Ectomorph Workout - 3 Workout Secrets For The Skinny Ectomorph

Finding the right ectomorph workout is the real key to helping skinny guys and girls open the door to impressive muscle growth. Unfortunately, much of what is in the mainstream media and on the bookstore shelves is not catered to the ectomorph who struggles to gain weight and build muscle, and so following this advice is usually met with frustration and less than adequate results.

The following are the 3 most important secrets that should be the bread and butter of any ectomorph workout, and have been proven to give massive muscle growth as quickly as possible.

Use The "Big" Lifts

One of the main reasons why ectomorphs fail to gain muscle mass quickly is that they are not focusing on what are known as the "big" lifts.

These big lifts are compound exercises that work multiple muscle groups at the same time and are things like Squats, Deadlifts and Bench Presses.

By working multiple muscle groups you are able to build muscle much quicker than by performing isolation exercises such as leg extensions and bicep curls.

Also, the more muscles that are worked the more testosterone and growth hormone your body naturally produces, and this increase will improve the rate at which you build muscle. So focus your ectomorph workout around these big lifts.

Lift Heavy

Following on from the need to perform big lifts in your ectomorph workout, is the need to lift heavy and focus on increasing the amount of weight you lift each and every time you step into the gym.

This method of "Progressive Overload" will force your muscles to grow in both size and strength, and reduce the chance of you seeing a plateau in your muscle gains. This usually occurs because your body is simply getting used to the workout, exercises and weights that you are performing.

Keep aiming to lift heavier (while maintaining technique obviously) and look to change up your ectomorph workout routine every 12 weeks, to prevent stagnation and promote continued muscle growth.

Keep Rest Time Consistent and Disciplined

A big mistake many skinny guys and ectomorphs make in their workouts is not keeping their rest time consistent and disciplined both in the gym and out of it.

Many folks forget that it is during rest when the muscle building process actually happens, and not when you're in the gym.

Sturture your ectomorph workout so that you are working out no more than 3-4 times per week with weights, and taking rest days in between. When you are in the gym focus on allowing yourself 1-3 minutes rest between sets, and keep this consistent throughout your ectomorph workouts.

And make adequate time for proper sleep. A good sleeping pattern promotes increased production levels of natural anabolic growth hormones which repair and rebuild muscle. This production is at its highest when we reach the deepest levels of sleep, usually after about 4 or 5 hours. By cutting your sleep short and depriving yourself of this you merely hamper your efforts to build muscle.

Finding the right ectomorph workout is imperative if you want to build muscle and gain mass quickly.

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