Question about body shape

[elgaringo]

Can someone tell me the names of the different body shapes, I think theres 2 types. with 1 you gererally have skinny legs and the other you dont. can someone tell me which is which?

 

[hackskii]

endomorph
ectomorph
mesomorph

 

[HeadDoc]

in shape
out of shape

 

[elgaringo]

Very funny headdoc lol. so which one determines that you have skinny arse legs?

 

[MANWHORE]

endomorph
ectomorph
mesomorph

Endo are fat Eco are skinny and Meso SUCK LOL .. All people are mixed so here you go .........ECTOMORPH:

This type would seem to consist of every man who ever played in the NBA, minus Charles Barkley and Shaquille ONeal. Ectomorphs are generally lean and mean but have a hard time packing on the muscle.

Thus, the best way to deal with such stingy genetics is to eat, eat, and eat some more. Adding an extra thousand or two calories is not only acceptable, its probably encouraged. Five substantial meals a day, favoring the carbohydrates heavily while consuming ample amounts of protein, is the best way to sprout growth into the muscle mass youre looking for.

When it comes to the weights, do not be stingy. Intensity plus strength equals size, and you should be churning out intensely productive sets, designed to tear up the muscle tissue and spurt new growth.

ENDOMORPH:

Now, take every offensive and defensive lineman in the NFL (minus nobody) and youll have yourself a nice collection of endomorphs.

Endomorphs are generally what most people consider stocky creatures, many of them having short but thick, thick limbs and heavy bones. Many endomorphs desire a leaner, more defined look, and should try cutting the fats down to a minimum. Lean protein sources are generally recommended here, anything from fish and turkey to egg whites. Meanwhile, an endomorphs intake should consist of about seven smaller-portioned meals throughout the day, a sly method of boosting metabolism and burning fats and calories.

Cardiovascular regimens anything from swimming to biking is essential for endomorphs looking to trim down. Thirty minutes per day, four days a week, will keep the jelly out of the belly. Meanwhile, weight training should contain sets of several repetitions at a moderate weight, with limited time spent between sets.

MESOMORPH:

Mesomorphs, in one sense, are the luckiest of the three. Mesomorphs have the tendency to be muscular and ripped, maintaining the best attributes of both the ectomorphs and the endomorphs.

Mesomorphs must basically follow the general guidelines of healthy eating and exercise to maintain the desirable physiques that theyre genetics have so kindly blessed them with. A mesomorph should consume a gram of protein a day for every pound of his or her bodyweight, while taking in around six frequent meals per day. Perhaps the most imposing obstacle for the mesomorph is overconfidence. Because a mesomorph can generally build muscle and shed away fat with considerable ease, he often becomes lazy and apathetic to eating binges and lulls in exercise, maintaining faith that his favorable genetics will bail him out of such consequences. Like anyone else, a mesomorph must blend a sturdy diet and solid exercise program into his everyday routine.

 

[HeadDoc]

Very funny headdoc lol. so which one determines that you have skinny arse legs?

I am an overweight meso-ecto. See my Sesathin log in the Nutrition section.

 

[wildman1717]

endomorph
ectomorph
mesomorph

Correct those are the body types but there can also be can be a combination of the 3 body types. Like head doc said, he was an overweight meso/ecto. I feel that this is more common then lumping people into the three mentioned body types. Most people have traits for a couple of the types listed.

 

[HeadDoc]

want to learn something more comprehensive than these body types? Check out the body types/energy systems as defined by the three primary doshas of Ayurvedic medicine. Each has its own balance and recommendation for harmoneous eating. The doshas can be considered the prototypes that the current body types are based upon.

http://healing.about.com/od/ayurvedic_diet/

For the Ayurvedic practioner, determining these doshas preceeded recommendations for health, habits, eating, and activity. They are closely linked to temperment.

 

[elgaringo]

Correct those are the body types but there can also be can be a combination of the 3 body types. Like head doc said, he was an overweight meso/ecto. I feel that this is more common then lumping people into the three mentioned body types. Most people have traits for a couple of the types listed.

if this is the case im a Endo on the top half and an Eco on my legs. Quite an awqward position to be in really!

 

[wildman1717]

if this is the case im a Endo on the top half and an Eco on my legs. Quite an awqward position to be in really!

I guess so, I've also seen some really skinny guys with a big pot belly too.

 

[MANWHORE]

Correct those are the body types but there can also be can be a combination of the 3 body types. Like head doc said, he was an overweight meso/ecto. I feel that this is more common then lumping people into the three mentioned body types. Most people have traits for a couple of the types listed.

Like i said 1st ,thank you ...

