09-22-2017, 01:09 AM
You are sort of missing the point. 
Purpose of pump sets is to create metabolic stress and an occlusion effect. They are also supposed to be relatively light on the CNS. That's why they are continuous, lighter in weight, use partials, etc.
Rest Pause, drop sets, etc etc are not part of them. FT is big on muscle building and frequency, low on CNS impact. Also some lifts just do not lend themselves to pump sets. I really love personally walking lunges for legs to pump them up. But they are not continuous. They don't work in the frame work of FT. I really really understand the want and the need to stretch these sets out, or make them more intense. But I think honed and done with some bad intentions, pump sets as written are extremely brutal.
People can (and will) do anything they want, but I think it's important to see what the purpose of these sets are and how they fall into the frame work of the program. Scott created three different set types so you could grow by three completely different stresses. By modify or messing with the sets and how they are done, perhaps no harm can come of it. But also perhaps you are robbing yourself of a chance of some "gainz", but not tapping into a certain style. Or shortening the length of your blast because you hit your CNS too hard.
Sorry this got a little long winded
Hope it helps and feel free to ask any other questions you may have.
Purpose of pump sets is to create metabolic stress and an occlusion effect. They are also supposed to be relatively light on the CNS. That's why they are continuous, lighter in weight, use partials, etc.
Rest Pause, drop sets, etc etc are not part of them. FT is big on muscle building and frequency, low on CNS impact. Also some lifts just do not lend themselves to pump sets. I really love personally walking lunges for legs to pump them up. But they are not continuous. They don't work in the frame work of FT. I really really understand the want and the need to stretch these sets out, or make them more intense. But I think honed and done with some bad intentions, pump sets as written are extremely brutal.
People can (and will) do anything they want, but I think it's important to see what the purpose of these sets are and how they fall into the frame work of the program. Scott created three different set types so you could grow by three completely different stresses. By modify or messing with the sets and how they are done, perhaps no harm can come of it. But also perhaps you are robbing yourself of a chance of some "gainz", but not tapping into a certain style. Or shortening the length of your blast because you hit your CNS too hard.
Sorry this got a little long winded
Hope it helps and feel free to ask any other questions you may have.