Thoughts.

the workout:

a) in 10 minutes, do 100 burpees–I suggest doing 10 sets of 10, starting at the top of each minute (ie, one set a minute)–if you can’t get them all in under 10 minutes, still do 100 as long as it takes.

or, if you’re so inclined, you can do

b) tabata burpees (tabata= 20 secs hard, 10 secs rest, 8 sets).

Stay Strong,
Mackey

notes:
-seriously, look at the clip linked above. It’s a fluid motion, not stop-and-go.
-you’re going to tire on the pushup portion a lot sooner than the jumping portion, so really strive to quickly jump as high as you can with each rep.
-once your arms tire, form will sag–I’d rather you do half-pushups and keep the pace than grind through one pushup for 3-4 seconds.
-keep flowing from landing to landing, don’t stop at pushup position. it helps you push through it if you don’t stop.
-I did a), getting each set of 10 done in about 30 seconds each time (the last few took closer to 35 seconds). If you’re doing b), getting 6 or so in on your most tired sets would be pretty decent, I think.

how it works:
a) is a strength endurance workout–doing pushups with essentially your entire bodyweight to support is a strength movement–the jump up is more explosive, and is more speed endurance. what that means is that with a workout like this, you’re training your body to do the same thing (in this case, exerting upper body strength or lower body explosiveness) for longer, rather than increasing strength or explosiveness directly (though it’ll likely do that too if you’re not in great shape).
b) is similar in what it works, though the shorter rest emphasizes pushing through fatigue more than a).