Thread: Training for Ectomorphs

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mmuscle

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I don't agree with that at all. Hell what are you going to do burn off what little fat you have. Man Get a good healthy diet about 500 calories over maintance and train like a son of a gun. Just keep your cardio to a brisk walk 2-3 times a week
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Originally Posted by mmuscle

Hi guys,

I was just writing to find out what your opinions are on training techniques for an Ectomorph.

I know that what is generally said is that Ectomorphs should have shorter and less frequent workouts than Mesomorphs or Endomorphs, but would like to hear from you exactly how frequently and at what intensity an Ectomorph should train for optimal muscle gains?

Cheers for any comments folks!

mmuscle

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i too am a classic ectomorph with no meso or endo tendencies what so ever. what id say is that training each body part once a week has worked great for me, doing mainly compound movments is great, and eating as much as i can every two hours. dont knock back on intensity. train till you pass out, or meet your mental goals for each work out. train as hard as you can. just keep it under an hour. good luck man. i think youll find that even though its harder to get bigger, ectomorphs get more women

and also ( this may not be sound advice ) but i dont do any cardio when i am on a bulking session.

Cheers. Now that was good advise

mmuscle

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eat more. sleep more. and stick to a 1 body part per week program. go heavy and don't exceed 45 minutes in the gym. don't exceed 9-10 work sets per workout.

Just an idea:
Monday- Heavy Bench*, Weighted Dips*
Tuesday- Deadlifts*, Weighted Pull-Ups*, Heavy Rows*
Wedsnesday- Off
Thursday- Hang or Power Cleans*, Heavy Shoulder Presses*, Lateral Raises
Friday- Squats*, Stiff-Legged Deadlifts*, Calves
Saturday- Off
Sunday- Off

*when it's a compound movement, continue to add weight/ increase intensity for a total of 3 work sets. when it's an isolatation movement, burn it out... 3 sets of 12-15 repetitions.