Weight / Fat loss

[*]There are no shortcuts.

[*]Everyone has a genetic predisposition to being an ectomorph, endomorph or mesomorph.

Just plain nonsense, the "morph" types are vast generalisations which can be meaningless for many people.

The morph types ARE vast generalisations and most people are a combination of more than one. It can be useful to know where you fall so as to structure a relevant training and diet plan. If you are an ectomorph or "hard gainer" aimong to gain muscle mass your diet and training plan would be totaly different to that of an individual who fits the mesomorph type. E.g. as an ectomorph, no matter what I do I will never have a powerlifters physique.

**Powerlifters are the perfect example displaying that the somatypes are meaningless. There are tall thin powerlifters (and weightlifters) in the low-medium weight classes and there are tall "Hench" people in heavier classes. They are no different, other than the latter having eaten enough to allow them to grow big.

There is no real specifics of a powerlifters physique, other than being well muscled. For the skinny-fat guy with little muscle, it is even more essential to gain a lot of bodyweight as it will increase muscle (strength to weight ratio). The skinny-fat guy will never be very strong at a low bodyweight as they have a poor muscle perecentage. This has little to do with artificially imposed somatype generalisations but more to do with genetics & hormones.

At higher weights the gap is closed between these types of traits/people. But still somatypes are pretty useless. There is no such thing as a hard-gainer. The hard gainer just doesnt eat enough.
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[*]Fat cannot turn into muscle, muscle cannot turn into fat.

True, but energy from excess fat can help build muscle. And also muscle can be broken down by body to use as fuel.
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Fat used as fuel, not transforming it into muscle. Just fuel, because we all need fuel.
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