Muscle Confusion

Lately some of my clients asked me "what is muscle confusion". By definition Muscle Confusion is a technique used to keep the body from adapating to demands we put on it from training to keep plateus fom occuring, bordem from setting in, and constant change of your body. How can we confusion a muscle? Simply by doing something different each time you go the gym and do a workout. It can be anything such as different exercises than you normally do. Change the number of repetitions, the total number of sets. Increase the intensity, lower the intensity. Change the mode. Do circuits rather then tradional workouts. Your goal will obviously dictate how or what direction you should go in. Heres an example of a common question I get," I need to change my chest and arm workout but I don't know what to do". Below is an example of a persons chest/arm routine who came to me at the gym several weeks back. He told me he does this routine EVERYTIME he works out for the past 2 years. I knew once I gave him a different routine he would respond fast. Sure enough he did. His strength increased, he dropped more body weight and found new purpose to go the gym.

OLD WORKOUT
Barbell Bench Press: 3 sets 10 repetitions (pyramid weights up)
Flat Bench Flys: 3 sets 10 repetitions (same weight all reps)
Pec Deck Flys 3 sets 10 repetitions (same weight)
Barbell Curls : 3 sets 10 repetitions (same weights all reps)
Lying Triceps extensions 3 sets of 10 reps (pyramid weights up)
Straight Bar Push Downs: 3 sets 10 repetitions(same weight)

NEW WORKOUT
10 MIN WARM UP
5 MIN Stretch
Single arm Dumbbell Incline Press 15 reps...once your do one arm switch to other arm 3 times without stopping
Dumbbell Flys on Stability Ball 2 sets 20 reps light weights and very slow 5 sec reps
Lying Alternating Dumbbell Press on floor feet elevated. 3 sets 20 reps
Walking Hammer Curls walking at least 50 ft while doing hammer curls
Side Triceps Push ups 3 sets both sides 8-12 reps
Max set of Push ups

He's done this workout for 3 weeks and continues to make progress. I told him to change this after 4 weeks thats when he told me he needs to hire me..lol. Seriously if you dont change the workout the body wont change either. Feel free to comment.