Progression
Progression ladder for the Burpee
Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.
Choose a different exercise
Search the exercise catalogue by name. The ladder and the log below both follow whichever exercise you pick.
Easier and harder steps around the Burpee
These are the substitutes for the Burpee, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.
Easier steps
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Star Jump
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Quads
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wheel run
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular-system
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bear crawl
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular-system
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Single Leg Push-off
- Intermediate
- Other
- Quadriceps
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ski step
- Beginner
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular-system
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astride jumps (male)
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular-system
Where you are now
Burpee
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular-system
Harder steps
Nothing in the substitutes for the Burpee scores harder than it.
Log a workout on the Burpee
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