On the day of the show, you've either got it (muscle) or you don't. You won't put on any new muscle size. The only thing pumping will help is to slightly increase muscle size and significantly bring out muscle vascularity. For the record, it's important to have each muscle thoroughly warmed up before going out on stage.
This helps to prevent muscle pulls, overexertion, and cramping. The primary muscles that need pumping are the shoulders, chest, back, and arms. In addition, the calves and legs may need some light work. If you pump any muscle up too much, you'll lose definition.
Too much blood will fill the muscle and cause the muscles to appear smooth. It will also cause you to lose muscle control, resulting in excess trembling or uncontrollable shaking during posing.
For shoulders, only perform a few light weight, high rep sets. Do only enough to get a pump. For chest, a light bench press with dumbbells or push-ups is all that is needed. For the back muscles, use high rep dumbbell rows and towel pulls with a partner.
For arms, a basic dumbbell curl with light to moderate resistance is best. The triceps can be trained with dips and towel extensions with a partner. The legs can be warmed up by performing calf raises with a light weight as well as a set of squats (with or without weight).
This will get some warm blood in the muscles helping to increase vascularity in the legs. Stiff-legged deadlifts can also be performed to warm up the hamstrings.
One thing I didn't mention that beats every pump-up exercise is flexing and posing. This will naturally warm the body up and help increase vascularity. By practising poses, your body will automatically begin to warm up and become vascular.
Advice from BodybuildingCompetition.com
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