There are 3 types of body types Ectomorph, Mesomorph and Endomorph. Knowing your body type is key to helping you develop your workouts and making sure you are working to your best potential for your body.
Type 1: Ectomorph
- Typically skinny
- Small frame
- Lean muscle mass
- Doesn't gain weight easily
- Fast metabolism
- Flat chest
- Small shoulders
Workout types - short and intense and focus on big muscle groups.
Type 2: Mesomorph
- Athletic and rectangle shape
- Hard body with defined muscle
- Naturally strong
- Gains muscle easily
- Gains fat easier than ectomorph
- Broad shoulders
Workout types - cardio and weight training, respond best to weight training, watch your calorie intake
Type 3: Endomorph
- Soft and round body
- Typically short and stocky
- Gains muscle easily
- Gains fat easily
- Finds it hard to lose fat
- Slow metabolism
- Large shoulders
Workout types - cardio and weight training and watch your calorie intake.
You may read these at first and think that you don't fit into one specific type, but if you read into detail on which one you will workout exactly which category you fit into and it will help you with your training plan.
For example I am an endomorph, I gain fat easily but I also gain muscle easily - my quads are an example of this!
Watching my calorie intake and tweaking my training really helps with keeping my body fat down and keeping my muscle gain up.
Always work to your best potential in your workouts, challenge yourself everyday to see the changes and to make sure you don't hit a slump.
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