Fitness and Muscle Work

Ectomorphs have super-fast metabolisms that burn calories almost too efficiently. This can prevent them from putting on weight easily, which creates a disadvantage for anyone aspiring to be a bodybuilder, and even a struggle for some to maintain a healthy body mass index. As with any fitness program, diet and training and rest are going to be equally important for an ectomorph, and diet may even be slightly more important. Workout Cardio Take the minimum amount of cardio required for general cardiovascular health. With an ectomorph already burning calories at such a fast pace, burning even more with cardio is not an efficient way to pack on any substantial mass. The ectomorph looking to maintain cardiovascular fitness for general health and longevity should only do cardio at a moderate pace for 30 minutes three times a week. Any more than this is going to be detrimental to the goal of gaining weight. For one cardio day, it is ok to substitute 15 minutes of HIIT or circuit training depe...

We can make simple distinction for human body composition type: 1. Ectomorph - naturally skinny and hard to gaining weight. 2. Mesomorph - easy to get weight also easy to lose weight. 3. Endomorph - naturally heavy and easy gaining weight (usually fat) and hard to losing it. If you ectomorph, its mean you need enough calories to get lean mass. What to do is eat more. If you eat more calories than you burn, you will not lose your weight. Simple calculation to determine calori intake is multiply your body weight by 15,example 150 pound person need to consume 2250 calories a day. Next is diet strategy for more calories. 1. Consume lean protein, such as chicken (no skin include) , beef (no fat), egg whites, fish. 2. Consume unprocessed carbohidrat, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, rice, cereal, bread. 3. Fruit and Vegetables, contain vit, mineral and many nutrients good for growth. 4. Good Fat, almond, peanuts, avocado, olive oil 5. Eat more frequently with small size, don't eat big portion th...