If you're lifting heavy weight and getting a pump you're putting on strength. It's one in the same I've never even heard anyone say don't lift for the pump. Bodybuilders and weightlifters live for the pump, it's one of the best parts about lifting.
They are the same thing. If you're lifting you're gaining strength you cannot lift without gaining strength. It doesn't matter what reason a person chooses to lift for it's good for. If it's for vanity, fine. If it's for functional strength, fine. It's all good for you.
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middle_path ago
And lift for strength! Not for da pump and end up looking like a balloon animal.
TheAmerican ago
If you're lifting heavy weight and getting a pump you're putting on strength. It's one in the same I've never even heard anyone say don't lift for the pump. Bodybuilders and weightlifters live for the pump, it's one of the best parts about lifting.
middle_path ago
I meant hypertrophy, but said it in a gay way. People should lift for strength and not only to look good.
TheAmerican ago
They are the same thing. If you're lifting you're gaining strength you cannot lift without gaining strength. It doesn't matter what reason a person chooses to lift for it's good for. If it's for vanity, fine. If it's for functional strength, fine. It's all good for you.