…of things we do not know. – Emily Dickinson
It’s the first of the month and though we know what’s upcoming in queeriftland (deadlifts, jumping, pulling, and climbing), for the rest of it, we have no idea what’s coming in the next 31 days.
How great is that?!
We know a few other things that will happen in March. That we’ll set our clocks back an hour and our 6:15 Tuesday workouts will be done in daylight. That less then two weeks after that, it’s the equinox and spring starts. And in between, we can count on the first crocuses, the bright yellow forsythia, the first delicate daffodils…and all those got-damned super-pollen-spraying ornamental trees that we’re so fond of here in Atlanta.
Beyond these sure things, though, Emily Dickinson was right – it’s the month we get to look forward to things we do not know. It’s what makes March Madness so perfectly placed. Some team out of South Dakota just may win it all. Probably not, but you just don’t know.
So let’s get this month started off right. For the Sunday challenge, you will need a pack of cards. You’re going to pull cards out of the deck and do a workout according to what you draw:
clubs – high jumps
hearts – burpees
spades – weighted squats (dumbbell, gallon of milk, backpack, or small child held close to your chest)
diamonds – situps
If you draw an 8 of hearts, for example, you do 8 burpees. Face cards (jack, queen, king) are all 10 reps.
Do not put the card you drew back into the pack. Set a timer for 7 minutes and finish as many cards as possible out of the pack. Count your cards at the end of 7 minutes and let us know how many you got through. The total you get will depend in part on how efficiently you move, but in larger part on the luck of the draw. (If you’re feeling especially frisky, go ahead and do the entire pack. You can split it up throughout the day. If you do that option and do it all in one go, wowza – let us know your time.) Have fun and good luck!
14 responses to “Sun. – 3/1 March is the month of expectation…”
Anushka
March 1st, 2015 at 10:27
10 D, 7S, 9D, 4H, 5S, 3C,3S, 5D, 7H, JackC, 6D, JackC, 4D, 7H
I think I might need to buy a pack of cards cause rando can get a bit boring…https://www.random.org/playing-cards/?cards=1&decks=1&spades=on&hearts=on&diamonds=on&clubs=on&aces=on&twos=on&threes=on&fours=on&fives=on&sixes=on&sevens=on&eights=on&nines=on&tens=on&jacks=on&queens=on&kings=on&remaining=on
researchjen
March 1st, 2015 at 14:38
Fun! (and harder than I thought it would be!)
2D, 10C, KS, KD, 3H, 3C, 2S, AC, 8S, KC, 9D, 9H, AH, 6C, 8D, 7S, 10D, 2C, 3S, 9C, 6D
zahra
March 1st, 2015 at 15:31
i did it so wrong, or shall i say i remixed it. I pulled Qclubs, 9hearts, Jspades, 9dimonds. i did this 4 times in 7 minutes. whompwhomp
Holiday
March 1st, 2015 at 15:50
Done – 7min
23 highjumps
20 burpeees
22 weighted squats
Holiday
March 1st, 2015 at 15:53
Oh yea and 10 situps
Would have gone for 10Min but my knee is kind of achy and the burpees and high jumps hurt.
Cindy Lutenbacher
March 1st, 2015 at 16:34
Substitutions:
Clubs — standing calf (times 5 cuz they go quickly)
Spades — overhead press
Hearts — bent rows
And Diamonds, as expected.
17 cards — 9 face cards, two 3s, two 4s, 6, 7, 8, 9
Worked up a good sweat in 7 minutes!
Empish Thomas
March 1st, 2015 at 18:15
KungLi,
This was a very creative way to do our daily challenge. Unfortunately, I donât have any playing cards in the house! LOL! Not even Old Maids or Uno! I know what a shame! So, not to make excuses I still did a workout all the same. Here is what I did instead.
Power walk on my treadmill for 20 minutes
Power bike ride for 10 minutes
Work with 8 pound dumbbells doing various arm exercises for 15 minutes
Floor exercise/yoga for 15 minutes
msullivan574
March 1st, 2015 at 19:34
10♥️ 10♠️ 5♠️ J♦️ 6♣️ A♦️ 4♣️ 3♣️ J♣️ 9♣️
Glo
March 1st, 2015 at 20:16
10D, QH, QC, 9C, 6H, 2S, KH, AC, 7C, 3S, 6C, 10H
Cecilia
March 1st, 2015 at 22:01
20 sit-ups (while holding cast iron pot), 13 burpees, 10 high jumps, & 28 weighted squats (cast iron pot & 8 with Rocket)! That was quite creative, and super fun!
Roan
March 1st, 2015 at 22:50
Anushka, thanks for posting that link! I couldn’t find cards anywhere….
9S, 8C, 10H, 3C, 7H, QD, 9C, AC, 4C, KH, 7C, 6C, 2D, 5C, 7S, JC, 10C, 2S
Alsie
March 1st, 2015 at 22:57
21 high jumps. 21 squats. 31 sit-ups. 11 burpees.
Monaco
March 1st, 2015 at 23:13
26 Diamonds (situps) , 17 hearts (burpees), 26 Spades (weighted squats), 21 clubs (high jumps).
Daniel
March 1st, 2015 at 23:46
Done!