Flex UK - June 2017

FOR ACHIEVING THE
BEST PUMP POSSIBLE,
WHAT ARE SOME
THINGS THAT ARE
NECESSARY, AS FAR
AS NUTRITION AND
SUPPLEMENTS,
BEFORE TRAINING?

—Andy T

In the legendary film Pumping
Iron, Arnold Schwarzenegger

psyched up you tend to get!

However, it’s vital to understand

that a skin-bursting pump is

actually more than just a

wonderful sensation—it’s also a

solid indication that you are well

rested, properly nourished, and

adequately focused on your

training. In addition, maximizing

vasodilation to the working

muscles will assist greatly in

igniting hypertrophy by feeding

them with essential nutrients

like amino acids, anabolic

hormones, oxygen, and more. So

how do we best use food and

supplements before we hit the

gym so that a wicked pump is

only a few sets away?

HYDRATE HEARTILY

Do you want your muscles to

look like raisins or grapes? Well, I

hope you said grapes, my fellow

FLEX readers. Raisins are

dehydrated and, because of

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talks about how creating an

intense muscle pump compares

favourably to the euphoria

brought about by having sex!

Now, while I am not sure I

can quite get fully onboard

with that thought process, I

definitely agree that engorging

the target muscle(s) with large

quantities of blood during a

balls-to-the-wall workout

is certainly a special feeling.

It is as if your muscles are

literally growing right before

your eyes—and the tighter your

clothes begin to fit, the more

Eric Broser (below) sure practises

what he preaches! Broser has been

a mainstay at world-famous Gold’s

Gym in Venice, California, where he

has been training clients for years.

1ST SET

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PAVEL YTHJALL; MICHAEL NEVEUX

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