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nelja
nelja Posts: 282 Member
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What is your body type? Have you changed your diet macros's or exercise to match that?I am a ENDOMORPH .Did it make a difference?
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,894 Member
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    Body types were all the thing when I started body building in the early 1990s ... but at some point between now and then, that concept has lost popularity.
  • nelja
    nelja Posts: 282 Member
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    so you guys think it is not relavant any more?I found a few sites and they all suggest that I do as little carbs as possible,but more protein and fat.
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,210 Member
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    There's some evidence that "apple shaped" body types, which store more visceral fat, tend to be more sensitive to high carbohydrate intake than the "pear shaped" body type. :+1:
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,538 Member
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    nelja wrote: »
    What is your body type? Have you changed your diet macros's or exercise to match that?I am a ENDOMORPH .Did it make a difference?
    Don't fall for the somatotyping BS. Not even developed by a physiologist, but by a psychologist. If you need to lose weight, then eat less than you burn.


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  • nelja
    nelja Posts: 282 Member
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    That is good to hear.Yes you can find all kinds of nonsense on the internet.But I will still try to eat a little less carbs.I do think that is a problem for me.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
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  • VeronicaA76
    VeronicaA76 Posts: 1,116 Member
    edited August 2017
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    My body type: works out, but likes steak and potatoes.
  • deputy_randolph
    deputy_randolph Posts: 940 Member
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    My body type: powerlifter...

    ...look strong and fit, but out of breath when I climbed the stairs of a water slide.
  • DamienAngelica
    DamienAngelica Posts: 281 Member
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    Mycophilia wrote: »
    I wouldn't worry about it, unless you're a Xenomorph.

    You beat me to it!

  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,365 Member
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    xandra47 wrote: »
    It's worked for me! I've lost alot more inches since adjusting my macros for my body type. :)

    The only problem with this statement is that the body 'types' weren't based on genetics or anything remotely scientific - they were defined by a psychiatrist and were based on feelz...
  • dewd2
    dewd2 Posts: 2,449 Member
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    nelja wrote: »
    xandra47 wrote: »
    It's worked for me! I've lost alot more inches since adjusting my macros for my body type. :)

    I am going to try it.My husband always says,take what works for you and through out the rest.

    So you will buy into the nonsense instead of listening to people who have been there and know better? Why did you even ask?

    Seriously folks, why is it so easy to fall for snake oil? I will never understand this.

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