arms pumping

[chrisni1986]

been going to the gym for a few weeks now, have noticed that when doin sets on my arms that they always seem to pump meaning they kinda go dead and i then cant finish some of my sets, am i doing something wrong or is there any way to prevent this?

Cheers

[Leo]

It is normal. on bicep day my biceps lock up after a few sets, feel very tensed and hard "pumped" - if it gets to you enough to not finish, rest inbetween sets more and/or lower weight when you get that feeling.

[kcsaxo]

its known as 'failure' meaning you are working your muscles to the limit and forcing blood into them making them 'pumped' its what bodybuilders crave when trying to gain size.

[Japman]

Make sure u warm up mate.start off with light Dumbells and do bicep girls,2 sets of 15 just to get the blood pumping!!that then will get ur arms nice n pumped ready for a good work out,
What are you trying to do,bulk up or get lean and Cut??

[Leo]

Oh and a bit of advice to anybody who may want it, i used to hammer my biceps so much and hard and it was only when i layed off them big time that they grew, they are a tiny muscle groupe and are very easy to overtrain.

[bullit]

the pump is like cumming. "words from arnie", lol

[Leo]

the pump is like cumming. "words from arnie", lol

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pN253RLDdM8

Funny as fuck, really would not like to be his workout partner after seeing this

[bullit]

lol, quality. have you seen the dvd?

[Leo]

nope, any gud?

[bullit]

its all good mate, you bought the book yet?

[Leo]

Na not yet mate, any ones I can pick up cheap on ebay worth reading?

[Bubba]

i love it when i fail but not when its in the middle of my last set! usually round the end of a set i love it as its suppositely the most you can do but it shows that youve worked it hard aswell so ive been told! just hate when a boy beside you is doing the same weight but is still going when it happens haha but cant have it all my way now can i

[bullit]

just had a look, theres one called the encyclopedia of bodybuilding for 8 pound, i paid 25 for that. the postage is a rip though. just get that arnie book its about 20 quid, well worth it, youll be happy reading it. :)

[Leo]

whats the name of the arnie book mate

[bullit]

its called encyclopedia of bodybuilding aswell. have a google

[chrisni1986]

gav, tryin to get lean and cut rather then being massive, but i wouldnt mind being a bit bigger, should i just keep going to failure then?

[bullit]

your arms dont just die. i used to get mine to exploding but i could still lift with them. the only time i couldnt move them was when i used to strip on the rack and do dozens of sets which you wont be doin.
are you doin to many sets then? what are you doin for them