This Burpee Will Make You Feel Like a Pro Athlete

Recently, we’ve featured some pretty high-level moves that fall into this category—mostly variations of the burpee (check out the hot-sauce burpee and typewriter burpee)—and now we’ve got one more that takes things a step further.

The lateral burpee box jump-over is a combination move that fuses two burpees together by way of a lateral (sideways) hop over a low box. It’s a fast-paced athletic movement that requires you to pay attention to not only your technique, but also your surroundings—just like an athlete.

Watch the video above to see Ben Sweeney, a trainer at Brick New York, demonstrate this move during a recent visit to the MH Rec Room.

The lateral burpee box jump over is a great cardio exercise that will get your heart racing and your legs aching, Sweeney says. All you need is a box or a step and enough space on either side to do a burpee. 

Lateral exercises are critical to staying agile and being able to move quickly in any direction. If you play a sport like soccer or football (or like to hit the ski slopes during the winter), you’d be doing yourself a disservice to leave lateral training out of your workouts. 

Sweeney suggests doing this exercise for 20 reps, or 10 per side, the next time you train your legs.

Give it a try and see if you enjoy it as much as we do. And once you’ve got it down, share your photos and videos with us (@menshealthmag) and Sweeney (@bsweenfit) on social media using the #MHRecRoom hashtag.