 

[Ramstein II]

The terms ectomorph, endo, meso refer to what part of your tissue developed to the greatest degree when you were in the womb. Endo developed fat, ecto skin and bones, meso muscle. Everybody has a degree of each trait. A pure endo is short, fat, with very little muscle. Endomorphs suffer from emotional disorders and are prone to depression. Endormorphs tend to deal with stress with humor and often have nice, friendly personalities. They have a hard time adding muscle and losing fat. Obviously, high levels of estrorgen receptors exist on fat cells, so you can imagine the problems that causes.
Ectomorphs are small boned with little muscle mass or fat. Ectomorphs are not necessarily tall and skinny. Theyre just skinny and can be tall. They have narrow hips and long, narrow feet. They are prone to anxiety disorders and have high levels of adrenal hormones. They are high energy as a result and deal with stress through anxiety and worry.
Mesomorphs have medium to heavy bone density, low body fat, and heavy muscle mass. Mesomorphs have high testosterone levels and suffer from frustration and anger as a response to stress. Mesomorphs are fast runners, naturals at sports and aggressive.
Most everybody is a mix.
I would say that basketball players and wide receivers represent Ecto-Mesomorphs.
Running backs, bodybuilders, light heavyweight boxers represent Mesomorphs.
Linebackers, linemen, and many strongmen are Endo-Mesomorphs. These are the real giants.

But, all have traits of all three. So you can rate people on a scale of 1-10 for each trait. So someone might have the following profileEcto 8, Meso 7, Endo 2. That would be a lean, muscular person.
Someone who is Ecto 2, Meso 9, Endo 7 would be a thick strong person, like a linebacker.

 

[hackskii]

For the record fat does not make you fat.
In fact fat supresses insulin which is a storage hormone more than any other food.

Beings fat supresses insulin and insulin is a storage hormone why cut that macro back?

In the presence of insulin fat burning stops dead.

Low fat diets are actually unhealthy.

Most dieters cut back the carbs rather than the fats for fat loss.

Calorie for calorie carbs will make you fatter than fat will.

 

[MANWHORE]

For the record fat does not make you fat.
In fact fat supresses insulin which is a storage hormone more than any other food.

Beings fat supresses insulin and insulin is a storage hormone why cut that macro back?

In the presence of insulin fat burning stops dead.

Low fat diets are actually unhealthy.

Most dieters cut back the carbs rather than the fats for fat loss.

Calorie for calorie carbs will make you fatter than fat will.

Take in a little above maintenace dose of fat and then a little above Main .. dose of Carbs and see which makes you fatter .. Carbs and Protein are more readly used for energy.. The digestion proccess needs calories .. Protein uses the most,then carbs and fat uses the least amount of calories to be digested so more of it is stored as fat .. not incuding the fact that it doesn't have to be chemicly changed to be stored like carbs and protein do .. Low fat diets are unhealthy but not low SAT FAT diets .. If you want to lose fat the fastest without losing much muscle,it's best IMO to use a high Protein high GOOD fat low carb and low sat fat diet ... Don't you know only fat people say high sat fat diets are good .. that's like ugly people saying beauty comes from the inside .. Yeah OK LOL

 

[hackskii]

Take in a little above maintenace dose of fat and then a little above Main .. dose of Carbs and see which makes you fatter .. Carbs and Protein are more readly used for energy.. The digestion proccess needs calories .. Protein uses the most,then carbs and fat uses the least amount of calories to be digested so more of it is stored as fat .. not incuding the fact that it doesn't have to be chemicly changed to be stored like carbs and protein do .. Low fat diets are unhealthy but not low SAT FAT diets .. If you want to lose fat the fastest without losing much muscle,it's best IMO to use a high Protein high GOOD fat low carb and low sat fat diet ... Don't you know only fat people say high sat fat diets are good .. that's like ugly people saying beauty comes from the inside .. Yeah OK LOL

Again you are misinformed; the mechanism of storing fat involves the storage hormone insulin. Since fat has little to no response from insulin then it cant be stored as fat.
For your information sitting on the couch burns fat for fuel not carbs.
Fat is the most efficient source of fuel there is.

Switching from a glucose burning machine to a fat burning machine will burn more bodyfat, keep blood sugars level and have accelerated fat loss due to suppressing insulin.
Remember insulin stops fat burning dead.

I have several articles on fat loss and carbohydrate restriction being far superior to lowering fat for fat loss.
Sorry bud but low fat diets are not healthy and you have to have saturated fats in your diet to be healthy.


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Saturated fat article by: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition3

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By Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, September 12, 2004, abstracted from Saturated Fats: What Dietary Intakes from the September 2004 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

When saturated fat was found to raise cholesterol, recommendations were made to minimize the amount of saturate fat in our diet1 since it was widely believe that saturated fats have no known beneficial role in preventing chronic disease and are not required at any level in the diet.2 However, a recent article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition3 has presented evidence that saturated fats do indeed possess some health benefits.

This study reviews research demonstrating the health benefits of saturated fat. For example, saturated fats are the preferred fuel for the heart4 and they possess antiviral5 and antibacterial6 properties. The study states the benefits of several types of saturated fats, including butyric, palmitic, myristic, and lauric acids, all of which are found in human and cows milk.

