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About mike hanley
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I can answer questions regarding strength training for athletes, bodybuilding training, powerlifting training, kettlebell training as well as training for fat loss. I can answer questions about mobility drills to warm up for strength training.
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I have been a strength training coach for the past 13 years and own and operated a private training facility in New Jersey. I have competed nationally in bodybuilding as well as powerlifitng and I am an assistant instructor to Pavel Tsatsouline for his RKC Certification. I have been a high school and college level coach to athletes and have played sports all my life.
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RKC, USAW
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elitefts.com, dragondoor.com
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Kean University, Physical Education
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You are here: Experts > Recreation/Outdoors > Bodybuilding > Strength Training > Body type
Expert: mike hanley - 9/7/2008
Question
Hi I'm 17, 5' 6'' and weight about 120 pounds. I think my frame is very small, I also think I'm an ecto-mesomorph just because I have a little more weight around the stomach and am not long and 'lanky. I just wondered what kind of routine I should do because I'm not sure what body type I am, but currently I'm doing 1 or 2 body parts a day 4 times a week. Can you tell me if this is the right routine for me, and anything else I should be doing?
Answer
Sam,
I remember training when I was 17 and loving it as I still do now. I have been through many workout programs from Arnolds Programs to Body part splits to powerlifting programs to just about every program under the sun and what I realized is that it is not necessarily the program that is going to give you the results your looking for. It is your dedication and your hard work that will determine whether you see results. I think you can make progress on any program so long as you work your a-- off and be progressive. No of course that doesn't mean if you want to do a powerlifting meet that a bodybuilder routine will work but what I am saying is just train as hard as you can.
My opinion on what type of program you should do is to do a 3 day a week program that involves mostly compound lifts. Lifts such as the squat, deadlift, barbell and db rows, dip, chin ups, push ups, military presses, lunges, bench presses. If you design a workout that takes 3-4 of these exercises and hit it hard and then take a day off and then pick another 3-4 and hit them hard you should get some solid training.
Don't be concerned with what bodytype you are, just train hard, eat good, get plenty of water and rest and you will reap the benefits of having a young healthy body.
Be Strong,
Mike Hanley
www.hanleystrength.com
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