The “Deck of Pain” is a tough and fun way to build muscle, burn fat, and develop superhuman conditioning.

Plus, you can do it anytime, anywhere, with minimal-to-zero equipment.

(A lot like the Physique Zero – 12-week Bodyweight Strength Plan for 40s/50s/60s+ we’ve been talking about this week!)

If you’re up for the challenge, here’s how it works:

1 – Grab a standard deck of 52 cards and assign one of the exercises below (or a variation) to each suit:

— Clubs – Squats

— Spades – Push Ups

— Hearts – Pull Ups or Inverted Rows

— Diamonds – Hanging or Lying Leg Raises

2 – Start drawing cards from the top and let the fun begin. The suit on the card determines the exercise, while the number tells you the number of reps to perform. Face cards count as 10, and aces count as 11.

3 – Keep drawing cards and performing the corresponding movements until you’ve completed the entire deck.

Give it a go, let me know how you do.

And if you like this workout, you’ll LOVE Physique Zero – 12-week Bodyweight Strength Plan for 40s/50s/60s+.

Keep up the great work –

— Forest Vance, KettlebellBasics.net