Why I Chose Burpees Again

Key wellness strategies, self-care techniques & productivity tips

• Use training as a way to maintain wellness despite life disruptions

  • As a single dad, routine can get “thrown into the wind,” so training has to adapt rather than stop.

• Adopt flexible, reality-based training when schedules are unstable

  • Instead of rigid bodybuilding programming during chaotic periods (e.g., holidays), switch to a more random / “chaos is the plan” approach—show up and do what makes sense that day.
  • This is framed as one of his best training periods.

• Modify burpees to reduce pain and enable consistency

  • To protect his lower back, he changed his burpee technique by widening his stance.
  • Result: a “pain-free functional burpee” (less aesthetically “performative,” but still delivers the benefits).

• Rebuild confidence with momentum and attainable benchmarks

  • Burpees feel daunting after a break; he emphasizes that the first sets are the hardest.
  • He uses a personal benchmark (e.g., returning to a ~100-burpee goal) to regain the “burpee buzz.”

• Leverage community for motivation and adherence

  • He reconnects with friends/“the boys” via WhatsApp/community, where seeing others do burpees and having banter helps keep him engaged.

• Treat hard workouts as a creativity catalyst

  • He links burpee sessions with increased creative output (ideas for workout content, video titles, workout concepts).
  • He suggests that during conditioning, people often distract from pain by thinking/imagining—his mind turns that into creation.

• Keep the mindset focused on the payoff

  • He frames the “reason” for training as the endorphin rush/buzz at the end, not just the exercise itself.
  • Encourages people to try burpees carefully—he notes they’re not for everyone.

• General coaching-style takeaway

  • “Train hard every day” and stimulate something (keep yourself engaged and conditioned).

Presenters / sources

• Jared Mello (referenced via “chaos is the plan training”)