Thegreatestwarm­upgameever–BURPEEDODGEBALL!

ByJimatCrossFitMatters

AcommonphraseamongstCrossFitters,‘Ihateburpees!’SoonedayCoachJimfromCrossFitMatters,decidedtomakeitalittlemorefuntodoburpees!Throughalittlebrainstormingaboutchildhoodgames,JimcameupwithBurpeeDodgeballasaplayfulwaytogetpeopletodoburpeesandhisdeviousideahasbeenworkingeversince!

WearefortunateatCrossFitMatterstohaveaconfinedspace(2,200ishsqft).WithboxesandtireswecreatedAmericanGladiator‐likeobstaclestohidebehind.Butdon’tbefooled,theseobstacleswillnotsaveyoufromtheinevitablenerfballonslaught!LikeamissilelaunchedfromanF‐15,anerfballwillfindyouthroughthesmallestofopeningsfromacrosstheroom!Yes,bewareoftheex‐baseballplayersinyouraffiliate,butdon’tbefooledeitherbythemiddleagedattorneywhowilllobanerfballwithjustasmuchaccuracy!Burpeedodgeballisforeveryone!Andcoaches,bewareofthebombardmentfromyourathletes,astheylovetogetthecoaches!Frequently,coacheswillfindthemselvesinMatrix‐likepositionsdodgingwiththebestoftheirabilityinthemiddleoftheroom!

Inthecourseofaten‐minutewarm‐up,everyoneisguaranteedtodomultipleburpeesandhavealotoffuntoo!

Rules:

1–Yougethit,doaburpee!

2–Youcatchaball,whoeverthrowtheballdoesaburpee!

3–Youcandeflectathrownball,butithastobelegit!

4–Youcangethitwhiledoingaburpee,sothereisincentivetodoyourburpeesfast!

5–Ifyouarehoardingballsandgethit,youhavetodoaburpeeforthenumberofballsyouareholdingplustheballthathityou!Sothereisincentivetokeeptheballsmoving!

6–Hitthewindow,door,fans,computerorlights–that’stwoburpees(workonyouraccuracy!).

7–Ifyouarewithin10feetofsomeone,donotthrowtheballlikeanMLBpitcherortheNFLlinemanwillgetyou!

8–Openadoorandawindowtomakeitalittlemoreinteresting,inthatifaballgetsthrownoutside–it’sfiveburpees!

9–Thisisthehonorsystemandifyouarenothonorable,wellthat’stenburpees!

Havefunwithit,splituptheroomormakeitfreereigninyouraffiliatespace.Besafeandbecautiousoftheequipment.FortheCrossFitcoachesoutthere,nexttimeyouhear,“Ihateburpees!”Throwanerfballatthemandtellthemtodoaburpee!Wehavebeenblessedwithnumerousvisitorswhowerewelcomedbyafun‐lovinggameofburpeedodgeballandwhonowhaveanewappreciationforburpees!Havefunandhavefundoingburpees!

ByJimCaskeyFounderandHeadCoachatCrossFitMatters

http://www.crossfitmatters.com

Email–jim@crossfitmatters.com

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