What is the purpose of the pump?

[ProWrestler]

Okay, I know that the pump is NO indication of a good workout and NO sign of progression and I also know that a lack-there-of doesnt mean you had a bad workout. But what exactly is the PURPOSE of the pump???

I beleive that the pump is, of course, blood trapped in a muscle, and when you down your post workout supplements/meal and they digest and hit the blood stream they get trapped in the muscle along with the blood, therefor they go to work where you want them most: The muscle you just worked. So am I right? Am I missing something? What is the purpose?

[W8isGR8]

To fill the muscle with blood so that nutrients and waste products can be shuttled in and out quicker

[Sir_Malak]

Easy way to get: Take large amounts of NO2 @_@ hehe j/k

A pump in my experience usually happends if i fly through my workout with very little if any seconds between sets. Sometimes after a workout ill lower the weight and hop on a machine just to get a pump in before leaving. (I use a machine for this because at the end im too wore out to try to pump myself on a freeweight bb hehe) but there are many ways to pump up i hear. Biceps seem for me the hardest to get a feeling in during my workout, its not usually till after its all done that i feel it worked.

Oxygen and nutrients are the main issue with pump. I suppose its for this reason cardio can actually accelerate your muscle developement if used correctly. ... is this true? Im guessing here with the cardio but i believe it to be so.

[21 percent]

I thought I had a ****ty workout yesterday because I didn't feel any pump or a good burn during my exercises. But come this morning my chest and biceps are a little sore so I must have done something. And I have been working out regularly for awhile. I was so pissed at myself for feeling so weak yesterday during my workout. Guess I shouldn't put so much emphasis on the pump or burn. Doesn't really mean much from my experience.

[4amWorkouts]

For Austin Powers, it was penis enlargement...

[$AJ]

To fill the muscle with blood so that nutrients and waste products can be shuttled in and out quicker

^^^

[4amWorkouts]

To fill the muscle with blood so that nutrients and waste products can be shuttled in and out quicker

That is actually the purpose of the circulatory system. The 'pump' can be a by bi-product of this process, but it is not the cause of it. This process will happen whether you see\feel 'the pump'.

The actual purpose of the pump is to jack up your ego by making you look bigger than you actually are. Eventually, the pump (like your ego) will become deflated...

[superhombre2k]

Eventually, the pump (like your ego) will become deflated...

I GET 24 HOUR PUMPS FROM MY CELLTECH NITTROTECH STACKTECH LOLZ0RZ

Hehe

[keepshruggin]

Arnold: "The greatest feeling you can get in a gym or the most satifying feeling you can get in the gym is the pump. ''Let's say you train your biceps, blood is rushing in to your muscles and that's what we call the pump. Your muscles get a really tight feeling like your skin is going to explode any minute and its really tight and its like someone is blowing air into your muscle and it just blows up and it feels different, it feels fantastic. Its as satifying to me as cumming is, you know, as in having sex with a woman and cumming. So can you believe how much I am in heaven? I am like getting the feeling of cumming in the gym, I'm getting the feeling of cumming at home, I'm getting the feeling of cumming backstage when I pump up when I pose out in front of 5000 people I get the same feeling, so I am cumming day and night. Its terrific, right? So I am in heaven."'

[Sir_Malak]

ROFL. is that a real quote from Arnold? and they made him a gov'r? rofl..


I agree with Arnold to a degree its a very good feeling to feel the pump but its not required for any growth/gains. usually in my experience pump is determined by a speed/weight ratio on exercises. Faster medium weight tends to pump me up alot where as slower heavier weight doesnt..both have advantages i suppose.

[BernieD]

ROFL. is that a real quote from Arnold? and they made him a gov'r? rofl..


I agree with Arnold to a degree its a very good feeling to feel the pump but its not required for any growth/gains. usually in my experience pump is determined by a speed/weight ratio on exercises. Faster medium weight tends to pump me up alot where as slower heavier weight doesnt..both have advantages i suppose.

yes, he said that, in the Pumping Iron film. But it was all for show. So was the comment about him missing his father's funeral to train instead. That was all just fiction for the film. Go rent the DVD and watch the extras on the film, Arnold admits all this in an interview.

[Kraken]

When a muscle contracts the fiber diameter increases as it shortens. This creates a force upon itself and cuts off the blood supply, leaving only what is in the muscle at the time it's cut off. Rise in blood pressure occurs in an attempt to push the blood back out. So, this process actually decreases how much gets out, not really anything to do with how much blood is getting in.

[niceasey]

I like to use the pump as an indicator for good form. If my target muscle isn't pumped after the first set- my form sucks.

[ProWrestler]

So then what is the point or benefit of taking Nitric Oxide and other "pump" supplements?

[ProWrestler]

Bump

[exfatman]

When a muscle contracts the fiber diameter increases as it shortens. This creates a force upon itself and cuts off the blood supply, leaving only what is in the muscle at the time it's cut off. Rise in blood pressure occurs in an attempt to push the blood back out. So, this process actually decreases how much gets out, not really anything to do with how much blood is getting in.

I think your getting confused with a lactic acid buildup. Your reason is why we get a burn.

[ProWrestler]

So then what is the point or benefit of taking Nitric Oxide and other "pump" supplements?

[IronBear04]

So then what is the point or benefit of taking Nitric Oxide and other "pump" supplements?

forget them and go eat your oats (im being serious)

[ProWrestler]

forget them and go eat your oats (im being serious)

what do oats have to do with it?

[IronBear04]

The purpose of most 'NO' products is to maximize the size of the wallets for the asshats selling the product, that is all.

[ProWrestler]

The purpose of most 'NO' products is to maximize the size of the wallets for the asshats selling the product, that is all.

haha. I mean I LOVE getting a good pump and all, and I know that getting a pump doesn't mean growth it just helps force nutrients and waste in and out of the muscle and when you take your post-workout supps and meal they entire the blood and go to work where they blood is trapped in the muscle. But other than that I dont see any benefit other than the almost orgasmic feeling you get when you have an awesome pump.

So are you suggesting that NO products are a waste of time/money/effort and just forget about them b/c getting a pump is nothing?

Also what did you mean about "eat my oats"?? I do eat oatmeal as part of my Breakfast or my post-post-workout meal.

[Squats]

NO products are just expensive and aren't beneficial to growth. Instead take cheaper products such as creatine or taurine that works a lot better and is a lot cheaper.

[IronBear04]

NO products are just expensive and aren't beneficial to growth. Instead take cheaper products such as creatine or taurine that works a lot better and is a lot cheaper.

mmm creatine yum

[DavetheDog]

Dood, pump = hygooooness

[wannab-BIG-]

To pump u up of course. Its like... see how hyooge u r now... keep training yer ass off and u will be that hyoooge all day. ;-)

[kmx193]

looks like everyones been doing their homework

[WillB485]

looks like everyones been doing their homework

lol
i like the different opinions here- i think pumps are beneficial in that they help transport more nutrients to your muscles allowing for a faster recov time, and i also think its interesting that pumps are called that b/c not only do they expand the size of your muscles, but your ego and give u something to strive to look like all the time

if anything, the pump is very good for the motivation it gives you alone

[exfatman]

what do oats have to do with it?

ARGH...I just had a Tina Turner Flashback.

[IronBear04]

ARGH...I just had a Tina Turner Flashback.

mmmmmm tina turner

[DiamondDelts]

To fill the muscle with blood so that nutrients and waste products can be shuttled in and out quicker

Yo, yo. When the hell is my boy DUB-8 coming back? It better be quick or there's gonna be gun talk around here real soon.