Vasocongestion in VRT and Weight Training

The closest form of resemblance that VRT has with weight training is the concept of vasocongestion, commonly referred to as "the Pump."

The brilliance of VRT is pitting a flexor against an extensor, and thus creating a demanding relationship on the vascular network of the muscle group involved, much in the same way as the pump that is created in a weight training movement. The result is vasocongestion, the muscle-swelling 'pump.'

The level of vasocongestion is really a matter of controversy, for for the most part it is not measurable, but it is comparable to the feeling that is generated as a pump from weight training. And as Sigmund Freud said, the "greatest decisions are best left up to feelings." It is with that that I agree 100%.

Greg Mangan
"VRT Man"