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muscle confusion... real or hype
Posted on 1/2/20 at 7:33 am
Posted on 1/2/20 at 7:33 am
I've never tried it.
Has anyone else on the board tried it, and did you see any gains?
Has anyone else on the board tried it, and did you see any gains?
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Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:33 am to L1C4
Legit, but misunderstood.
People think you need new, different exercises. You need new, different stimulus, but muscle stimulus isn't that complex.
Adding 5 pounds to the bar gives your muscles a new stimulus and confuses them. Working with 12 reps and slightly lighter weight confuses them when they're used to sets of 8.
Good muscle confusion uses the confusion aspect to enhance progressive overload. Bad confusion just throws in new exercises with no overall plan and no overall progression.
People think you need new, different exercises. You need new, different stimulus, but muscle stimulus isn't that complex.
Adding 5 pounds to the bar gives your muscles a new stimulus and confuses them. Working with 12 reps and slightly lighter weight confuses them when they're used to sets of 8.
Good muscle confusion uses the confusion aspect to enhance progressive overload. Bad confusion just throws in new exercises with no overall plan and no overall progression.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 9:38 am to Rep520
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Legit, but misunderstood.
lol yeah.
Don't do squats on a bosu ball.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 9:49 am to L1C4
Slowing the motion or doing specific counts for portions of the exercise can also help with muscle confusion.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:28 am to TheFitfulFire
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Slowing the motion or doing specific counts for portions of the exercise can also help with muscle confusion
No, like was stated, no such thing as muscle confusion, it's a made up term. The muscle has no brain to get confused with.
The muscle responds to stimuli's that are different or greater than what it has seen before.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 11:02 am to lsu777
quote:Wouldn't slowing the motion or doing specific counts be in this category?
The muscle responds to stimuli's that are different
Posted on 1/2/20 at 12:40 pm to AlxTgr
Specific counts or over emphasizing the eccentric portion would be a change in stimuli. But not the most effective by any means.
This post was edited on 1/2/20 at 12:42 pm
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