Not the pump that climbers experience, No! This is a completely different kind of pump. After working hard in the gym blood is trapped within muscles due to contractions and small tears. This gives the muscle a large pumped like look and its size increases massively (for 15 mins of hard earned mirror time).
Last week after a days worth of climbing I ended up round at a mates house for Steak and Broccoli which had been hastily purchased about 15 minutes before. After devouring that we started discussing Crossfit, Bodybuilding etc. before upsetting the female members of the house by trying to perfect a Frank Zane vacuum pose.
Anyway to the point: Some people have scoffed at the fact that i've made any muscle gains and today I was severely tempted to take a piccie to prove my gains before realising just how much stick i'd get for it. I think i've posted this before but here's Arnold's opinion on the pump:
My 'Push' (Chest, Shoulders, Tri's) Workout has now been perfected and delivers every time:
Flat Bench
15 Deg Incline Dumbell Press
Gironda Dips
Seated Arnold Press (A modified shoulder/military press for those who haven't heard of it)
Seated Lateral Raises (tilt at top to ensure rear-delt is fully engaged, like pouring a jug)
Tricep Split Pushdown
Although its taken me a while to get that workout sorted i'm considering changing to two superset workouts, the main problem being that its much harder to fit climbing in as a clear rest day would be needed the day before rather than being able to get away with a Chest workout etc.
Two posts in one evening...I must be bored.
It started out as some kind of rehab diary then ended up in a load of piffling nonsense... now it's back to it's ROOTS! (...with a bit of Trad thrown in for the hell of it)
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
The PUMP!
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