Muscle Confusion on a different level

So does muscle confusion really work? The article I've attached (did I do it right?) suggests there is "no shortcut to success" and that view is very hard to argue. Because if there was a shortcut to success, everyone would be taking it right?

So, at Brad's prompting the three of us brothers have engaged in a little fitness challenge. Nothing crazy, just some good old fashioned exercise regimen. I'm really pleased with the motivation it has given me ... so far. Still a long way to go to feeling (and wanting) to work out on a regular basis. But one interesting element of exercise is how much it has changed, and yet, how much it has stayed the same.

Every imaginable (and some imaginable) piece of exercise equipment exists today. You have bikes, treadmills, row machines, weight machines, ellipticals and every possible alteration and combination of the above. You have various prescribed suggestions for maximizing workout results with minimal time spent. Is there no end to trying to find that perfect way of staying in shape, looking good, and doing so with minimal effort?

Muscle confusion seems to be the latest fad. Is it for real? It certainly helps keep you from being bored in your workout routine, but does it do anything more than that? Depending on what non-credible source you read, probably not. To take the concept to an extreme and to test the theories validity, I'm proposing muscle confusion for one of my most utilized muscles - my stomach! I've been putting it through muscle confusion for the better part of 4 decades! Donuts one day and football shaped Oreo cookies the next. Then to mix it up lets throw an hot fudge and caramel ice cream sundae at it followed by hot tamales. Yeah, that should shake it up! But seriously,

I'm curious what my brothers (and the other readers of the blog) have to say about muscle confusion. I'm mixing up my workouts mostly to vary my routine and feel like I'm getting a full body workout. And mixing up cardio, lifting, legs and arms workouts has been enjoyable - as enjoyable as working out can be. I'm pleased to have kept pace with our little fitness challenge and I hope I can sustain it through and beyond the month of January.