![]() ![]() Mesomorphs are nature’s athletes, with hard, muscular bodies and a solid, square appearance. There’s also some evidence that ectomorphs may be particularly susceptible to low back pain and osteoporosis. On the other hand, they have inefficient digestive systems, which helps them to stay thin but may leave them prone to hypoglycemia. They gain muscle slowly and with difficulty.Ī well-developed and efficient nervous system makes ectomorphs highly sensitive and adept at activities requiring speed of movement. What little fat they carry accumulates in the hips and thighs.Įctomorphs tend to have inefficient cardiovascular systems and may have problems with low blood pressure, high heart rate, poor circulation, dizziness on standing, and poor endurance. Proportionately, ectomorphs are fine-boned, with narrow shoulders, a flat chest, and long limbs. Their muscles and connective tissues are loose, allowing more flexibility and mobility than other body types, and this general looseness and lack of muscle makes them more likely to have poor posture. The Ectomorph: Thin, Little Fat or MuscleĮctomorphs have long, narrow, lean, lithe, angular bodies. However, as you read through the descriptions, I’ll bet you’ll be able to relate characteristics of one or more types to yourself or someone you know. Most people don’t fit perfectly into any one type. According to this system, there are three basic types: the slender ectomorph, the athletic mesomorph, and the soft endomorph. Sheldon and provides a convenient way of classifying the structural and performance differences between people. The system of body types (also called somatotypes) commonly used in scientific and medical circles was developed in the 1950s by W. If I eat clean, I usually drop weight quickly but if I eat crappy, the weight creep up the scale happens every time.We come in all shapes and sizes. I know when I eat like shit and when I'm eating clean. A "meso" can be skinny, medium or fat but they tend to know how to be whatever size they want to be. Must have regular metabolism." Meso just means people that have a good read on how to gain and lose weight. Meso: "When I eat clean, my weight is manageable or I lose a few pounds. They swear they're eating about 2,000 calories per day but they tend to not count the bag of chips, two sodas and ice cream they had. Endos are basically just people that underestimate how much they eat. Must have slow metabolism." Truth is that endos constantly graze, never eating a lot in one sitting but seemingly always snacking on ually unhealthy. They swear they're eating 5,000 calories per day but they probably have one heavy day, skip several meals, eat a regular meal etc.Įndo: "I watch what I eat but can't stop gaining weight. Ectos are basically just people that overestimate how much they eat. Must have a fast metabolism." Truth is that Ectos can eat a lot in one sitting but they'll also go long stretches without eating. Ecto vs Meso = simply a reflection of how much you eat versus your perception of how much you eat.Įcto: "I eat so much food but never gain weight. ![]() It's a shit show of a butterfly effect, but the simple tenets one can take away from it will get you and 99% of people where they want to be.Įndo vs. Similarly, calories in/out has uncountable variables that are in constant flux and dynamically affect each other. Yet those complexities don't change the outcome in any significant way when used by ordinary people in ordinary situations. Newton's equations still work and are still taught, even though they exist in a much more complex system than he was aware of. But Einstein came along and showed there was more to what was going on. It suffices for everything you'll ever encounter in your life. ![]() Just because we don't currently know all the answers, does not mean a framework or theory is incorrect. You might as well go over to r/physics and admonish them for holding on to simple ideas like quantum mechanics because they don't know the exact mass of the Higgs. Unfortunately, you're guilty of thinking 'calories in, calories out' is simple.Įverything you're talking about occurs within the framework it establishes.
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