Juarez Valley Method

Like the Jailhouse Method, the Juarez Valley Method may be done with any type of bodyweight exercise. Unlike the Jailhouse Method, the Juarez Valley Method offers alternating ascending and descending reps. Repetitions are performed in descending order on all odd-number sets, but repetitions are performed in ascending order on even-number sets. In the middle, they meet! A Juarez Valley 20 is performed liked this:

Set 1 - 20 reps

Set 2 - 1 rep

Set 3 - 19 reps

Set 4 - 2 reps

Set 5 - 18 reps

Set 6 - 3 reps

Set 7 - 17 reps

Set 8 - 4 reps

Set 9 - 16 reps

Set 10 - 5 reps

Set 11 - 15 reps

Set 12 - 6 reps

Set 13 - 14 reps

Set 14 - 7 reps

Set 15 - 13 reps

Set 16 -8 reps

Set 17 - 12 reps

Set 18 - 9 reps

Set 19 - 11 reps

Set 20 - 10 reps

The complaint about the Jailhouse Method is that the difficulty in the beginning of the workout can be overwhelming, and that the ease at the end of the workout is not challenging. In contrast, the Juarez Valley Method keeps a steady level of difficulty throughout the workout.