Eventually, Sheldon became known as a quack for even suggesting it (and probably for using photos of naked female university students without their knowledge, that too. Obviously, it’s pretty ridiculous and mildly offensive to believe that a person’s body type can predict who they are as a person.
I mean, I guess I’m macho…ha ha! But endomorphs: fat, lazy, and slow to react? And ‘well-endowed’?! OMG. Mesomorph: hard, rugged, triangular, muscular, thick-skinned, and with good posture described as athletic, eager, adventurous, willing to take risks, competitive, extroverted, aggressive, masculine, macho, authoritative, strong, assertive, direct, forthright, blustering, dominant, tough, strict, fortunate, vigorous, energetic, determined, courageous, and ambitious. I know you’re busy thinking about which somatotype you are, but before you do that, for shits and giggles, here is the complete fucked up list of what Sheldon believed were the traits of each group:Įctomorph: skinny, thin, slender, slim, lithe, lanky, neotenous, flat-chested, lightly muscled, weak, fragile, delicate, and usually tall described as intelligent, contemplative, melancholic, industrious, effeminate, submissive, inferior, perfectionist, quirky, idiosyncratic, sensitive to pain, soft, gentle, loving, helpful, placatory, calm, peaceful, vulnerable, humble, self-deprecatory, socially awkward, solitary, secretive, concealing, self-conscious, introverted, shy, reserved, defensive, uncomfortable, tense, and anxious.Įndomorph: fat, round, heavy, usually short, and having difficulty losing weight described as open, outgoing, sociable, amiable, friendly, affectionate, accepting, happy, pleased, satisfied, laid-back, easily complacent, lazy, ungenerous, selfish, greedy, well-endowed, and slow to react. These include:Įcto-endomorphs: the classic pear-shaped body with large hips and thighs and smaller upper bodies.Įndo-ectomorphs: apple-shaped, with more fat in their midsection and thin legs. Most people are a combination of these types though it’s fairly rare to see a person who lands squarely in one of the above three. Mesomorph: athletic and muscular, these individuals are thought to gain and lose weight easily. These people are thought to have trouble gaining weight.Įndomorph: lots of fat and muscle, with a rounder body shape than ectomorphs.
What are the Three Somatotypes? What Somatotype Are You?Įctomorph: lean, with little fat and little muscle. Somatotypes were conceived in the 1940s by a psychologist named William Herbert Sheldon, who thought he could determine a person’s entire personality by how they looked. That got me wondering if there’s any truth at all to this somatotype stuff, because honestly in my 20 years of practice I’ve always ignored the concept that someone’s body type tells you anything definite about their exercise and diet requirements. I’m an mesomorph, but I too process carbs extremely well. When asking me to write this piece, my friend and colleague Nicole Osinga told me that as an ectomorph, she processes carbs well. A somatotype is a genetic body type that is predicated on your stature as well as your muscle and fat mass. You can convey more useful information by comparing yourself to a literal caricature.I’ve had a few requests to do a post on somatotypes. Somatypes are too broadĭumping yourself into one of three categories really tells you nothing about yourself. Going on a crash diet then blaming your genetics when you yo-yo back is folly.īut wait, isn’t it true that some people really do have faster or slower metabolisms? There is no doubt that genetics plays a role in how easily you can gain or lose weight (whether it be fat or muscle), but this brings us to our second major problem with somatypes. Why then, do people have such a hard time losing weight and keeping it off? That’s also simple: they’re not doing it in a sustainable way. Voila, if you do that, you’ve turned from an “endomorph” to a “mesomorph”. But there’s another simple truth: if you’re fat, then lose that fat in a sustainable way (preferably by replacing it with muscle), it will be easier to keep that fat off. The simple truth of it is, if you’re fat, and have been fat for a long time, it is going to be easy to stay fat.
Of more interest to most people, how do you change from an “endomorph” to a “mesomorph”. Ecto to Meso to Endo: They should call me Megatron because I’m the ultimate Transformer!
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