Should You Train & Diet For Your Bodytype? (Ectomorph, Endomorph, Mesomorph)
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Date: 2019-11-06
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tribj001
Dude amen Somatotypes are pure BS I was obese my whole life until age 20 and thought I was just naturally an endomorph naturally inclined to be fatter. But then I started training and eating right and lost 50lbs. then guess what, I looked like what we call ectomorph cause I am 64 with a 68 wingspan and play basketball. So these days I fall more into the ectomorph category in that I weight train hard in a constant battle not to look lanky and scrawny due to my super long and lanky frame. Point is Ive learned the body can change massively over time, I bet even I, with my lanky frame, could quit basketball, focus solely on bodybuilding training, ramp up my calories, gain a tonne of muscle and look mesomorphic but I obviously prefer the smaller, lankier basketball physique. I do think people are genetically inclined one way but people can work to fit into any of those categories. With my long frame and short, unimpressive muscle bellies/insertions I will always be inclined to look like an ectomorph but this can undoubtedly be influenced massively by nutrition and exercise selection.
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Dude amen Somatotypes are pure BS I was obese my whole life until age 20 and thought I was just naturally an endomorph naturally inclined to be fatter. But then I started training and eating right and lost 50lbs. then guess what, I looked like what we call ectomorph cause I am 64 with a 68 wingspan and play basketball. So these days I fall more into the ectomorph category in that I weight train hard in a constant battle not to look lanky and scrawny due to my super long and lanky frame. Point is Ive learned the body can change massively over time, I bet even I, with my lanky frame, could quit basketball, focus solely on bodybuilding training, ramp up my calories, gain a tonne of muscle and look mesomorphic but I obviously prefer the smaller, lankier basketball physique. I do think people are genetically inclined one way but people can work to fit into any of those categories. With my long frame and short, unimpressive muscle bellies/insertions I will always be inclined to look like an ectomorph but this can undoubtedly be influenced massively by nutrition and exercise selection.
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jonpaul70
Jeff, you are a mesomorph. Idk. All I can say is I had a training partner several years back that made me scratch my head. We did the same routine and ate fairly the same stuff. I used full range of motion and he consistently had bad form and sometimes even did half reps. My poundages in bench, deadlift and squat rose considerably higher than his. With mine being 275/315/355 and his 200/275/250. At the end of our first year, I had no change in body weight and minimal muscle growth even though I was stronger. He put on about 20 pounds of muscle, his arms grew about 1. 5 inches, and he even started lecturing me on how to lift All of this crap is genetics and just because people say it takes hard work and that it works for everyone, doesnt mean anything. If your body wants to grow, youll grow. If your body doesnt, theres nothing you can do to force it to happen. even testosterone wont work. Just my two cents.
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Jeff, you are a mesomorph. Idk. All I can say is I had a training partner several years back that made me scratch my head. We did the same routine and ate fairly the same stuff. I used full range of motion and he consistently had bad form and sometimes even did half reps. My poundages in bench, deadlift and squat rose considerably higher than his. With mine being 275/315/355 and his 200/275/250. At the end of our first year, I had no change in body weight and minimal muscle growth even though I was stronger. He put on about 20 pounds of muscle, his arms grew about 1. 5 inches, and he even started lecturing me on how to lift All of this crap is genetics and just because people say it takes hard work and that it works for everyone, doesnt mean anything. If your body wants to grow, youll grow. If your body doesnt, theres nothing you can do to force it to happen. even testosterone wont work. Just my two cents.
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7gmeister
Losing weight being about calorie deficits really isnt true. Its about hormones. Insulin specifically is the #1 hormone that causes weight gain and blocks fat loss. Drop carbs and sugar from your diet and ramp up proteins and fats and your insulin levels will drop and youll lose weight. I couldnt gain weight in my 20s but at 30 I gained weight and couldnt keep it off and no amount of gym or lowering calories helped. I was better but nothing close to what I had in my twenties. I dropped almost all grains and all sugar and I lost nearly all of it in a matter of 3 months. Granted, I wasnt huge but what a difference it made when I just cut out the carbs almost completely
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Losing weight being about calorie deficits really isnt true. Its about hormones. Insulin specifically is the #1 hormone that causes weight gain and blocks fat loss. Drop carbs and sugar from your diet and ramp up proteins and fats and your insulin levels will drop and youll lose weight. I couldnt gain weight in my 20s but at 30 I gained weight and couldnt keep it off and no amount of gym or lowering calories helped. I was better but nothing close to what I had in my twenties. I dropped almost all grains and all sugar and I lost nearly all of it in a matter of 3 months. Granted, I wasnt huge but what a difference it made when I just cut out the carbs almost completely
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Zachary Milos
Jeff, the more I watch your videos, the more I'm convinced that genetics, although a broad term, has a much larger role in how you look than I previously always believed. I figured genetics had maybe. 5-10% in how much muscle one could build or how easy of a time one had losing fat. After watching a lot of videos and hearing research, I feel like it may actually be well over half, with the other half diet and how consistent you train. Maybe I'm way off base, but that's my current thoughts.
