LeeB

yer when your pre-contest you still get a good pump (at least i know i do) but it just isnt the same as the pumps you get when your bulking and pushing your heaviest weights... psychologically contest dieting is VERY difficult for many people to deal with and the prospect of having a session where you feel full and pumped all over is an appealing one believe me!

having an increased pump does not itself increase muscle growth, but when your on a contest diet (especially a few weeks out) if your concerened about muscle growth youve got your diet t*ts up! lol

id say the pump is just one factor of many for muscle growth, diet, rest, effective intense training etc. etc. obviously the more blood flowing through the muscle the more nutrients are getting there too.. or if the pump is just an increase in water then the muscle is getting stretched further than normal... personally as i have said im a little sceptical as to just how much of an impact this can make toward muscle growth...

but if you want to look and feel noticeably bigger and fuller whilst training (whether contest dieting or just training for size) then fury from my experience will work very well!