Comments on: What Is Muscle Confusion And Why It’s a Big Fat Lie

By: James Bond

James Bond — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 22:21:13 +0000

Muscle confusion..
I agree the name is somewhat ‘confusing ‘..
But very simply put..
‘Working out the same muscles in different ways.’
Why does it work?
No one exercise is perfect for every muscle group. Nor will it completely work the max muscle fibers within that particular muscle group.
In addition, the body becomes accustom to singular exercises performed exclusively. And such singularity often leads to overuse training injuries.
So switch it up occasionally and reap the benefits.

By: Russella Serna

Russella Serna — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:17:58 +0000

I really appreciate this article since muscle confusion is a major selling point of commercial fitness products, and it has a catchy name, so it sells. There is so much misinformation out there about the billion dollar fitness and supplement industry that it is hard to distinguish truth from lies, so your contribution is especially valuable. Thank you.

By: Clara

Clara — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 16:11:18 +0000

Ya I think the muscle confusion stuff if bullshit in terms of hitting a plateau in muscle gain, but the whole point is that if you continuously gain muscle you will hit a plateau in wrought loss. Not everyone wants to keep gaining muscle and bulk up…women generally want to tone up but get rid of fat so they can look slender. Switching up routines helps you burn calories while exercising different muscle groups in different ways so you won’t bulk up too much in your quads or hams or biceps, for instance, but you still get the benefit of toning up and biting those calories.

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 20:16:32 +0000

In reply to Freeman. yup

By: Freeman

Freeman — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 03:36:35 +0000

Being a trainer and massage therapist, I totally agree. I hear this muscle confusion crap all of the time and I’m tired of it. It needs to be put to rest.

By: Amy Diane Mahoe

Amy Diane Mahoe — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 13:44:22 +0000

I hit a weight loss plateau in the very beginning of my journey and heard a guy on a show I watch say that muscle confusion was BS, just ask a doctor. Honestly with the years people have pushed muscle confusion it was the first time I’d heard this. Great article; I’m convinced and you just made my life much easier.

By: Isol

Isol — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 03:34:33 +0000

Thank you for this. From my personal experience this is the truth.

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 17:34:56 +0000

In reply to temoa. You can get in good shape without weights but you can't maximize the amount of muscle you build without weights.

By: temoa

temoa — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 05:45:37 +0000

So how can 1 get the body he/she wants if the area he/she is resideing at have no gym

By: Ocul

Ocul — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 13:08:19 +0000

The reason why I do muscle confusion is to assimilate “natural training” and develop “creative muscles”. Before we get all factual about what this actually means, consider the following example…take a jogger who has only jogged on a good flat track for the past five years, their muscles are strong and they have done their best at avoiding muscles strains. Now take that very same jogger and put them on a mountain trail, all of a sudden those strong muscles can no longer deliver their true strength when put in new positions, and they fatigue quite fast too, they get “confused” and burn out because they are not used to adapting to creative positions. For me, muscle confusion isn’t about fast gains, but developing flexible strength. A body that can easily adapt to new situations without losing out on performance in the process, this “muscle confusion” I refer to is one of the mind and the body, mastering the body.