FitDeck

04-13-2005, 09:56 AM

Hi,
Anyone heard about this FitDeck (www.fitdeck.com)? Could be fun to pull a card each hour during work to break up the day. Wanted to see what others think before buying it.

Sabine

Beth Moscov · 04-13-2005, 10:01 AM

I haven't used this particular deck but I know some folks simply take a regular deck of cards and assign exercises to the numbers and suits and then pull cards and do the same thing. Probably cheaper plus you can choose your own exercises. For example, I bet fitdeck doesn't have most of the gymnastics moves nor the olympic lifts and so on.

Peter Galloway · 04-13-2005, 10:03 AM

Sabine,

You could use a normal deck of cards to do the same thing - the usual method is to assign an exercise to each suit (eg hearts = push-ups, spades = sit-ups etc) and then do reps based on the number of the card you pull (so 10 of hearts = 10 push-ups, ace of spades = 14 situps and so forth....)

Peter Galloway · 04-13-2005, 10:04 AM

Beat me to it Beth!

Jeff Martin · 04-13-2005, 10:24 AM

Sabine,
We use a regular deck of cards. It's been a staple of our Krav Maga warm up for about five years. If we working kicks squats, jumping squats, and lunges are assigned. Legs are nice and rubbery when the kicking starts, just like being in the middle of a long fight.

04-13-2005, 12:48 PM

Thats a great idea. I like using the number of the cards as the reps. Haven't thought of that. I guess you could double or tripple the reps to make it harder (or x5 for the next card if you pulled a joker).
Thanks for the tips!

Frank C Ollis · 04-13-2005, 01:52 PM

Make your own with index cards. Cheaper.

Jeff Martin · 04-13-2005, 02:53 PM

For even more fun, you can turn over a card and call it the multiplier. Every card you pull after that is multiplied by the multiplier then you do that number of reps. You can also use dice as a multiplier.

Beth Moscov · 04-13-2005, 03:42 PM

ooooo Jeff is MEAN! :wink:

Dan Silver · 04-13-2005, 10:46 PM

Frank-

How much does a deck of cards cost in your neck of the woods?

-D.

04-13-2005, 09:56 AM	#1
Sabine Knedlik **** Profile:** Posts: n/a	Hi, Anyone heard about this FitDeck (www.fitdeck.com)? Could be fun to pull a card each hour during work to break up the day. Wanted to see what others think before buying it. Sabine
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04-13-2005, 12:48 PM	#6
Sabine Knedlik **** Profile:** Posts: n/a	Thats a great idea. I like using the number of the cards as the reps. Haven't thought of that. I guess you could double or tripple the reps to make it harder (or x5 for the next card if you pulled a joker). Thanks for the tips!
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04-13-2005, 10:01 AM	#2
Beth Moscov Member Profile: Join Date: May 2007 Location: Boulder Creek CA Posts: 1,269	I haven't used this particular deck but I know some folks simply take a regular deck of cards and assign exercises to the numbers and suits and then pull cards and do the same thing. Probably cheaper plus you can choose your own exercises. For example, I bet fitdeck doesn't have most of the gymnastics moves nor the olympic lifts and so on.

04-13-2005, 10:03 AM	#3
Peter Galloway Departed Profile: Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 451	Sabine, You could use a normal deck of cards to do the same thing - the usual method is to assign an exercise to each suit (eg hearts = push-ups, spades = sit-ups etc) and then do reps based on the number of the card you pull (so 10 of hearts = 10 push-ups, ace of spades = 14 situps and so forth....)

04-13-2005, 10:04 AM	#4
Peter Galloway Departed Profile: Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 451	Beat me to it Beth!

04-13-2005, 10:24 AM	#5
Jeff Martin Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ramona Ca. Posts: 1,318	Sabine, We use a regular deck of cards. It's been a staple of our Krav Maga warm up for about five years. If we working kicks squats, jumping squats, and lunges are assigned. Legs are nice and rubbery when the kicking starts, just like being in the middle of a long fight.

04-13-2005, 01:52 PM	#7
Frank C Ollis Member Profile: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vista CA Posts: 554	Make your own with index cards. Cheaper.

04-13-2005, 02:53 PM	#8
Jeff Martin Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ramona Ca. Posts: 1,318	For even more fun, you can turn over a card and call it the multiplier. Every card you pull after that is multiplied by the multiplier then you do that number of reps. You can also use dice as a multiplier.

04-13-2005, 03:42 PM	#9
Beth Moscov Member Profile: Join Date: May 2007 Location: Boulder Creek CA Posts: 1,269	ooooo Jeff is MEAN! :wink:

04-13-2005, 10:46 PM	#10
Dan Silver Departed Profile: Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 533	Frank- How much does a deck of cards cost in your neck of the woods? -D.