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Getting some emotional high off "the pump" is a bit of a myth, especially for most normal lifters. Your muscles do get bigger during/after exercise, so it does feel good sometimes to look at your muscles and feel some accomplishment that you are making gains. Body dysmorphia is extremely common in most competitive bodybuilders and people in the fitness industry though, they are completely obsessed with how their muscles look, so they are far more dependent on getting that feeling of making gains, no longer being small, etc. That is probably why "The Pump" got so popular.

As far as working out alone vs. with a group, I like both. Working out alone, I can get all my lifts done faster, and I like just listening to music and being in my own head for 45 minutes. In a group is nice because I am way more motivated and get a way better workout usually w/ others motivating/spotting, but it takes a lot longer.