7/25/2023 0 Comments Bring sally up![]() ![]() Exercise: Sit-ups Song: I love the Way You Lie, Eminem and Rhianna Every time Rhianna sings, freeze in a held sit-up. A creative group using video game graphics created a thousand-car race set to the Moby version of the song, which he has titled, Flower. Every time the song says bring Sally up you stand, and every time it says bring Sally down you squat and hold until it says bring Sally up again and so on. The iconoclastic singer, Moby, who is white, manages to capture the rhythm and feel of the old slave song. Black and White were able to play the same games without being in a mixed group. From different places in the yard or field, but within eyesight or earshot, both groups of children would sing and play together using Sally as the code name for all to play. Resistance band rows Trying the Bring Sally Up challenge using a set of the best resistance bands can work your biceps and back muscles the opposite of push-ups. In the original song that verse is followed with the call, "If you hate it fold your arms, if you love it clap your hands." Obviously the kids who clapped along to the rhythmic beat of the song were glad that Old Miss Lucy has died, and the ones who didn't were showing a measure of respect for her.ĭuring slavery days in the old south, white and black children were not allowed to play together. Heres three more ways to do the Bring Sally Up challenge: 1. The song goes on, "Old miss Lucy's dead and gone, left me here to weep alone." That verse meant the slave owner (or his wife), is dead. It’s a great challenge because it’s kind of like a downward dog but you wont be using your hands to stabilize your arms. The implication being that the last one to squat had to help the adults in the field, although it was a playground tease and not a serious threat. When the song says bring sally up, you’ll lift your butt up in the air. ![]() The song repeats the words bring sally up and bring sally down. ![]() The line, "Last one squat gotta tear the ground", is similar to the more modern phrase, "Last one to do it is a rotten egg," sort of teasing. The workout: Instead of exercising to a timer, youll be exercising to a song. ![]()
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