How to confuse your muscles?

by mliu92

I am getting really irritated with my muscles lately I keep hitting plateaus. I just started pyramiding routines again up then down and I’m not getting sore. I definitely aim to get as sore as possible but nothing is working anymore. I feel that if I’m sore I did it right and didn’t completely waste my workout, so I wanna know what any of you have done to keep your muscles guessing. I’ve done German power lifts, pyramiding 5X5, 3 sets of 8 for mass gaining, maxing out, simplifying my workouts. What would some of you recommend? By the way I am by no means a beginner at weight lifting here so I would appreciate advanced fellow lifters to help or preferably body builders cause that is my physique.

Answer by mrknowitall
So, what’s your diet like? that’s another important aspect of building muscle. The right amount of protein? At least 1 gm protein per pound of body weight every day is what is required to maintain & develop muscle. Also take the time to consult your doctor and have a HORMONE PROFILE done, make sure your testosterone level is adequate. No test no muscle ! The only supplement I recommend is Creatine… Steroids?… big NO.
you might like to check out this website which has a different approach to muscle-building
http://tinyurl.com/yfdasrt

Answer by Dan G
pre exhaust method,you will feel that for sure!for example on chest day do a couple of short sets on incline or flat bench till you are up to max weight,then hit pec dec(or flyes) do 10-12 reps so that the last rep or two are forced then immediately go to your bench with between 80%-100% of your weight on it and push out as many reps as possible(spotter needed) till failure,the point of this is rather than your supporting muscles(triceps and shoulder)giving in before your chest,which is normal because the chest is bigger and stronger,because you isolated the chest first it is already a little fatigued so when you fail it’s chest failure,do this 2-3 times(you may wanna drop the weight per set accordingly)and just go to complete chest failure,best pump i have ever had.i also recommend this for back(lats mainly)it’s triple superset to be performed with no rest between sets-1st 10-12 wide grip pull downs(or pull ups)to failure 2nd straight arm pull downs 10-12 to failure then as many pullovers as you can,repeat 3 times.pre exhaust for legs-leg extensions to failure(15 reps) then straight into squats then lunges!!!if done correctly you may be walking funny for 3-4 days!any questions let me know!good luck

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Overlooking Broadway (SF)


Image by modenadude
Went to the Bay Area with my long-time friend Lauren for the week and did every single touristy thing imaginable. You name it, we did it.

Taken on Broadway/Jones above the Broadway Tunnel, looking west.

If you take Broadway west from Taylor approaching Jones, you’ll hit a dead end and from there if you look east, you can see a beautiful view of the Bay Bridge and the Transamerica Pyramid in Downtown. What a gorgeous city — have fun parking on that grade… especially if you’re from nowhere near the Bay Area!

Better Version: http://hellopoetry.com/poem/the-night-before-i-left/#ixzz0x5AA8WQF

Eyes glinting like polished bathroom floors,
Lighters flicking in suburban parks supposed to be deserted,
Neurons losing there exited state, the Vegas strip at sunrise.
Recollections quickly fading
He was unable to make himself out through the haze of memory.
Just headlights like calling cards
Combing over the parks,
The police were the nights excitement.
Surveying the bathroom
He did not glance at the mirror
But the corner of his eye was dismaying,
Latent with a deadly mixture of pride and sadness
He stumbled into the bedroom
Misdemeaners be damned,
Animal instincts welcomed back with enthusiasem.
Pain was for mere mortals, not the kid whose pyramid was a capstone,
His thoughts, ghost hits wafting into subconscious lungs,
Jostling sounds and incoherent motion
His last act, before the inevitable collapse,
Was to wonder if us teenagers were the mold or the molded
And how he truely despised most everything about us,
This did not bold well for the rest of his life
But the bed sheets beckoned and he reckognized their allure
Politely curling his body around the pool of his vomit covering a
small corner of the bed, sleep collapsed on his chest
Simply to reflect his fears back at him.
Passion found happiness hiding behind it’s pursuers.

What use would experience be were it not for memory?
His dreams left him a slightly indie Ansel Adams wannabe photographer
with bangs and something to hide.
She smoked all of his cigarettes like they were a message
She was all that he wanted.
“Ah, to be old and in love” screeched his childhood,
It begged for answers to questions that no adult had ever been able to
give
He could not think of any
So he simply mumbled, his voice a white flag:

“Maybe life is like a magic trick
It’s all about misdirection,
Only knowing that what’s next will be amazing
Trying to outsmart the magician,
Discover his secrets,
But when you do, you’re disappointed,
The appeal is lost
And you’re suddenly looking at a man in shabby clothes with a rabbit
Taped to the inside of his jacket
pandering for money on the streets”
@ Babies – Almost none of this is from imagination, and the “misuse” of language was intentional. This poem was not meant to be deep but rather an exploration of me losing my childhood through real life experiences.

Answer by Mark G
I learned something from “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” Don’t critique poetry, you’ll still end up being thrown out the air lock.

Answer by Sugar
Honestly I do not like this….sorry.

Answer by john m
I like it.In fact it’s really good.Very Bukowski and Ginsberg.You could read that with a jazz sound in the background.I will look up your work.I do my own thing also.It’s not just about meter and rhyme, it’s about content and form and the imagery coming to life with the words and the power of the inflection spoken by the wordsmith.

Answer by snickerworm
I actually think it’s great! Not really my style, there’s something a little rough. But you are amazing nevertheless. My favorite poet is Mihai Eminesu =)
http://www.romanianvoice.com/poezii/poeti_tr/eminescu_eng.php

Answer by ♪♫Babies Blues; DFR ® ♫♪ ™
It is a bit disjointed misuse of language and forced scenarios of your own imagination.
It does not appeal to me, I read it through and in it’s attempt to be deep, it became quite shallow.
feels like it was written by a teenager who thinks he is an adult

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