A REAL challenge!

Alright. I've noticed there never is really any competition in any of the challenges posted on here. Everything is based on meeting a goal, and members log everyday on how far they have until they get to that goal.

So, I've taken it into my own hands to create a REAL challenge. A REAL competition. Have we all heard of the "playing card" workout?

You take a full stack of playing cards -- 52 cards in total. No jokers. Shuffle them up and draw the one off the top. (You do not have to shuffle before drawing the next cards, of course.) Spades are walking planks, diamonds are jumping jacks, hearts are squats, and clovers are sit-ups. I'll post explanations of these moves. The number on the card indicates how many of that particular exercise you do. Kings, queens, jacks, and aces are all counted as 10. Example: You draw a 5 of hearts, so you'd have to do 5 squats.

This workout has no trainer screaming at you to move along. Therefore, you can take your time and do the moves slowly. You could take a break whenever you wanted as well, but since this is a competition, I think you better not....

We'll be comparing total times to complete all 52 cards. Do this workout as fast as possible, and post your time here. You can repeat this as many times as you like, so if somebody beats your score, you have a chance to beat them back. Even if no one has beaten your record so far, feel free to beat your own. You'll want to use a good timer with minutes, seconds, and maybe even milliseconds. Note: You're time does not include warm-up or cool-down, but you should definitely do these! I did this last night, and it's really tough. So, of course, don't kill yourself doing my challenge! If you need a break, take a break. Please!

Rules:

1. You must go through the entire deck of cards, 52.
2. You cannot substitute moves for others. The spades will always be walking planks, the diamonds always jumping jacks, etc.
3. You must complete each move completely! No standing jumping jacks for example.
4. You must be the one to deal each card. No letting a friend call them out to you.
5. Any breaks will count toward your total time. You start the time at the very beginning and stop it only when you've completed all 52 cards.

For jumping jacks:

Just don't do them like this. Lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGisVaH4DLs

For walking planks:

Basically this is a walking pushup/walkout pushup without the pushup! A push-up is a very hardcore move, and I know that some cannot do it just yet. Maybe we'll add those into another challenge. Everybody should be able to go into plank for a second or two though. Start standing up with feet together. Bend over and walk your hands forward until you're in plank position and then walk your hands back towards your feet. Stand up and repeat. The ONLY modification to this move will be to bend you knees when walking back, but try your best to keep the legs straight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfbJE_k9v6k

For sit ups:

I'm not talking about crunches here guys! The only modification is to either do it with your legs straight on the ground or with your knees bent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUfi2GVswu8

For squats:

Feel free to do whatever with your hands, as long as you do the squat too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRnGI3c5Jjs


Message me if you have any questions!! Good luck!