I went to a bodybuilding show the other day.How do these guys pump up?..how many sets and reps?..are they going to failture?..basic or isolation exersises?And how is it possible to KEEP the pump for such a long time?..Just steroids or do they use something else?Thanks
I use one of them rubber band things with handles backstage. I also stretch - believe it or not, that works too. And it’s not good to use ULTRA heavy weights and to engorge the muscle with too much pumping up - you’ll “hide” the valuable cuts that way. And it’s posing, posing, posing.
You notice how the competing bodybuilders' jaws are moving constantly from all that eating they're doing before they hit the stage? Well, you combine all that food (mostly carbs) with the pumping up - the carbs pulling in water to the muscle cells - *BOOM* that really nice pumped up look. Oh and we don't count sets and reps backstage - it's all strictly cosmetic.
Isolation movements; light weight; failure (about the 15-20 range).
Loading on creatine and then 40 mg of Vanadyl Sulfate about a half hour prior to the pictures/show worked well for me in the past.
Thanks Patricia and Joel:)
This is an interesting question. Ronnie Colman eats 1 cup of natural jelly, I have heard of taking large amounts of Niacin, glycerol is also said to increase vascularity, sorry I don’t have to many specifics but what ever you do make sure and try it out before the day of the contest.
For increased vascularity drink 8oz. of red wine, 50ml of glycerol, and 16 oz. of water before going to bed the night prior to the show/shoot. Repeat 20 minutes before show/shoot. The cuts and the veins will be poppin’ out! (if you are lean enough)
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Patricia
Really?!..red wine?..wouldt alcohol do more harm than good when youre down to 4-6% BF?..maybe not.Thanks again!
nope, it works pretty darn well. However I noticed that Blue Skyy vodka works pretty well for me. And so do the liquer filled chocolates. BUT you have to watch that sugar intake…
I heard to take Dandelion Extract turing the two days prior to a show/pictures. Anyone’s thoughts?
1 gram 3xs a day, 2 days out should work well. You may also want to consider taking 50mg of B6 2xs daily, 3 days out, as it helps to reduce water retension under the skin.
A lot of guys also use a vasodiolator (the only one Ive ever used is called Hot Stuff) Its a topical spray that causes blood to engorge in the area. You use it directly be4 pumping up and it holds your pump in longer and increases vascularity.