Deck of Cards

We really have fun at CrossFit. Saturday's workout was 'Deck of Cards'. We invited our neighbor, Tiffany to play with us. Having never done CrossFit before, this was a good introduction for Tiffany. The 8am WOD began with a group warm up. We made a big circle with Calvin in the middle giving instructions. Hip circles, side bends, static lunges and then we went through the movements that were in the ‘Deck of Cards’; man-makers, jumping squats, side shuffle with med-ball, knee-to-elbow. The best part of a team workout is the team. There is this great feeling of being part of a team and working towards a single goal. In our case it was to get through the deck of cards and try to beat the other teams for time.

This team workout was so much fun but it was also brutal, especially when you pull a spade three times in a row! If you’ve never done the side shuffle before, just hold a weighted ball between your legs and below your knees and then side shuffle for 25 meters and side shuffle back 25 meters. That’s one!

Here’s how to play the game:

Gather a small team and a full deck of cards. Each suit is assigned an activity. Hearts are man-makers, clubs are weighted jump squats, diamonds are knee-to- elbow, and spade is side shuffle with a med ball for 25 meters and back. The number on the card is how many times you do the activity before moving on the next card. King, Queen and Jack count as 10, Ace is 12. If someone pulls a Joker everyone on your team must stop whatever activity they are doing and your team must play leap frog for 30 meters! Every person on the team pulls their own card and does the assigned activity. First team to get through the deck of cards wins!

We didn’t win but the satisfaction of getting through the entire deck of cards made us all feel like winners!

Warning: Keep your head down when playing leapfrog.