Using Set and Between in the same query to populate a table - sql-server

Question

What I am trying to do is populate a row using a counter or some function of sql I am unaware of.
I can use
INSERT INTO EmpSkillsBridge
(EmpIdFK , EmpSkillFK)
Values
(1,1);
This updates one entire record I can even do it in batches of parentheses.
However since I am setting up a the table for the first time and since the data is for test (cough homework cough) reasons. I am trying make it so that the I can create a whole batch of data I have 200 EmpID and 6 different skills. all I want right now is to make the first 25 EmpIdFK and the EmpSkillFK be (1,1)
If i use a where empIdFk < 26 I get an error.
I tried using a loop but being new I got a little lost on how to implement
Then I read I could use the between statement. so my question is can I use a set statement in conjuction with between and make the code work that way?
Set into EmpSkillsBridge
(EmpIdFK , EmpSkillFK)
WHERE (EMPID BETWEEN 1 AND 26)
Values
(1,1);
would this be the best way to go around that?

Answer 1

You can do this:
Insert into EmpSkillsBridge
Select empid, 1
from employees
where empid between 1 and 25;

Answer 2

Something like this should work for you:-
insert into EmpSkillsBridge
(EmpID, EmpSkillsFK)
select empid, 1 from
(
select ROW_NUMBER() over(order by number) empid
from master..spt_values
) v
where empid between 1 and 25