
He also went into detail about why exactly a burpee can do you more harm than good.
"In a burpee, you’re jamming your wrist into extension, then you’re putting a huge amount of stress on the anterior shoulder, which is the weakest part of the shoulder. Neither of those things is good in a singular sense, and they’re clearly not good in high repetitions".Michael isn't the only one feeling like this too for Patrick Murphy, who just so happens to be a PT for Zac Efron, agrees that burpees just aren't the best idea. While Murphy acknowledges that burpees burn fat and technically, they can be described as full-a body exercise, they can very easily cause injuries if you're not doing them properly.
"Imagine you’re doing burpees and then going to your sit-down job in an office all day. It’s not good for the wrist, the spine is not in the proper position".Fantastic, we won't be sad to say goodbye to burpees...
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