Body types? What the heck is an ectomorph?

alexmose
alexmose Posts: 792 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I am not sure how these body types came about nor how anyone classified themselves as one or another, but do they even have any bearing on how fast one gains muscle/loses weight??

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  • alexmose
    alexmose Posts: 792 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    They came about through a psychologist who described body types based on how he felt looking at them. They were then hijacked by the diet and fitness industry. They are useless and irrelevant.

    Ha thank you I had an inkling just curious why so many people thought it mattered? CICO and lift heavy.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    edited February 2020
    alexmose wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    They came about through a psychologist who described body types based on how he felt looking at them. They were then hijacked by the diet and fitness industry. They are useless and irrelevant.

    Ha thank you I had an inkling just curious why so many people thought it mattered? CICO and lift heavy.

    People think it matters because the industry tells them they should buy products to help them optimize their goals. It seems to be human nature to want to complicate things as much as possible while looking for a magic pill.

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