Tim Ferriss, bestselling author and marketer of The 4-Hour Workweek and follow-up “4-Hour” books, interviewed Martin Gibala, the scientist whose suggesting burpees as a candidate for the single best exercise in the New York Times in 2011 inspired my sidcha. Dr. Gibala’s book with Christopher Shulgan, The One Minute Workout, launches on February 7 (a week before my book, Leadership Step by Step!), which they talked mostly about, how to[…] Keep reading →
My Inc. article today, “2,192 Days of Burpees,” begins 2,192 Days of Burpees I’ve done burpees every day for the past 6 years, about 85,000 so far. I’m just getting started. In April 2011, the New York Times Magazine published an article asking fitness experts, “What’s the Single Best Exercise?” In it, Martin Gibala, the chairman of the department of kinesiology at McMaster University, suggested the burpee. I had to[…] Keep reading →
Continuing my Saturday series on posting my answers to questions from Quora, here are my next questions answered: Why don’t we build a classic space station? Was there time before the universe was created? How would I write a character who has no emotions, or who has alexithymia? What happens if one does burpees in a moving elevator? Can 100 burpees everyday build running speed or just stamina? Q: Why[…] Keep reading →
Continuing my Saturday series on posting my answers to questions from Quora, here are my next questions answered: What habits can I develop to improve my speaking style and communicate more like Steve Jobs? Are you a leader or a follower? How should I stop loving someone who does not love me? Is burpee the fastest weight loss exercise? Aside from running, what is the best form of Cardio for[…] Keep reading →
[This post is part of a series on my daily exercise and starting and keeping challenging habits. If you don’t see a Table of Contents to the left, click here to view the series, where you’ll get more value than reading just this post.] Today roughly marks my hitting my 80,000th burpee since starting the sidcha in December 2011. After the first month, I wrote “How to begin a workout[…] Keep reading →
I stumbled across these videos and couldn’t help sharing them. Almost anyone can do burpees. Why not do some today? I’ll note that nearly everyone, including the adults are doing the push-up with poor form, not keeping their backs straight. Pushing your shoulders up while bending back at the waist undermines that part. Might as well leave the push-up out or work on the form. Also note the rowing machine[…] Keep reading →
[This post is part of a series on my daily exercise and starting and keeping challenging habits. If you don’t see a Table of Contents to the left, click here to view the series, where you’ll get more value than reading just this post.] I hit my 70,000th burpee today. Well, around today. I sometimes do more but never fewer, so I’m not sure the exact number. 70,000 is a[…] Keep reading →
