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Originally Posted by luv
It depends. The key isn't necessarily confusion, but the engage the entire muscle. You can switch up exercises all you want, but if you're only working half of the muscle, then you're only getting half the results. If you do lifts that engage the entire muscle every time, then you don't have to mess around with muscle confusion.
I'm probably mixed up in there somewhere. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
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First off, Silock read me wrong or I wasn't specific enough, I don't usually change from low to high reps daily, that's unnecessary... its mostly for when you plateau and aren't seeing gains, which means the muscles have become used to the same routine.
As for engaging the entire muscle, are you meaning getting full extension/going through 100% range of motion with proper form on every rep, instead of, for instance, going halfway down on weighted dips go all the way? Or blasting out 10 halfassed reps when 5 perfect ones would be better?
If so, then I agree... but "muscle confusion" is nothing new at all, its been around since
atleast the 80's, Tony Horton sure as hell didn't invent it.