Wednesday, June 19, 2013

How To Choose The Best Workout For An Ectomoprh Looking To Gain Weight

By Jeff Kappel


Consistency is key when it comes to building muscle and choosing the best workout for an ectomorph. However, your workouts aren't always going to be the same. As you change and see results, your workouts should progress.

It's great to be dedicated to the cause of gaining weight even though you know you're a hard gainer and will find your path to greater muscle mass difficult. However, the one common problem that most ectomorphs face as they begin the ectomorph weight training routine is that they over train which leads to unnecessary and potentially damaging muscle stress.

Most hard gainers are eager to begin seeing results for their efforts. They believe that all it takes is hard work and dedication and they'll see results in the mirror in a week or two. It rarely works out that way no matter how rigorous the workout routine you're following happens to be.

Here are a few tips that can help you avoid common problems that often impact beginning ectomorph training programs.

1) Always warm up the muscle groups you're working the day before diving into more strenuous exercises. Warming up can prevent excessive muscle strain that is par for the course when exercising cold muscles. It doesn't take a lot of time to do a few warm up reps but it does take a long time to recover from the muscle strain that can happen without them.

2) Don't overlook the importance of cardiovascular training. Most people associate this with losing weight but the benefit for hard gainers is that building endurance with year-round cardio is that you're able to burn fat at rest. This means that the weight you gain will be the lean muscle mass ectomorphs are aiming for.

3rd, make sure on days that you life heavy that you allow yourself to rest longer between sets. Lifting heavy is very taxing on the nervous system to taking 60-90 seconds rest between sets will help you recover.

4) Make ectomorph strength training sessions brief but have them often. Short sessions that provide high intensity and extremely targeted workouts work best.

Customize the workout you perform to meet your individual ectomorph weight gain and muscle building needs. Don't forget important things like eating prior to working out in order to give your body the fuel it needs to build muscles. In fact, you should eat five to six meals each day while working towards ectomorph weight gain.

If you continue to incorporate these tips into your workout you'll see real results in the mirror over time that are sure to please. You will have to do some things that others aren't willing to do. When you do these, you'll also get what they won't.




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