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How To Build Muscle Based On Your Body Type

By Jeff Anderson
HealthLife.com Contributor
Updated: June 12, 2008
The best weight training exercises to perform are the dead lift, squats, and reverse grip lat pull downs to focus on your largest muscle groups to give you the most bang for your bodybuilding "buck".

Incline bench presses can also be very beneficial, since they can work several major muscle groups all at the same time.

MESOMORPH BODYBUILDING TIPS:

Men with a mesomorph body type usually don't have much trouble gaining or losing weight, as long as they stick to a regular exercise routine that includes both weight training and cardiovascular exercises.

Strength training should be done 2 to 3 times per week, with cardiovascular exercises being done every day that strength training isn't or for a short time at the end of each workout.

This exercise routine can be changed based on the specific body each individual is looking for, so those looking to gain extra muscle mass may want to increase their strength training to 4-5 times a week if needed.
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Men with this body type need to make sure they keep their exercise routines regular, since they tend to take their "gifted" genetics too much for granted and missed workouts or extra calories can undo all of the hard work they put into having their ideal body.

ENDOMORPH BODYBUILDING TIPS:

Exercise is essential for those with endomorph bodies since they typically have trouble losing weight and keeping it off.

The exercise routine should focus primarily on weight training since building muscle will actually allow them to burn more fat.

Muscle is your body's fat-burning "engine" and for every pound of muscle you add, you burn an extra 14 calories per day without any extra effort.

To kickstart additional fat loss to see the "hidden" muscle you'll be building, be sure to include aerobic exercise, which should be performed 5 to 7 times a week for at least 30 minutes at a time.

While skinny guys need more time to recover and give their body's time to grow, the endomorph needs to keep his body in an "active" mode as much as possible to keep burning the fat.

Therefore, increasing the number of training sessions you perform each week will help you keep your body in a constant fat-burning state and help you shed the extra body fat.
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