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Three questions.

1. Is there any truth to what you guys call "muscle memory". If you lose muscle mass, WHY (as in, a scientific reason) does it come back quicker? I thought MM = remembering motions, like playing a piano or some shit.

2. Will smoking weed help me eat more so I can bulk up? I have problems eating enough. Or does smoking speed up your metabolism as well? I dont want advice on stretching my stomch, or eating more gradually I have been for over a year and I still have the same appetite. Never gets bigger.

3. Does mixing up your routine actually do anything?Besides making it less boring. Seems like bullshit. I don't see how a muscle can get "confused". Couldnt you just add more weight instead of doing another exercise? If not, why.
>> sasuke
Muscle memory is memorizing motor skills such as writing or playing tennis. Just to avoid confusion.

I don't know if smoking weed makes you hungry, or if it really amplifies the already existing sensation of hunger. i have trouble eating 6 times a day when i'm inactive. cardio in the morning seems to make you hungry for the whole day.

i don't have to worry about changing my routine. i shouldn't think about this until i can squat 1.5 of my bodyweight, i heard.
>> Anonymous
>>305946
>hey don't die, just empty, so if you start gaining weight you gain it faster because you aren't generating new fat cells, just refilling ones that are already there

Makes sense now if that's true.

Running/Lifting makes me feel sick after. Doesn't get me hungry. Dunno why. I do work out hard, I just never get hungry enough to be eating all the time to gain mass. I'd like to get hungry, so eating is not dreaded.
>> Anonymous
>i don't have to worry about changing my routine. i shouldn't think about this until i can squat 1.5 of my bodyweight, i heard.


KEEP THIS IN MIND NIGGERS WHO ARE A MONTH OR TWO INTO STRONGLIFTS OR STARTING STRENGTH

switching it up one week ABA to BAB is good(at least for stronglifts) but routine wise if you are new keep at the same shit for awhile
>> Anonymous
1. yes, it's true. i don't know the exact science as to why but i should imagine it is similar to the way fat cells deplete but never actually disappear. it is certainly true though.

2. depends on your reaction to weed now. do you get cravings now? then yes. the second portion of this isn't clear but mass gains should automatically result in natural appetite increases. aim to train harder, longer and with higher weights.

3. yes, certainly. it stops the muscle from becoming "lazy" which results in both better training and response results. for similar reasons, you should change your exercises frequently too. training should always be difficult. it should never be easy. you should never give your body a chance to adjust to any of it comfortably. keep moving up. there is also science to suggest that mixing it up and hitting the muscle from different angles (ie. other exercises) impacts nerves and other micro factors which has a positive impact on gains all round.
>> Anonymous
1. Muscle memory is your body remembering movements through repeated training, without really thinking about said movements. But to answer the question about atrophy, after about 6-8 weeks the body adapts to your lifestyle (diet & exercise) if it hasn't been that long after, your body can rebuild lost muscle mass easily.
2. It doesn't take much to force yourself to eat whey, or lean meats, just think of it as a routine and not so much as a meal.
3. There's always more than one way to exercise a muscle If you just want to look big, one way is fine, but if you want real strength without unnecessary mass "muscle confusion" is the way to go.
>> Anonymous
1. muscle memory refers to the nervous system becoming familiar with a specific motion and coordinating the motor units to contract the necessary muscles. muscle mass returns quickly after cessation because it has already reached that volume before and has less trouble reaching it again. When you stop lifting, muscle does not deteriorate, it simply loses insulin sensitivity and thus glycogen. Less glycogen stored in muscles means less water retention and accompanying size.

2. yes but I wouldnt advise it. If you really can't force it down on your own then try Black Hole by controlled labs. same principle, minus the smoke inhalation.

3. yes, it prevents stagnation caused by muscle memory.
>> Anonymous
>>305988
depends but in my experience, generally, yes.
>> Anonymous
>>305992
I weighed 25 lbs less before I started taking and pills. And none of those have an effect on hunger. If anything, the benzos relieve anxiety would prevent loss appetite from nervousness.
>> Anonymous
Less sets (1) and more weight.

The hunger comes by itself.
>> Anonymous
>>305997
there have been studies done on the usefulness of creatine in adding mass after cycling off due to increasing the muscle's volume and allowing it to reach that capacity again
>> w/ CSCS + BS in exerc phys
ill just bite for #1 as the rest of the questions make you look like an asshole and/or a 14yr old HS student. lol, ya, WEED is the new steroids. needs it for getting hyuuge.

1. look up casey viator and the Colorado Experiment of '71 or 72. all though, that study was a definition of 'outlier' and certainly not within the standards for you and me...but you can get the picture none the less
>> Anonymous
>>306002

You're a fucking moron. If you want to gain weight and bulk properly don't ingest toxins and shit that's going to fuck up your body regularly.

You're just as bad as the hurr-durr fatties who won't change their diet because it's "too hard."
>> Anonymous
>>305988
alcohol (beer) and weed are estrogenics. keep that in mind if you plan on partying and your serious about your training.
>> Anonymous
>>305922
1. There is such thing as muscle memory. It doesn't last forever though, probably just under a year. I broke my hand and was out of the gym for seven weeks, I was weaker then I was before I stopped going too the gym but still strong. Took me about three weeks to get to where I was when I broke my hand with a split routine.
2. Weed is not good for you, it just makes things funny and you hungry. It'll slow down your metabolism, you don't have to be fat to gain muscle, you just need a good body fat percentage.
3. Mixing your routine up will help more secondary muscles then your primary, it's good for strength training and bulking. It's pretty much just a sweet way of attempting to get a good bod.
Adding more weight will just make you stronger in some parts more then others like secondary muscles. You don't have to really concentrate on secondary muscles because they usually grow with the rest of your body.
>> Anonymous
>>305922

Regarding 3.

You don't have to change exercises often. Just cycle rep/set ranges.

For instance my 5x5 program has stalled so I switched to 3x8 and now I'm making gains again.

Changing exercises every month or two doesn't hurt though.