Fysiqal

Intermediate

Burpee

Compound exercise using bodyweight.
Difficulty
Intermediate
Equipment
Bodyweight
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Bilateral
Main plane
Sagittal

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How to do the Burpee

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Hip extensionprimary action

    Gluteus maximus (prime mover, high emphasis); Biceps femoris long head (synergist, moderate emphasis); Semimembranosus (synergist, moderate emphasis); Semitendinosus (synergist, low emphasis); Adductor magnus (synergist, moderate emphasis)

  • Knee extensionprimary action

    Rectus femoris (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus lateralis (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus medialis (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus intermedius (synergist, moderate emphasis)

  • Ankle plantarflexionprimary action

    Gastrocnemius (prime mover, high emphasis); Soleus (synergist, moderate emphasis)

  • Spine extensionsecondary action · resisted

    Rectus abdominis (stabilizer, high emphasis); Transverse abdominis (stabilizer, high emphasis); External oblique (stabilizer, moderate emphasis); Internal oblique (stabilizer, moderate emphasis)

  • Hip flexionsecondary action

    Iliopsoas (synergist, moderate emphasis); Rectus femoris (synergist, low emphasis)

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