Poker Face

    Not an entirely new concept, but a fun one nonetheless. Some of you may have heard of it, or even done it before. The deck of cards workout. Basically all it consists of is four movements, each represented by one of the four suits of cards. The cards are shuffled and athletes draw cards, performing the number of reps designated on the card, and the movement designated by the suit of the card. We decided to take it a little bit further, to ensure no slacking happened. We created a "hardest set possible" rule. This rule simply states that you should be doing the most difficult version of the movement possible for a set. So say if you draw a 3 and you are supposed to do presses, well than they should at least be strict presses, if not doubles! But with a card like a 10, understandably one is allowed to split those reps over both hands. Or if you draw a 10 of pullups, you do kipping pullups. Draw a 5, do dead hangs. Draw a three or a 2, do muscle ups. You get the point. Always make it hard, even the low rep cards. All face cards are worth 10 reps, and for the lucky fellow who draws an ace, it's worth 12 reps. This workout is alot of fun, and the difficulty creeps up on you. You may even find yourself getting crushed by poor "luck of the draw". When is the game over? Once all the cards in the deck have been drawn, or you give up. Whichever comes first.

Poker Face

Clubs: Snatches (Do full number of reps designated with each hand, don't be lazy and split them)
Hearts: Presses
Diamonds: Pushups
Spades: Pullups

Or you can do the movements we did on Saturdays WOD...

Clubs: Squat Thrusters
Hearts: Presses (Notice a trend? Presses are hearts because we heart presses)
Diamonds: Ring Dips
Spades: Tire Flips

   Realistically you could do any movement you want with a deck of cards. These are just a couple suggestions. Either way, it'll be a tough workout. If it's just you, you will be crushed for sure after doing all 52 cards. You can also "play" the cards with another comrade, taking turns each time. You can continue the "play" idea by splitting larger groups into 2 even teams, then the card drawn will be performed by the entire team. Throw Jokers in too for extra fun, and give them a sinister assignment, like 25 burpees.