INFIDEL CHALLENGE - Burpee Race

Competition begins: Monday, July 21 8:00AM
Competition ends: Friday, July 25^th 8:00PM

MEN: 500 burpees. Strict form.

WOMEN: 250 burpees. Push-ups from the knees allowed, all other form standards apply.

So far, it looks like we'll have at least 10 participants. If you're in, please post to comments, email me (justinmoulden at gmail dotcom,) call me, send a carrier pigeon, whatever. Try to update me at least daily on your progress by the same means. First male and first female to complete all the prescribed reps win the right to brag to all their friends, who won't know what a burpee is or what doing 500 of them means. As we're all highly honorable and dedicated individuals, we'll be using the honor system with regards to adherence to form and rep count.

The standards for form (gratuitously stolen with much respect and admiration from the CrossFit Santa Cruz web site) are as follows:

One



Start with hands on the ground in front of your feet. Keep your back straight.

Two



Kick feet out behind you into the top of the push-up portion of the burpee. Your body should be straight and tight in a flat plank.

Three



Lower your body into the lowest part of a push-up. Your chest and thighs should ultimately touch the ground at the same time. Remember to keep your whole body, especially your midline, tight. While throwing your body on the ground and therefore touching both chest and thighs to the ground is acceptable by some standards, we feel that more is to be gained from doing a strict push-up in this Challenge.

Four



Push up into the top of the push-up position again.

Five



Jump your feet up to your hands into your starting position.

Six



Jump into the air and clap your hands overhead so that your ear is exposed in front of your arms. Your feet should leave the ground.