Point 4 in the last post, high volume pump training vs. lower volume - to start, a pump is simply the muscle filling up with blood. That doesn't mean it's growing. I've heard people say a pump makes you grow because that means the muscle is stretching out like a balloon but muscles aren't these solid ballon like things. A pump can be a good feeling but that's all it is, a good feeling.Originally Posted by David PvP
The entire point of weight training is to stimulate the muscle and force it to want to grow. You force it by breaking it down and then the body builds it back up during rest. That's why you always hear rest is important because that's when you actually grow. When you're pounding away with a very high number of sets, more often than not you're annihilating your muscle tissue making recovery harder and eventually just wearing your whole body down. This doesn't mean you can't have some more intense workouts with more sets sometimes but overall most training sessions should be about getting solid stimulation and hard contractions of the muscle tissue you're working. From there, do all you can to help it recover, good food, good rest and good hormones.
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