What is an Ectomorph and Are You One?

You may have heard the term “ectomorph” before. It is one of three body types in a body classification system developed over 80 years ago. There are dozens of blog articles explaining the three categories and which one you fall into. Or sometimes, they debunk the system altogether. But did you know that there is a numerical scoring system that goes along with it?

Do Hardgainers Get Newbie Gains?

When I started training all those years ago, my progress didn’t match that of my friends, who had appeared to explode in musculature. I was a hardgainer. Thankfully, I can look back at all the photos and measurements I took, and today, I realize that I got a pretty good dose of newbie gains, I just couldn’t see it because I was comparing myself to my swole colleagues.