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Saturday, August 20. 2016

Ectomorph, Mesomorph or Endomorph?


Body type is relevant to health, exercise, and appearance. It's worth bearing in mind that few people are a pure type, and that, for example,  endomorphs can be fat (often termed "skinny fat" - ie a belly on a slender frame) and ectomorphs are not necessarily fat.


The body types are genetic, products of inborn bone and muscle structure. In other words, the body frame.


Your body type has implications for strength and fitness training - and for strength and fitness goals. 3 Male & Female Body Types Explained

Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss in Physical Fitness, Psychology, and Dr. Bliss at 13:40 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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Actually it's the ectomorphs who are naturally angular and the endomorphs who are naturally cushy.
#1 D on 2016-08-20 13:47 (Reply)
Thus the reason I do not buy into BMI. Those with more natural muscle are deemed 'higher' on the BMI scale. Need to create different BMI profiles based on body types.

Same should be true for the military. I lost 2 whole pounds after 9 weeks in boot camp while other girls lost 20. I put on a LOT of muscle. STILL was slightly over the weight limits. Had to be taped every single time for 6 years of service. Always passed the tape test.

But not fun to be looked at as 'fat' when I would see short, stumpy girls with huge guts (apple types) who seemed to be able to pass weight requirements.

UGH.
#2 MissT on 2016-08-20 15:18 (Reply)
I am a mesomorph but tend to be thin or at least appear thin. I even had one of those carnival weight guessers miss my weight by a lot. He guessed 190 and I weighed 220. He really believed I had concealed weights in my clothing or shoes.
#3 GoneWithTheWind on 2016-08-20 17:00 (Reply)
Andre Maurois wrote a book about this entitled "Patapoufs et Filifers", which was translated to "Fattypuffs and Thinifers".
#4 Frances on 2016-08-20 17:44 (Reply)

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