Bone sizes in the somatotypes.

saltlakecitywestsider
saltlakecitywestsider Posts: 17 Member
edited November 20 in Fitness and Exercise
Yes, ectomorphs tend to have small bones. But anyone who says that endomorphs have large bones is incorrect. How can an endomorph have relatively small hands and feet if their bones are large? How can their limbs taper enough to form the relatively small wrists and ankles if they're supposedly big-boned?

Many stupid magazine articles will say that mesomorphs have a medium bone structure and endomorphs have a large bone structure. But actually biggest and roundest body type does not mean biggest bones. Also, big-boned is simply big-boned. A person can be big-boned or fat or both or neither.

And what about the silly idea that the mesomorph body type is average or medium? There is nothing average about us mesomorphs.
A "medium" or "average" body type is a mix of all three somatotypes. An extreme mesomorph is actually a large-boned, broad-shouldered person who gains muscle more easily than most people.

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  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Huh?
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 Member
    What?
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    saltlakecitywestsider wrote: »
    Well, here is some really outrageous bunk. Someone actually thinks Sheldon's somatotypes line up with the MBTI (very reliable test) personality types. An INTP or ENTP can't possibly also be highly mesomorphic? :D

    somatypes were used to tell a persons personality by their body type. many people didnt fall into the personalities for those body types either,. so to me its just another load of woo. as many people will fall into more than one category and body type, and I want to add it has nothing to do with weight loss/gaining muscle either(Im saying it). as for being big boned, many people may use that excuse if they are overweight to justify being overweight. To gain muscle you need a surplus of calories and put in the hard work(heavy lifiting/resistance training). how fast a person gains muscle will depend on the person and what they are doing as well as genetics, not being a certain somatype.
  • Hooliekom
    Hooliekom Posts: 94 Member
    saltlakecitywestsider wrote: »
    Well, here is some really outrageous bunk. Someone actually thinks Sheldon's somatotypes line up with the MBTI (very reliable test) personality types. An INTP or ENTP can't possibly also be highly mesomorphic? :D

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-echochambers-28315137

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/give-and-take/201309/goodbye-mbti-the-fad-won-t-die

    http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-myers-briggs-personality-test-is-pretty-much-meaningless-9359770/

    https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2013/mar/19/myers-briggs-test-unscientific

    Doesn't seem all that reliable .. ;)







  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    saltlakecitywestsider wrote: »
    Well, here is some really outrageous bunk. Someone actually thinks Sheldon's somatotypes line up with the MBTI (very reliable test) personality types. An INTP or ENTP can't possibly also be highly mesomorphic? :D

    well, sure . . . but at the same time i feel kind of like when someone's off in the corner of a room arguing passionately with someone that nobody sees.

    why is this a topic, i guess is what i mean?
  • saltlakecitywestsider
    saltlakecitywestsider Posts: 17 Member
    I guess kids are usually not barred from having a chance to try a sport or a type of dance just because of a body type theory. So no one should give up trying to be in better shape. I just happen to love theories, theories entertain me.
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