To do a pullup, you lift your entire body weight using your arms and back muscles while hanging from a bar.

It’s a challenging exercise, many people can’t even do one.

But even people who can do a few cannot do nearly as many all in a row without taking breaks.

They’re exhausting!

If you break them up into sets, you can do many more and develop yourself physically in less time.  You’re spending more time in a single exercise session, but it becomes much more effective overall.

The ‘Navy Seal’ method for pullups involves using a pyramid structure and starting with 1 then 2 then 3 then 2 then 1, if three is the maximum you can do.

If your maximum number was 6 then you would end up doing a total of 36 pullups!

And if you can do 36 pullups like that, then you’ll probably be able to do around 20 consecutively.  Using the pyramid method can get you faster to doing the 20 then single sets would.

On saxophone, you can play for twenty minutes, take a break for twenty minutes, and then practice again.  If you do this a few times a day, even better!

You won’t tire out your embouchure and in the long run you will sound better in less time.

Rest is important when you’re playing music and it’s important within your saxophone practice routine.