anyone know what occlusion training is?

[Elimorris]

My gym is full of smart people and smart people always have some interesting things to say. Today the discussion was occlusion training and they described it as adding pump and swoleness the day of to the workout, but does this really help recovery and muscle growth? I am trying to bring up my lagging body parts and was considering this

 

[the_alcatraz]

It's increasing volume to train on a pump. You pump up hard then push more volume into the pumped arms etc

 

[stevesmi]

a lot of talk at the gym and little action.

were those guys talking about it or actually doing it? if so do they look good?

occlusion training isn't something i recommend, the risk of blood clots is something i would be worried about especially if you use steroids

 

[SteveMobsterG]

It's a passing fad.

 

[BodyMonster34]

bro i saw a couple guys on youtubes doing it before, seems like they didn't succeed much

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

Not something I would do. Seems like way too much work for little change in results.

 

[Tazz]

never heard of it

 

[RickV]

My gym is full of smart people and smart people always have some interesting things to say. Today the discussion was occlusion training and they described it as adding pump and swoleness the day of to the workout, but does this really help recovery and muscle growth? I am trying to bring up my lagging body parts and was considering this

Training is something you have to experiment with and try different methods to see what will work for you. Not every training method will work for everyone so you must try it all and keep a journal of your training and results and evaluate over time. Every champion Bodybuilder or Powerlifter will use a different training program they customize just for them over time, this si the way.

 

[RickRock13]

I've seen others do it. Ive never tried it. I dont see the benefit