Primary METABOLIC STRESS Movements
Metabolic Stress: The intent is to stimulate blood flow to the target muscle, generating a build-up of cellular metabolites (i.e. lactate, H+, IGF-1, etc). This leads to the burning sensations that we know as the “pump” and, hopefully, sarcoplasmic hypertrophy. The load (and load progressions) are much less important here compared to