@ DFP “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.”
Genetics and hormones are what determines which one or more of the somatypes you lean towards. We are made up of the three extreme body types so we are all part endomorph, part mesomorph and part ectomorph. Using a score of one to seven, we can grade our bodies on each of the extreme body types
What you called a “skinny fat guy with little muscle” can be described as a bodytype 417 i.e. 4 (medium endomorphy); 1 (Low mesomorphy); 7 (High ectomorphy). We’re both using generalisations of body type but different terms. That’s all somatyping is, a way of comparing body types.
**“There is no such thing as a hard-gainer. The hard gainer just doesnt eat enough” **
As far as hard gainers go I strongly disagree!!!! J May I recommend you read Beyond Brawn by Stuart McRobert? Think that it’s still available to download for free, he has a lot to say on the subject of drug free strength training, hard gainers, abbreviated training plans etc. It’s bloody good.
@ DFP
“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.”
Genetics and hormones are what determines which one or more of the somatypes you lean towards. We are made up of the three extreme body types so we are all part endomorph, part mesomorph and part ectomorph. Using a score of one to seven, we can grade our bodies on each of the extreme body types
What you called a “skinny fat guy with little muscle” can be described as a bodytype 417 i.e. 4 (medium endomorphy); 1 (Low mesomorphy); 7 (High ectomorphy). We’re both using generalisations of body type but different terms. That’s all somatyping is, a way of comparing body types.
**“There is no such thing as a hard-gainer. The hard gainer just doesnt eat enough” **
As far as hard gainers go I strongly disagree!!!! J May I recommend you read Beyond Brawn by Stuart McRobert? Think that it’s still available to download for free, he has a lot to say on the subject of drug free strength training, hard gainers, abbreviated training plans etc. It’s bloody good.