Unfortunately, the study fails to mention lauric acids abundance in coconut oil. In fact, coconut oil as an excellent source of saturated fat. Finally, they stress the incorporation of saturated fats into our diet as a method of disease prevention.

Saturated fat also promotes health by resisting oxidation, which is considered to be a major player in the aging process.7 Oxidation is the process that damages a healthy cells membrane structures and DNA following oxygen exposure. Oxidation thereby disrupts normal cellular function, resulting in accelerated aging.

Although it has been around for almost 50 years,8 this theory of aging has received much more attention since the plaques found in arteries of heart disease patients contain overwhelming amounts of unsaturated fat.9 When we look at saturated fat, it represents one of the possible solutions to the free radical theory of aging.

So whether theyre protecting us from viruses and harmful bacteria or keeping our cells healthy and dividing properly, saturated fats present an excellent component of our diet that can help to maintain an possibly improve our health.

Reference:
1 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the dietary guidelines for Americans, 2000. June 2000. Internet: www.usda.gov/cnpp/Pubs/DG2000/Full Report.pdf

2 Institute of Medicine. Dietary reference intakes for energy, carbohydrate, fiber, fat, fatty acids, cholesterol, protein, and amino acids. September 2002 http://books.nap.edu/html/dri_macron...eportbrief.pdf

3 German, J.B. and C.J. Dillard, Saturated fats: what dietary intake? Am J Clin Nutr, 2004. 80(3): p. 550-9

4 Lawson LD, Kummerow F. beta-Oxidation of the coenzyme A esters of elaidic, oleic, and stearic acids and their full-cycle intermediates by rat heart mitochondria. Biochim Biophys Acta 1979;573:24554

5 Hornung B, Amtmann E, Sauer G. Lauric acid inhibits the maturation of vesicular stomatitis virus. J Gen Virol 1994;75:35361

6 Sun CQ, OConnor CJ, Roberton AM. The antimicrobial properties of milkfat after partial hydrolysis by calf pregastric lipase. Chem Biol Interact 2002;140:18598

7 Harman, D., The free radical theory of aging. Antioxid Redox Signal, 2003. 5(5): p. 557-61

8 Harman, D., Aging: a theory based on free radical and radiation chemistry. J Gerontol, 1956. 11(3): p. 298-300

9 Ravnskov, U., The Cholesterol Myths: Exposing The Fallacy That Cholesterol and Saturated Fat Cause Heart Disease. 2nd ed. 2000: New Trends Publishing. 320

That should do it for now, if you need more information I can get it but if you take the time to read these then it will become a bit more clear to you why saturated fats are necssary and should not be avoided like you suggest ManWhore.

 

[MANWHORE]

O Yeah???

 

[hackskii]

O Yeah???

Yah!!!

Got tons more than that if you like.
If you took the time to read it all or even a bit of it I could change your mind on fats, in regards of health and fat loss, and hormone production too
Some of the information goes back over 100 years but still applies today.

Like treating epilepsy using a ketogenic (Atkins) diet 100 years ago for children?
If it was not for the anti-seizure drugs today that would be the way they treat it and to this day the kids that don’t respond 100% to anti-seizure drugs go on a ketogenic diet and some stay on for years with zero health complications and no seizures.

Oh and that being fat using saturated fats comment, here is a pick of my forearm and tell me I am fat.
Oh, and I am 46 years old too

 

[MANWHORE]

Yah!!!

Got tons more than that if you like.
If you took the time to read it all or even a bit of it I could change your mind on fats, in regards of health and fat loss, and hormone production too
Some of the information goes back over 100 years but still applies today.

Like treating epilepsy using a ketogenic (Atkins) diet 100 years ago for children?
If it was not for the anti-seizure drugs today that would be the way they treat it and to this day the kids that dont respond 100% to anti-seizure drugs go on a ketogenic diet and some stay on for years with zero health complications and no seizures.

Oh and that being fat using saturated fats comment, here is a pick of my forearm and tell me I am fat.
Oh, and I am 46 years old too

I know fat pigs with cut forearms .. forearms are cut just like calfs because of spot reduction . blood supply to those area more throughout the day .. Maybe we can talk about this some day and who knows maybe you'll teach me a thing or 2 .. gotta sleep now later

 

[hackskii]

I know fat pigs with cut forearms .. forearms are cut just like calfs because of spot reduction . blood supply to those area more throughout the day .. Maybe we can talk about this some day and who knows maybe you'll teach me a thing or 2 .. gotta sleep now later

No such thing as spot reduction bro.
So you just learned something new.

I am not fat I am dieting right now for Memorial day at the River.

Oh, just saw your pick, Funny thing, I was expecting to see a bigger guy with those 1050 tren cycles you did.