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Thursday, August 24, 2017
Take a hike with a deck of cards
One of my favorite work outs when doing body weight exercises is using a deck of cards.
Pick an exercise for each suit, and use the number shown for reps, face cards are ten and aces are till failure. Shuffle that deck, warm up and start flipping over cards.
This will give you over a hundred reps per exercise, and is a great test of endurance and strength. It is can be done any where, and I recommend once a month under a full moon.
Doing this along a hike at a good spot is a scenic all body option, and best to focus on upper body at that time.
Exercise ideas for suits
This can be done to target different body parts, upper/ lower splits or an all body. You are certainly encouraged to try the deck in many different variations of exercises used. The options are endless possibilities of a useful training session.
All body
Diamonds:push ups
Spades:squats
Hearts:8 count body builders
Clubs:Everest climbers
Upper body
Diamonds: push ups
Spades: pull ups
Hearts: dips
Clubs: chin ups
Lower body
Diamonds: squats
Spades: side lunges
Hearts: pistol squats
Clubs: one leg dead lift hand to floor
Keep a deck of cards in your car, and take a field trip with this idea. Take a hit, and get through this deck 3 times for a good time.
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