Your workout routine

Originally Posted by Ghodbane

Having been an out of shape ectomorph (skinny dweeb) for all of my early adult life (I'm 22), I recently took it upon myself to venture into the unknown and start working out fairly regularly. I kickstarted my goal of attaining a half-decent level of fitness by jogging almost every day. My progress has been pretty good - I'm able to run a good 1.5 miles a day (which may be pathetic for some, but hey you gotta start somewhere) at a slow but steady pace, and I've felt a general sense of wellbeing of late (don't run out of breath as easily, shin splints aren't as painful, etc). I plan to continue this regimen.

I've also started doing deadlifts and bench presses and moulded my diet around attaining as much protein/carbs as possible. I'm interested to know what sorts of workouts you folks do, and what sorts body type traits you possess which you tailor your workouts towards.

If anyone else ever started as a skinny dweeb, I'd be interested to know how you tailored your workouts/diets.

Being an ectomorph is a very hard thing to counter, it's a lot easier to lose weight than to gain weight. (believe it or not). It's also easier for an endomorph to lose weight, it requires more willpower, but you have more control over the situation.

To be honest, while running will definitely make you feel better (a lot better, <3 running. im a 270lb 6'5 guy and i can run 5 miles in 45 minutes. kinda slow but It's good endurance) it wont help with you gaining muscle as much, although it's excellent for the legs and core.

Depending on how thin you are I would go on a bulk diet, and hit the gym. I know bulk diets can be extremely hard for people like you (a lot of ectomorphs can barely finish a full McDonald meal), but you've gotta eat more to gain mass. Once you've gained the mass, you convert it (simultaneously) to muscle by lifting. Making muscle out of nowhere is much harder than making muscle out of fat.(another reasons endomorphs have ti easier) There is nothing wrong with bulking if done right, even people overweight bulk to gain additional muscle (muscle heads). If done wrong you become a candidate for heart disease, even if you aren't very fat.
Look up bulking, but it's mainly just eating a hell of a lot more than you're used to, but making ti healthy things. pasta, fish, chicken, salad, etc. but A LOT of it. think of Michael Phelps diet and copy it.

Dieting and exercising is no secret. Eat more gain more, eat less gain less, run to lose, lift to gain.

While jogging is wonderful, it's more important for endomorphs. As an endomorph myself (i think i am, i may be a lazy meso) I "focus" on jogging, but also lift.

As an ecto you should 'focus" on lifting, and also jog. Jogging raises your metabolism, which you don't need. It also increases health, strength, and leg muscle, which you do need.


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