Training and your body type.

[Username]

TweetI want to discuss training and your body type. It seems a lot of discussion about training is for Ectomorph body types. From what I understand if you are Ectomorph you should train one body part once a week to allow recovery, that is is very easy for this type of body to over train. Now I'm far from Ectomorph. I would fall in the Endo-Mesomorph body type. I can gain muscle fairly easy but store fat pretty easy if I don't watch what I eat. Now when I train one muscle group a week I never feel like I'm working out enough. I feel much better training muscle groups two times a week. Now am I wrong in this? I keep hearing from people that I'm over training. I would like some experts to feel me in on training and body types. Here is a description for those that think I'm speaking greek.

Etomorph: Characterized by a short upper body, long arms and legs, long and narrow feet and hands, and very little fat storage; narrowness in the chest and shoulders, with generally long, thin muscles. Also can be called a hard gainer

Mesomorph: Large chest, long torso, solid muscle structure, and great strength. Gains muscle easy and low fat storage.

Endomorph: Soft musculature, round face, short neck, wide hips, and heavy fat storage.

[jack hust]

Tweeti am an meso. i use to train each body part 2 times a week i did good but i changed up and do it 1 time a week now at 2-3 ex. for bie 2-3 ex. for tri ,shoulders,back,4 ex for chest ,and 5 for legs inc calfs ,now i only do 3 sets 6-8 reps but so heavy i can just do them and in the last year i have put on more size thanin the 5 years i have been tranning and i stay cut not flat or round it works for me and most people i train , an example would be biceps 3 sets ex.1 standing curles 1.50lbs each hand 7 times set 2.60 each7 times set 3 65 each7 times. ex 2 fro biceps preacher curles set1. 90lbs8 times set 2 100lbs set 7 times,set 3 110 6-7 times etc etc

[massive member]

Tweeti believe bodytype should dictate how you should begin training, but after you've got the years under your belt, you could go against the so said rules.

i'm the atypical ectomorph but i'm gonna try to start training each muscle twice a week. i've been lifting for over 10 years and i'm not getting the same results as i used to. which was hitting muscle once a week with high reps.

username, if your gaining and recovering properly b/w workouts, whos to say your overtraining, right?

[GBAGH]

TweetYou should train however you feel most comfortable. Try anything for 6-8 weeks, measure the results. If youre not headed in the right direction switch it up.