My training partner and I like to get very philosophical about our workouts, so we have these discussions on a daily basis. In his speeches, the great Arnold refers to shocking the muscle for growth as changing up your workout routine and the order and weight scheme you do your lifts with.

I say that a muscle moves in a certain way it is meant to move in and you produce growth through doing that same movement over and over again (obviously given diet is correct and weights are increased over time). It shouldnt matter which exercise to use because if youre hitting biceps, and purely biceps, youre curling your arm up in a certain way that only targets the bicep. Any ither variation is not going to be purely bicep.

My partner argues that your body gets used to rep ranges and movements. I say it CANT get used to movements because that implies that there are OTHER WAYS of contracting the same muscle which only contracts and relaxes in ONE way.


What is your take on this ? I know im wrong here somehow and i feel like im missing something.....and he might be right but he doesnt know why hes right so i cant get a good explanation for his perspective.


Im sorry if i sound cock sure of myself, im really not , i just want to settle this haha.