The Bodybuilding “PUMP”…Does It Work?
Bodybuilders looking to build muscle love the “pump” from high volume training! But does it do ANYTHING for actually building muscle? The answer may surprise you! … bodybuilding body building build muscle weight training bodybuilder
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To answer some questions I’ve seen when reading the comments.
1. The number of reps you are doing depends on what kind of results you are aiming for. Generally above 12 reps is done for tone/definition whereas 6-12 reps for for mass building. Going below 6 reps, I.E. 1-5 reps, you are building more strength than mass. That’s the reason Olympic power lifters train in this range. It is also the reason they don’t look like bodybuilders but can lift far more weight than they can.
2. Everyone’s body responds differently. I think that’s the most important thing to understand because all the magazine articles/videos from bodybuilders/experts who give one type of info, then you hear another …. it’s what is working for them.
Some may do 15 reps and see the best gains, some may do 6-10 and find the best, and they are both right - because it’s what THEIR body responds to.
The truth is we just have to do the work and find out which works best.
no.
You dont really need to flex the muscle at the top, etc. But you will feel it burn more, etc.
dude, 300 actors trained 12+ reps, and they got so huge
Excellent response… so true! I researched a lot and found so many mixed opinions, so I tried most techniquies and chose what worked
yes, but they were aided with CGI. Lighting, shading, etc.
are like areas with more or less white fibers? for example what percentage of your chest is white fibre? i dunno if this sounds stupid but this difference in fiber stuff is new to me
well from what i heard, the more the muscle is used(back, legs, chest)the more percentage of white fibers you have in that muscle area compared to red. everyones different tho.
good video but it was absolutley not funny when you compared the pump with crack cocaine..drugs are garbadge and a pump is not like crack cocaine to my muscles dont even compare the too,do u like crack? u seem to have experience..anyways good video GET THE PUMP
4 sets of 8-12 and 1 set of 15? What a waste of time. You need to read some Mike Mentzer/Ellington Darden books for a more productive workout.
Train everything all the time…there is no one secret. One week focus on negatives 2 weeks later focus on maximum contractions 2 weeks later do a 3up and 3 down count…to grow you have to increase the weights and keep the muscles guessing and fuel the system with adequate proteins to synthesize.
My 1st grader writes better than that, but good info though
Great Info Mr Muscle Nerd !
when u train very hard (intensty) the endorfine level in ur blood will increas and its action is like opioed action humm how to tell u!! but in general (stimulant + anti depressent) so u can imagine that now ?
thx so much for the video.. really helpful
I haven´t found it conclusively accurate that active hypermia (the pump)fully diminishes 30 minutes after the workout. I find it is totally dependant upon eating. If you have high complex carb, some simple sugar, protein and enough fat to slow this all down during digestion so that it holds for more than a couple of hours. also the idea of counting reps is not productive only watching the muscle ceasing to work when it is at it´s maximum volume.
also there is a point at which you can actually over train and completely flatten the pump you had perviously acheived with other sets. this is torture for bodybuilders by the way. so again counting reps can have bad consequence if your full pump was acheived before you are officially done with your workout routine. always pay attention to your body as an individual. your body knows best.
it´s just a saying we are all sorry to offend those who are sensitive to the ideas of addiction and abuse.
it depends on the person a long distance runner will have tons of slow twitch in his legs and sprinter who is explosive will have more fast twitch. it is totally genetic and training related and with everything is totally based on an individuals body.
Good video!
but your kind of leaving out facts.
im only a third grader at highschool, But i know that slow twitch muscle fiber (type 1) have a smaller fiber diameter then fast twitch muscle fibers (specificly type 2B , which is the most explosive and have the largest fiberdiameter/IE size)
So when you say train type 1 muscle fiber which naturally is smaller than type 2B you are kind of contradicting yourself.
marathon runner = type 1 (slow twitch)
sprinter= type 2 (fast twitch) and so on.
I don’t need strength, I just want mass for my smaller arm (left, and its stronger)
great info…
have been doing low reps with heavu weights for approx. 2 years now and the result being that i am much stronger (not bigger) whereas my friends followed the ‘PUMP’ approach and have alot of body mass as a result but they cannot lift heavy weights very well..
So it does depend on your goal..
i now follow both by alternating w/out’s.. one dedicated to strength and then next session’s aim is to achieve the pump..
me too…. left arm smaller but can lift same weight more reps…. dammit……..