Muscle Confusion: Strength Training at the Next Level

Muscle confusion can lead to greater fitness and boost your metabolism. But how do you confuse your muscles?
Have you heard trainers say you need to change up your routine or "confuse your muscles"?

What does this mean? How, exactly, do you confuse your muscles?

Is there a specific formula for taking your fitness to the next level in a strength training routine?

Special guest, Dr. Yuri Feito, from The American College of Sports Medicine explains the best ways to utilize muscle confusion to boost your strength routine and make it the most effective it can be.

Additional Info

  • Segment Number: 3
  • Audio File: train_your_body/1329tb2c.mp3
  • Featured Speaker: Yuri Feito, PhD
  • Guest Bio: Yuri PROF 2 resizedDr. Feito obtained his PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and holds master degrees in clinical exercise physiology and public health. He is certified by ACSM as a Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist (RCEP) and Clinical Exercise Specialist (CES) and has been involved in the medical fitness industry since 2001 as a practitioner and administrator.

    As a professor, Dr. Feito's emphasis is to provide a bridge between scientific knowledge and skill application by incorporating clinical applications to all the courses he instructs. His current research interests include physiological adaptations to high-intensity training, the use of objective measures to promote and measure physical activity and the role of physical activity/exercise to prevent and manage chronic disease.
  • Length (mins): 10
  • Waiver Received: Yes
  • Host: Melanie Cole, MS