Dumb Question of the Day

[solo47]

Okay, I hear this term used in so many ways I can't be sure what it is, an activity or a physical description. What exactly is a pump?

I plan my workouts & supplements alone. I workout alone. I enjoy the benefits alone. So I am not involved in weight training conversations anywhere but here & not enlightened on the daily lingo.

Anyone care to answer my really dumb question?

Solo

 

[Grizzly]

The "pump" is when your muscles become engorged with blood. They swell up and feel full. As far as a gauge of workout efficacy goes, the "pump" doesn't mean shit!

 

[solo47]

So when someone complains their pumps are sore after a workout, they mean their muscles are painfully engorged? Gotcha.

Graias, Seor Grizz.

Seor Solo

 

[unt0ld]

It just means your getting a good workout.

I love the lactic acid burn.

 

[Grizzly]

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Powerlifters rarely get much of a pump and certainly not a burn, but they have great workouts.

 

[hackskii]

Pumps are not indication of muscle growth (perminant).
On a cycle the pumps are massive.

 

[Girth]

"Pumps are sore" - That sounds like they wear women's shoes to me?

But listen to Grizz, gauge your progress by poundage not pumpage.