Yeah have done that and its a killer! Its basically an intense cross between drop setting and super setting, which are 2 of the methods i use to break my routine every couple of cycles and really shock the muscles into some growth.Oh Furious One said:Any of you blokes ever done 10 to 1's?
10 push ups - 10 sit ups
9 push ups - 9 sit ups
8 push ups - 8 sit ups
You get the picture. It's torture and when you get to 5 push ups/sit ups and under, you hold. It really makes you appreciate rests. How many seconds rest break do you have between sets, Rick? I'm personally a fan of 40 seconds, always have been. Just curious about Carlo's advice.
If you're at a gym or have the apparatus at home, a great variation of that is 10 to 1's of push ups, sit ups, chin ups and hyper extentions (in that order). Now THATS pain, but you're also training super effectively in terms of working a muscle group and its opposite muscle group, but giving them both adequate rests by introducing 2 completely different pairs of opposites to split each one.
chest (push ups) opposite to lats (chins)
Abs (sit ups) opposite to lower back (hypers)
All of that kind of training is an awesome way to really burn some serious kalories while strengthening muscle groups, but you do have to be careful that your form isn't going to the crapper as theres not much point if you're not actually performing the exercise correctly.