CrossFit Regeneration
Burpee Equivalent Calculator
How many burpees does that junk food cost you?
(Average Vertical jump during 5 minute Burpee test was 5 inches, so assume that plus your height for Distance.)
| Food | Calories (kcals) | # of Burpees |
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| 1 Slice of Apple Pie (with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream) | 420 |
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| 1/2 cup of Cranberry sauce | 209 |
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| 1 large French Fries | 500 |
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| 1 IPA beer | 195 |
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| 1 Slice of Dominos Peperoni Pizza | 260 |
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| 1 – 8 ounce Ted’s Bison Cheesburger | 730 |
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| 1 scoop of Ben Jerry’s Cookie Dough ice cream | 270 |
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| 1 – 12” Roast beef sub from Subway | 970 |
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| 1 Cola soft drink | 200 |
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| 1 Plain Bagel | 320 |
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| 1 Egg McMuffin Sandwich | 300 |
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| 1 Cadbury Creme Egg | 59 |
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"Given: 1kcal = 426.4 kg/m. External mechanical work or the work that is being performed does not equal the amount of work that is being produce internally, humans aren’t 100% efficient. Efficiency during running and cycling is about 25%, thus for the body to perform 25 kcals of external work, it must produces 100 kcals of energy internally. That means that the body has to produce 1.47 kcals of internal energy to produce 0.368 kcals of external mechanical work per Burpee repetition." - Dr. Jeff Godin, Ph.D., CSCS.
Idea borrowed from Burpee Equivalents: Understanding Junk Food in terms of your Favorite Exercise by Dr. Jeff Godin, Ph.D., CSCS.