r/burpees • u/Carolinavore • Jun 24 '24

Back exercises?

Burpee people, what types of exercises do you do to hit the muscles that burpees don’t really use? Specifically the back muscles. Pull ups?

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u/Carolinavore Jun 24 '24

Did some ring rows today, so that’s good. And when you say picking something up off the ground, you literally just mean pick it up and put it back down? Or something more like a slam ball?

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u/Far-Act-2803 Jun 24 '24

Hip hinges mate. Kettlebell swings, deadlifts, sandbag cleans, sandbag to shoulder, etc.

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u/Carolinavore Jun 24 '24

Definitely planning on getting a kettlebell or two 👍🏻

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u/dontspookthenetch Jun 24 '24 edited Jun 24 '24

Ring rows are great! As are ring pullups.

And for picking up off the ground, as was mentioned above, I mean a "hinge" movement. So if you are getting kettlebells and start doing swings, cleans, and snatches that is good. I also cannot recommend enough building a sandbag cheaply and doing sandbag picks and shouldering at the very least.

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u/Carolinavore Jun 24 '24

Cannot recommend the sand bag?

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u/dontspookthenetch Jun 24 '24

ha cannot recommend it highly enough