"keeping the body guessing"

[DannyP]

#startinglength

#allyouneedisone

I suppose this would be the pinnacle of #linearprogression

[Keith]

The simplified idea behind "muscle confusion" is efficiency. Your brain learns how to become as efficient as possible with a movement when it is doing that movement lots. So adjusting exercises to change how you train a muscle helps slow down the adaptation to ninja slack. Your brain doesn't want your body to waste energy if it can find a way around it.

this is actually a good explanation of why "muscle confusion" is not a useful idea. Efficiency is not the problem. We want to lift with efficiency. The resistance that makes us stronger doesnt come from lifting with inefficient mechanics. It comes from increasing the weight on the bar.

If inefficiency were useful then it would be useful to create unnecessary moment arms in the lifts.

Eric's friend is most likely getting stronger in spite of his programming rather than because of his lack of a program. It would be interesting if Eric could get a hold of his friends log for a month.