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There is the concept of pre-loading an exercise to make it more difficult. The idea is to fatigue the muscles just enough to make it strenuous to achieve the set without adjusting the load and/or rep count per set.
For example one takes the #exercise sit-up and can easily do 100 reps without any rest between each rep. Firstly, in this scenario the exercise would fall into cardio than strength. Secondly, although going up in reps would be an option, it wouldn’t directly bring back the exercise back to a strength building one (depending on what one’s goal is). Thirdly, dropping the rep count and adding weight would also be an option if one has the equipment. (There are more options like slow exercising or altering the specific form variant).
Or one can pre-load the exercise with similar exercises that target the same muscle groups and thereby tiring them out. To name a few, either flutter kicks or bicycle crunches. This might not reduce the total rep count of all exercises combined, though it mostly will target a larger range of muscles.
