| Bodybuilding is somewhere between a sport and an | | | | The first thing you need to realize is that you must eat |
| art. In one sense, you're sculpting your body and | | | | a lot of food. Bodybuilders generally require |
| creating a living work of art, but on the other side | | | | 4,000-8,000 calories a day to maintain and gain |
| you're also putting yourself through strenous physical | | | | weight. If you want to do this properly you'll need to |
| activity for the purpose of promoting muscle growth. | | | | eat a lot of protein and carbs, but you'll want to reduce |
| Being able to bodybuild properly is an important part of | | | | the fat. This is especially important for endomorphs |
| the game and something you'll learn in time, although I | | | | and mesomorphs who more easily gain fat than the |
| can definitely point you in the right direction. | | | | leaner ectomorphs. Ectomorphs should just eat |
| When you first start bodybuilding, you need to evaluate | | | | everything in sight, but should definitely focus on more |
| what bodytype you belong to. Are you an | | | | carbs. |
| ectomorph, mesomorph, endomorph, or some | | | | Once you've got your diet down, you'll want to first |
| combination of the three? An ectomorph is generally | | | | start with compound lifts. These will build muscle all |
| a thin and tall person, whereas a mesomorph is usually | | | | around your body and will give you a good foundation |
| more muscular and square. Endomorphs are people | | | | with which to start bodybuilding. Compound lifts are |
| that generally have excess bodyfat and little muscle. | | | | most important for ectomorphs, but endo and |
| If you're an mesomorph then you're lucky because | | | | mesomorphs will also find them useful. Just make |
| you'll be able to gain weight easily and will likely | | | | sure you move the weight properly and don't hurt |
| succeed in bodybuilding so long as you can do it | | | | yourself. Some compound lifts you'll want to do are |
| properly. If you're an ecto or endomorph, however, | | | | the squat, deadlift, bench press, and barbell row. All |
| don't fret because there are still ways that you can | | | | of these exercises will build a great base with which |
| succeed and flourish in this art. | | | | you can work. |
| For those of you that aren't mesomorphs, proper | | | | After you've been doing compound lifts for a while, |
| bodybuilding is going to be key when you're trying to | | | | you are ready to move on to isolation exercises. |
| gain weight. You're going to need to follow the steps | | | | Isolation lifts promote muscle growth in one area, which |
| carefully and you're going to have to utilize a lot of | | | | is great for fine-tuning your body and creating muscle |
| testing and training techniques. That's not a bad thing, | | | | separation. This is a prized asset for the bodybuilder |
| however, because you might realize that you have | | | | and something you'll definitely want to work toward. |
| much more bodybuilding potential than you originally | | | | Just remember that you'll need to do primarily |
| thought you did. You just need to know how to | | | | compound lifts in the early part of your career. |
| unlock it, if you know what I mean. | | | | |