Deck of Doom Challenge

malloriannspw
malloriannspw Posts: 10
edited September 19 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok, I'm going to share with you one of the BEST workouts I've experienced...We do this as a warm up at training. It is mad strength training and cardio at the same time.

Take a Deck of regular playing cards. Each suit is a differend exercise (example):

HEARTS- push ups
SPADES- squats
Diamonds- v- ups or crunches
Clubs- burpies ( go from standing to hands on ground, kick feet out under you like push up position, then bring them back in and stand up)... ya these are rough after awhile lol.

Draw a card and do the number of the given exercise. Remember, in this Kings are 13, queens are 12, jacks are 11 and Aces are 14.

Continue Drawing cards and doing the exercises one after another. This serves as cardio as well, so no breaks until the Deck is finished.

This is an awesome work out and I wanted to share it wirth you. Let me know what you think.:flowerforyou:

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  • malloriannspw
    malloriannspw Posts: 10
    Ok, I'm going to share with you one of the BEST workouts I've experienced...We do this as a warm up at training. It is mad strength training and cardio at the same time.

    Take a Deck of regular playing cards. Each suit is a differend exercise (example):

    HEARTS- push ups
    SPADES- squats
    Diamonds- v- ups or crunches
    Clubs- burpies ( go from standing to hands on ground, kick feet out under you like push up position, then bring them back in and stand up)... ya these are rough after awhile lol.

    Draw a card and do the number of the given exercise. Remember, in this Kings are 13, queens are 12, jacks are 11 and Aces are 14.

    Continue Drawing cards and doing the exercises one after another. This serves as cardio as well, so no breaks until the Deck is finished.

    This is an awesome work out and I wanted to share it wirth you. Let me know what you think.:flowerforyou:
  • prayerfulmom
    prayerfulmom Posts: 409
    Brutal:sad:
  • Hannah_Banana
    Hannah_Banana Posts: 1,242 Member
    Holy.... well, now I know what to do when I go on vacation and I've forgotten my workout tapes but remembered my cards. :tongue:
  • hmo4
    hmo4 Posts: 1,673 Member
    That is awesome-I love it!!! Thanks- do you do the whole deck or do you die first?
  • NeilinOz
    NeilinOz Posts: 89
    hotmomov4
    if you can do the whole deck then yr in the wrong place lol
    you should try www.onehundredpushups.com
  • BrandNewLaura
    BrandNewLaura Posts: 1,650 Member
    This is a great idea...although I would definitely have to choose different exercises than the ones listed in order to not kill myself...lol...but this is definitely cool...goes to show that you don't have to have expensive equipment to exercise.
  • kels0724
    kels0724 Posts: 136
    wow, that is intense but am definately going to try it out sometime! thanks ;)
  • hmo4
    hmo4 Posts: 1,673 Member
    hotmomov4
    if you can do the whole deck then yr in the wrong place lol
    you should try www.onehundredpushups.com

    Did some of that till my shoulder dislocated again. Pushups would have to be against the wall, or substituted. And btw, I'd probable have a stroke after the first hand was dealt!:laugh:
  • NeilinOz
    NeilinOz Posts: 89
    hotmomov4 thats amazing - u are absolutely incredibe
  • jsmccloy
    jsmccloy Posts: 59 Member
    I feel doomed just reading about it! but it does sound like a great workout sans equipment. And I can just imagine the celebration when I flip an Ace over!
  • malloriannspw
    malloriannspw Posts: 10
    LOL ya, flipping that Ace over definitely can suck. This is an intense work out, but you feel so amazing after. I didn't realize my body could do this until I forced myself to finish the deck. :bigsmile:
  • NeilinOz
    NeilinOz Posts: 89
    so thats 105 of each
    ye gods
  • malloriannspw
    malloriannspw Posts: 10
    Ya, we did this again at training last night. Towards the end my partner started complaining... and it's hard not to lol... so our trainer made us both re do the last 20 cards again... 3 of which were aces and it seemed like the rest were either 10's or faces.... I really thought I was going to cry. no lie lol :sad: :grumble:
  • lulubar
    lulubar Posts: 739 Member
    That is awesome-I love it!!! Thanks- do you do the whole deck or do you die first?

    :laugh: :laugh: That's funny!!:laugh: :laugh:
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