raysugar1234
New Member
I've always wondered about pumping the blood into the muscle. Does that give gains? I'm not a power lifter either but I can't imagine building an armor like chest benching 185lbs on the bench. I could be wrong.
Push ups give great pumps and pumps a lot of blood into the muscle but it doesn't build giant pecs.
I'm 31 and I am concerned about my joint health. With that said I'm not all that strong. I'm 5'10" 175lbs low teens bf pressing 105-110 on dumbell presses, squatting 275 for reps and rack pulling 325. I guess I would consider myself not a beginner but in between intermediate and a beginner.
I notice I don't grow unless I'm pushing heavy weights for low reps.
I'm interested in learning more about pumping blood into muscles = gains.
I think for the best results you should use different rep ranges. I use low reps and high reps in my training. That way you get the benefit from lifting heavy to grow thicker and stronger and by pumping more blood into the muscle from higher reps. Best of both worlds.
