jayjo
Level 6 Valued Member
I think it was Arnold who used to say "confuse the muscle".
But Pavel has us doing just 1 or 2 moves and getting progressively stronger.
Now I realize Arnold was going for hypertrophy and Pavel for strength.
But I wonder....if my goal is stay strong (and look strong) as I get older:
Is it better to:
Get stronger and stronger at just a few movements?
or keep things fresh and keep my body confused and never really adapt?
For example, I have not done a 1-arm Swing in almost a year due to some elbow issues.
I just did them yesterday and I was shocked at how difficult it seemed, how light I had to go.
And I know if I continue doing them the weight will go up quickly, but maybe its better to only do them like once every 2-weeks and let my body struggle and not adapt. ?????????
But Pavel has us doing just 1 or 2 moves and getting progressively stronger.
Now I realize Arnold was going for hypertrophy and Pavel for strength.
But I wonder....if my goal is stay strong (and look strong) as I get older:
Is it better to:
Get stronger and stronger at just a few movements?
or keep things fresh and keep my body confused and never really adapt?
For example, I have not done a 1-arm Swing in almost a year due to some elbow issues.
I just did them yesterday and I was shocked at how difficult it seemed, how light I had to go.
And I know if I continue doing them the weight will go up quickly, but maybe its better to only do them like once every 2-weeks and let my body struggle and not adapt. ?????????