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Jeff, the more I watch your videos, the more I'm convinced that genetics, although a broad term, has a much larger role in how you look than I previously always believed. I figured genetics had maybe. 5-10% in how much muscle one could build or how easy of a time one had losing fat. After watching a lot of videos and hearing research, I feel like it may actually be well over half, with the other half diet and how consistent you train. Maybe I'm way off base, but that's my current thoughts.
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Brad Greenan
I don't buy into these body types at all. they can definitely be changed depending on your activity. 6 to 8 years ago I was a varsity swimmer, 6'2 weighing about 180 just shredded. you would definitely call me an ectomorph. today after 4 years or so of weight training and bulking up (I'm super bear mode right now) sitting at a whopping 240, you'd definitely call me an endomorph. the types can clearly change over time and don't mean anything really
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I don't buy into these body types at all. they can definitely be changed depending on your activity. 6 to 8 years ago I was a varsity swimmer, 6'2 weighing about 180 just shredded. you would definitely call me an ectomorph. today after 4 years or so of weight training and bulking up (I'm super bear mode right now) sitting at a whopping 240, you'd definitely call me an endomorph. the types can clearly change over time and don't mean anything really
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shane williams
no such thing you can't categorize body types because muscle fibres and genetics are so complicated from person to person. some people can put on weight then cut down some can't others are strong and fat and struggle to be lean others are muscular but very weak but look lean theres thousands of factors why but its all to do with your condition and your genetics and your will power and how realistic you are. you can only ever be the best you.
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no such thing you can't categorize body types because muscle fibres and genetics are so complicated from person to person. some people can put on weight then cut down some can't others are strong and fat and struggle to be lean others are muscular but very weak but look lean theres thousands of factors why but its all to do with your condition and your genetics and your will power and how realistic you are. you can only ever be the best you.
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Whitney F
Thank you for doing a video on this I have always wondered on this topic- since many people who seem to be science-based address this topic. Also consider doing a video on how to work out around an injury (particularly ripped rotator cuff tears or knee injuries) I have seen so many people making injuries worse. I have also been very bummed because my progression is now going backwards because of my knee injury. Thanks
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Thank you for doing a video on this I have always wondered on this topic- since many people who seem to be science-based address this topic. Also consider doing a video on how to work out around an injury (particularly ripped rotator cuff tears or knee injuries) I have seen so many people making injuries worse. I have also been very bummed because my progression is now going backwards because of my knee injury. Thanks
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Oliver
I recently heard from a video with Mark Rippetoe (I think it was an 'Art of Manliness: how to power clean' video) that the vertical jump isn't something that can be trained (more than a few inches) and thus is genetically determined, and used as an indication of the maximum 'power' output of an individual. Is this a topic you have read any literature on? Would be interesting to hear your perspective
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I recently heard from a video with Mark Rippetoe (I think it was an 'Art of Manliness: how to power clean' video) that the vertical jump isn't something that can be trained (more than a few inches) and thus is genetically determined, and used as an indication of the maximum 'power' output of an individual. Is this a topic you have read any literature on? Would be interesting to hear your perspective
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Jeff Nippard
I found the history of somatotyping so interesting The history of where some of this stuff comes from is crazy Anyway, this was such a fun topic to research. This series is soon coming to a close. only 2 or 3 more Myth Bust Mondays and then I'll be ending the series for a while (maybe not for good. What myth needs to be covered that I haven't touched yet? Let me know.
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I found the history of somatotyping so interesting The history of where some of this stuff comes from is crazy Anyway, this was such a fun topic to research. This series is soon coming to a close. only 2 or 3 more Myth Bust Mondays and then I'll be ending the series for a while (maybe not for good. What myth needs to be covered that I haven't touched yet? Let me know.
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