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Monday, April 20, 2026

Death ByBurpees

Every minute, do one more burpee than the last. Minute 1: one burpee. Minute 2: two. Minute 12: twelve. The clock ends when you can no longer finish before the buzzer.

Before You Start

The WorkoutBriefing

Movements

  1. 01

    Burpee

    Minute N: do N burpees, then rest until the next minute. Workout ends the first minute you fail to finish in time.

Scaling

Easier

start at 3 burpees and add one per minute (Death By 3)

Harder

lateral burpee over a target; start at 5.

Timer Structure

What Today's TimerLooks Like

EMOM ascending: minute N = N burpees. Stop when you miss a window.

1 Burpee
2 Burpees
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