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Body Composition:
Which
Morph is your body type?
William Herbert Sheldon took pictures of 46,000 men and
women to come up with his system for classifying body types. His method of
classification is widely cited and used throughout the fitness industry. He
identified 88 categories. To keep things simple, he grouped them into three main
categories.
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Endomorph: Generally round and short in stature.
People in this group tend to have more fat cells than those in the other two
groups.
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Mesomorph: These muscular people tend to add muscle
easily and have wide shoulders, small waists, and low levels of body fat.
IE: A Running Back in Football or a competition bodybuilder are mesomorphs.
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Ectomorph: These people are tall and lanky, like NBA
players. They have a tougher time adding muscle bulk. One way for these
people to gain muscle mass is to consume more calories than the other two
groups.
Source: The Men's Health
Hard-Body Plan (Book), 2000
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