Don’t Let Your “body Type” Dictate What You Can or Cannot Do
Everyone has a somatotype or genetic body type that determines their ability to perform specific fitness activities and goals. Knowing your somatotype can be good information, but don’t get too hung up on it. You only limit yourself.
There are three somatotypes:mesomorph, ectomorph and endomorph. You will find many resources to help you understand who you are and suggest specific workouts and diets based on that. For example, an ectomorph is “supposed” to have difficulty gaining weight and muscle (hence the nickname “hard gainer”), and its characteristics are more suited to endurance sports than strength sports. And usually these details just lead the hard gainers to tell me that they cannot gain muscle mass no matter what. ( This is our answer. )
While it’s nice to see your genetics from a bird’s eye view, which does play a critical role , knowledge is more of a distraction. All this is also much more complicated than somatotypes suggest. Most people don’t fit into one of these body types – usually a combination – and your body type shouldn’t influence what you do or change science. As Baltimore-based personal trainer Nick Tumminello told AskMen:
The principles of biomechanics and physiology do not change with genetics. The bicep curl is the curl of the bicep. A high load is a high load. A large number of reps equals a large number of reps. Going to failure leads to failure. None of this changes in relation to your somatotype. What changes is the variability in your response to these stimuli.
The message here is similar to our previous article: Stop relying on genetics , try different things, and see how your body reacts. If you are prematurely categorizing yourself, you may not know what you are capable of and what you enjoy doing.
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