What is your body type?
What is your body type?
Just as clothes and shoes come in different sizes to fit each person individually, so should fitness plans! One of thebiggest misconceptions about striving for a healthier lifestyle is thinking that the same nutrition plan and workout routine will give the same results for everyone.
In order to truly set yourself up for success, you must take a realistic look at your metabolism and body type.
So… what are the body types?
While these three body types are not necessarily ‘one size fits all’, understanding which type most closely describes your natural skeletal frame, muscular composition, and metabolic rate is essential for understanding how your body will respond mos effectively to changes in fitness and nutrition.
ECTOMORPH TRAITS:
• Small “delicate” frame and bone structure
• Classic “hardgainer”
• Flat chest
• Small shoulders
• Thin
• Lean muscle mass
• Finds it hard to gain weight
• Fast metabolism
MESOMORPH TRAITS
• Athletic
• Generally hard body
• Well defined muscles
• Rectangular shaped body
• Strong
• Gains muscle easily
• Gains fat more easily than ectomorphs
ENDOMORPH TRAITS
• Soft and round body
• Gains muscle and fat very easily
• Is generally short
• "Stocky" build
• Round physique
• Finds it hard to lose fat
• Slow metabolism
• Muscles not so well defined
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