ecto-meso?

GatheringFlock · Fri, April 2nd, 2004, 11:55 PM

Hi, i was doing some research on bones. I am tall,kinda thin (38in waist), and feel light muscled. I was wandering is it possible to be ecto-meso and have a light muscular build? Anyways. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

analogue · Sat, April 3rd, 2004, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by GatheringFlock

Hi, i was doing some research on bones. I am tall,kinda thin (38in waist), and feel light muscled. I was wandering is it possible to be ecto-meso and have a light muscular build? Anyways. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

There are tests, but you are likely plain ectomorphic. Tall and thin are the magic words. IF you are built like a basketball player you are pure ecto. Mesomorphs tend to be naturally compact and muscular. They also have wide shoulders, dense muscularity, narrow waists and general square-ish appearance. Picture a wrestler (Varsity, not WWE).

Can anyone else add some perspective to this, because I hear alot of people claiming compound body types. My observation is that you always show dominance in one, and have minor traits of the other two. For instance, I am mostly italian. If I eat a taco, I don't consider myself 2% mexican, or for that matter italo/mexo.

--D-- · Sat, April 3rd, 2004, 05:00 PM

What does it matter?

analogue · Sat, April 3rd, 2004, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by --D--

What does it matter?

Well, it clearly matters to this guy. That's not a very fair question.

GatheringFlock · Sat, April 3rd, 2004, 10:44 PM

what does it matter?

knowing you're body makes it easier to train...

marcus · Sat, April 3rd, 2004, 10:58 PM

The way I've always seen it is that you can be an endo/meso (high bf% with large amount of muscle) but you cant be an ecto/meso or ecto/endo. Of course you can be an ecto with a bit of muscle but you would still be defined as an ecto. Its kind of confusing because this method of determining your body type is rather limited. Do a search on the net and you can do tests that determine it more accurately but I think you should just train as an ecotmorph. Its doesnt really make that much difference. You can train the same, you just might get different results from which you can adjust your program.

Marcus

analogue · Sun, April 4th, 2004, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by marcus

The way I've always seen it is that you can be an endo/meso (high bf% with large amount of muscle) but you cant be an ecto/meso or ecto/endo. Of course you can be an ecto with a bit of muscle but you would still be defined as an ecto. Its kind of confusing because this method of determining your body type is rather limited. Do a search on the net and you can do tests that determine it more accurately but I think you should just train as an ecotmorph. Its doesnt really make that much difference. You can train the same, you just might get different results from which you can adjust your program.

Marcus

True on the outdated method. I believe it has roots in the late 19th century. I also personally see Endo and Meso as being the only true crossover in this method. You see those guys all the time in professional football (American, for our international listeners). Guts and rock hard 22" biceps.

The key fact that was stated, GatheringFlock, was that you have light musculature. If you an ecto to any degree, your body type has the hardest time putting on muscle mass according to the endo/ecto/meso classification system. You can lose fat easily, because your body type supposedly has an overly active metabolic rate, but you will have to work hard to see mass gains. Its not impossible, though. Keep at it and definitely post your results!

--D-- · Sun, April 4th, 2004, 04:11 PM

I don't mean to be rude, but I don't understand the utility of ecto/meso/endo classification. How does it help you train? Will it really make a difference if you are a ectomorph or a ecto-mesomorph? I want to understand.

Fluogen · Mon, April 5th, 2004, 03:06 PM

If you know that you are ecto that means you should probably worry more about lifting, eating more clean food and putting on muscle than cutting. Since ectos have a hard time gaining muscle and not much problem losing weight they need to train differently to reach their goals.

I am endo/meso with a lot of fat but also a lot of muscle. I don't need to worry too much about putting on muscle because all I need to do is lift and I put it on (assuming enough calories and such). But I have a tougher time losing weight so I really need to watch what I eat and stick to my cardio routine. If I don't I easily put fat back on.

So basically knowing your body type can help you learn what you need to focus on and how to plan to reach your goals.