The 5-Minute Workout : The goal is to do as many repetitions of that one or two exercises in 3-5 minutes

The goal is to do as many repetitions of that one or two exercises in 3-5 minutes :

If you are doing push-ups - do as many as you can in 5 minutes. If its pull-ups, squats or presses...the goal is to do as many as you can in 5 minutes.

I doubt you can do push-ups continually for 5 minutes, so you are going to have to break it down into multiple sets. Whether you perform 5 or 9 sets in that time frame is dependent on you and your current fitness level.

The key is the rest break in-between sets. You can rest for 10, 15 or 20 seconds...it depends on your level of fitness, but try and keep the rest period the same. Don't forget you only have 5 minutes, so you can't rest for a whole minute, the goal is to do as many reps as possible in those 5 minutes.

Do it one of two ways
One way is to do a progression of sets...the first set you might do 12 reps...the next set...9 then 6 reps and so on. You keep dropping the number of reps for each set you do. Believe me this is a good little workout when done properly. You're trying to get as many reps out in that short time frame, which means you want to keep your rest time to a minimum, but keep the rest period the same.

 

👉 Introduction : The 5-Minute Workout.
👉 The goal is to do as many repetitions of that one or two exercises in 3-5 minutes.
👉 The other option is to pick a target number of reps for each set.