Comments on: Muscle Confusion

By: Zipper

Zipper — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:12:51 +0000

I was waiting for you to point this out as there is so much Hype, still to this day, that muscle confusion is paramount when it is NOT. It’s a hell of a marketing concept though. 😛 Good on ya man.

By: Daz

Daz — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:11:53 +0000

The late and great John Christy implied that some of the trainees under his instruction were still adding weight to the bar on a continual basis on basic compound exercises after a whole year of training (albeit micro-loading). I don’t think he believed in “muscle confusion” either!

By: Gain Muscle - Easyfitness

Gain Muscle - Easyfitness — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:47:23 +0000

Great read Mark, so many people believe that muscles can get confused and they can generate more muscle gains from switching exercises every couple of weeks but how you’ve explained it is pretty much spot on. Sometimes switching exercises is not necessary at all, changing the amount of weight lifted or switching rep ranges is often all it takes to maintain progress in a lift.

Mark

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 04:22:41 +0000

John the whole “muscle confusion” thing isn’t a one off with alternate exercises because of equipment limitations, we’re talking intentionally rearranging everything every few weeks. I’d say if it’s once in a blue moon you’re on the road and gotta swap stuff out nbd, but maybe look at simplifying your routine if you’re running into that problem on a regular basis. Just my $0.02.

By: John A Davis

John A Davis — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:51:49 +0000

So what do I do when traveling and I run into a situation where the gym is limited and I have to do some different exercises?

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:47:25 +0000

@Mike Huber – PREACH ON! Kills me how many people will burn their hard earned money on pills and garbage and bizarre battery operated “exercise equipment” that don’t work, but when you give them something that DOES work, they say it’s too hard! It’s like, c’mon, you found the willpower to part with hundreds of dollars for nothing, but not to part with no money for results? Kinda foolish if you ask me… 😆

By: Mike Huber

Mike Huber — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:09:58 +0000

And there’s a ton of crap and excuses out there Mark. I hear them all the time. It’s all up to your drive and ambition. How Bad Do Ya Want It, a well defined and muscular body. It’s all here at MuscleHack folks. EVERYTHING you need!!!!! Very good article Mark and a Big Thanks Again, For All That You Do!!!

By: Sammy

Sammy — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:58:35 +0000

I have not bought into the muscle confusion theory either. How would one “confuse” the biceps, for example? There is one basic motion in every biceps exercise, regardless of what’s used to make that motion (barbell, dumbbells, cables). There are slight variations of the biceps curl, but every one has the same motion. For chest there are presses and flyes. Everything is based on those two motions. Is switching from a dumbbell press to a cable press going to somehow confuse the muscles into not thinking you’ve just done a press?

By: Dustin

Dustin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:53:46 +0000

You’re the best Mark. Thank you for yet another free gem of knowledge. Can’t wait for the new THT!

By: steven

steven — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:31:40 +0000

Thanks a lot Mark, my buddy and I were just discussing this the other day. We were both wrong LOL! Thanks for the great knowledge!

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:06:02 +0000

Not that there’s any such thing as a bad MH article, but I soooo wanted this headline to be “THT 4.0 is here!” No matter – good things come to those who wait, even if the waiting is going to make me go bonkers lol

Meanwhile… any chance of a tome on nutrition coming behind the THT one? Not that I’m all nutzo looking to have it broken down any further, just don’t think MANS has seen an update in forever and curious if there’s any new information to be had there.

Anyway, good read as always, thanks for the unending work you put into this, Mark. 🙂

By: Al

Al — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:41:38 +0000

Thank you Mark, for always providing no-nonsense, practical, easy to understand advice. Almost every other bodybuilding/strength training related website is filled to the brim with broscience and ads for crappy, unnecessary supplements. Really looking forward to THT 4, and any other material you have in the future. Keep up the great work.

By: stgid

stgid — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:04:25 +0000

Hey mark when is THT 4 coming out..?

You said it would be late May..?

By: sky

sky — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:10:20 +0000

THT 4, where are you~ i am coming for youuuuu~~

By: Abram

Abram — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:08:59 +0000

Great article mark! I used to do muscle confusion workouts a couple years back. But I noticed over a long period of time that I didn’t really get much stronger. I enjoyed the changes to be honest but my body wasn’t changing like I wanted it to.