Everything had come together. It was time. Late night event meant YHC didn’t have much time to plan for the next morning’s beatdown, and the newer guys were dropping like flies with excuses as to why they weren’t gonna make it. So, knowing that there would just be three to four warriors in the gloom ready for a challenge, the time had come for YHC to pull out the Burpeepalooza.
In January, 2021, YHC participated in the Make America Burpeee Again challenge (100 burpees a day for the month), and came across an all-song, all burpee beatdown from the guys in St. Louis. After some tweaks (improvements), it’s now a fun/painful way to trick the PAX into completing over 200 burpees in 45 minutes without complaining (too much). It’s amazing what the body can do when the mind is distracted!
After a quick, but thorough warmup of the usuals–SSH, WM, IW, AC, SL, high knees, and butt kicks, the playlist began.
Here’s a link to it on Spotify with the following instructions: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lix6fRtQYiLIfOwT0QuXg?si=lB1LqA5UQVmu9hDlhwIE7w
“Flower” by Moby–burpees on every “Down”
“Tubthumping” by Chumbawumba–every “I get knocked down…”
“Black Betty” by Ram Jam–every “Black Betty”
“Peaches” by The Presidents of the USA–“Peaches”
“Roxanne” by The Police–“Roxanne”
“Get Back Up” by Toby Mac–“Get back up again”
“This is Who I Am” by Third Day–“This is who I am”
“Thunderstruck” by AC/DC–“Thunder” (includes “Thunderstruck”)
“I Got You Babe” by Sonny and Cher–“Babe”
“Up Down” by Morgan Wallen–“Up Down” (keep count–they come quick!)
“Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash–“Ring”
“Red Solo Cup” by Toby Keith–“Cup” and “Up” (didn’t get to this one–warmup lasted too long, I guess; probably would substitute “Black Betty” with it if I did it again)
The variety and the need to pay attention to the lyrics took the PAX’s mind off much of the pain and repetitiveness of the burpees–that and the reminders to keep good form to avoid straining knees, back or wrists.
It was a joy to share this experience with these awesome guys, and I’m grateful the stars aligned to make it the perfect morning for it! Thanks, for letting me lead, fellas!
See You in the Gloom,
Goose
