The Deck of Cards workout is one of our favourites – we hope you like it as much as we do!
Duration: Against the Clock
Equipment: Deck of playing cards, skipping rope, stop watch
Method: Shuffle the cards, including the jokers, and place them face down. Work your way through the deck one card at a time. The aim of the “game” is to get through the pack as fast as possible. If you need to break your sets up with small rests then go ahead but remember the clock is ticking. Finish all the reps for one card before turning over the next. If you are unlucky and get a run of high cards…bad luck! Remember that each time a high card comes along, that’s one less high rep set you have to do.
Red cards = Squats
Black cards = Press ups
Jokers = 300 rope turns with the jump rope
Face value 1-10 = 1-10 reps e.g. 6 of hearts = 6 squats
Picture cards = 12 reps e.g. king of spades = 12 push ups
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