1000 burpees ???

Bob Long · 01-05-2006, 06:06 AM

Lost in the 200+ posts the other day was this gem:

WOD: “A Recon New Years” – with a continuously running clock, locate somewhere you can get cold, wet, and dirty. Knock out 1000 eight-count body-builders to bring in the New Year.

As Rx’d 3:57:40

Posted by Caleb Ballard at January 3, 2006 07:45 AM

Is that 3 hours 57 minutes and 40 seconds for what are basically 1000 burpees? That would take me a week. No comments were made that day so I assume you guys missed it. Geez, 1,000 eight-counts. I am stunned.I will now stagger back to the couch and eat Oreos until I feel better.

Craig Van De Walker · 01-05-2006, 07:25 AM

Holy crap. Does everything on him still work?

David Wood · 01-05-2006, 07:56 AM

I'm not sure it's quite that bad (although, no, I don't have *any* desire to try it myself).

1000 burpees in (just under) 4 hours.
250 / hour
4 / minute
1 every 15 seconds.

A horrific grind, but not impossible. I'm not quite sure what would drive a man to do that, and it is kind of amazing.

Robert Wolf · 01-05-2006, 12:02 PM

I suspect he just went through a break-up...

Bert Brams · 01-06-2006, 03:42 AM

As soon as my elbow is healed, I'm gonna break that one.
Who's with me !

Andy Shirley · 01-06-2006, 07:47 AM

....Crickets

Jim Glover · 01-07-2006, 05:14 PM

**** on that.

I'll stick with power and strength over redundant reps.

That ranks right up there with jogging 6 miles for no good reason.

Kalen Meine · 01-07-2006, 07:47 PM

I'll have to back Jim up on this one. Think about the best, most blistering, or most interesting WODS you can remember- a few were long- but not that long. Part of the magic is varying the complexity of the exercises, the cycling of reps, rounds, weights, and number of different movements to never drive one exercise to the point of uselessness, and allow one exercise to recover while the body as a whole is still under stress- thus the wonder of intervals and circuits. As one otherwise obnoxious critic pointed out on the front page one day, anyone can create a senselessly painful and crushing WOD by simply adding reps, pounds, and rounds ad nauseum and let the clock run out. He was missing the point that while the workouts may feel that way at the moment, across the board they aren't. Three hours of burpees better fits his complaint.

(Message edited by nyx on January 07, 2006)

David Wood · 01-07-2006, 08:19 PM

As much as I never want to do this, I'm not sure this was absurdly excessive.

We like to think of CrossFit as preparing us for, well, pretty much *anything*.

So, how about the occasional need for a long, painful slog? I wonder if someday we'll wake up and the WOD will be "Run for 3 hours. Report distance to comments".

Hopefully it won't ever be: "Do 1000 bupees".

GEORGE FISH · 01-08-2006, 04:02 AM

I'm in, sound stupid and painful. No point training for such an event, which will be more mental fitness than physical fitness. When do we go for it?

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01-05-2006, 06:06 AM	#1
Bob Long Member Profile: Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bruning NE Posts: 234	Lost in the 200+ posts the other day was this gem: WOD: “A Recon New Years” – with a continuously running clock, locate somewhere you can get cold, wet, and dirty. Knock out 1000 eight-count body-builders to bring in the New Year. As Rx’d 3:57:40 Posted by Caleb Ballard at January 3, 2006 07:45 AM Is that 3 hours 57 minutes and 40 seconds for what are basically 1000 burpees? That would take me a week. No comments were made that day so I assume you guys missed it. Geez, 1,000 eight-counts. I am stunned.I will now stagger back to the couch and eat Oreos until I feel better.

01-05-2006, 07:25 AM	#2
Craig Van De Walker Member Profile: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Beaverton OR Posts: 872	Holy crap. Does everything on him still work?

01-05-2006, 07:56 AM	#3
David Wood Departed Profile: Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,303	I'm not sure it's quite that bad (although, no, I don't have any desire to try it myself). 1000 burpees in (just under) 4 hours. 250 / hour 4 / minute 1 every 15 seconds. A horrific grind, but not impossible. I'm not quite sure what would drive a man to do that, and it is kind of amazing.

01-05-2006, 12:02 PM	#4
Robert Wolf Member Profile: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chico CA Posts: 2,669	I suspect he just went through a break-up...

01-06-2006, 03:42 AM	#5
Bert Brams Member Profile: Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sint-Truiden Belgium Posts: 427	As soon as my elbow is healed, I'm gonna break that one. Who's with me !

01-06-2006, 07:47 AM	#6
Andy Shirley Member Profile: Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Honoulu HI Posts: 1,552	....Crickets

01-07-2006, 05:14 PM	#7
Jim Glover Member Profile: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fort Gibson Oklahoma Posts: 79	**** on that. I'll stick with power and strength over redundant reps. That ranks right up there with jogging 6 miles for no good reason.

01-07-2006, 07:47 PM	#8
Kalen Meine Member Profile: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Denver CO Posts: 329	I'll have to back Jim up on this one. Think about the best, most blistering, or most interesting WODS you can remember- a few were long- but not that long. Part of the magic is varying the complexity of the exercises, the cycling of reps, rounds, weights, and number of different movements to never drive one exercise to the point of uselessness, and allow one exercise to recover while the body as a whole is still under stress- thus the wonder of intervals and circuits. As one otherwise obnoxious critic pointed out on the front page one day, anyone can create a senselessly painful and crushing WOD by simply adding reps, pounds, and rounds ad nauseum and let the clock run out. He was missing the point that while the workouts may feel that way at the moment, across the board they aren't. Three hours of burpees better fits his complaint. (Message edited by nyx on January 07, 2006)

01-07-2006, 08:19 PM	#9
David Wood Departed Profile: Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,303	As much as I never want to do this, I'm not sure this was absurdly excessive. We like to think of CrossFit as preparing us for, well, pretty much anything. So, how about the occasional need for a long, painful slog? I wonder if someday we'll wake up and the WOD will be "Run for 3 hours. Report distance to comments". Hopefully it won't ever be: "Do 1000 bupees".

01-08-2006, 04:02 AM	#10
GEORGE FISH Departed Profile: Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 39	I'm in, sound stupid and painful. No point training for such an event, which will be more mental fitness than physical fitness. When do we go for it?