Endomorph - Information & Facts

So.. after reading the complete guide to body types and my past articles about ectomorph & mesomorph, it's time for some information about Endomorphs!

The endomorph body type is usually soft and gain fat fast. In general they are shorter, with thick arms and legs, specially in the upper leg. Endomorphs are naturally strong in leg exercises such as Squat.

Definition of Endomorph:

- Soft, circular body

- Gain fat and weight fast

- Usually short

- Find it hard to burn fat

- Slow metabolism

- Hard to determine muscles

Endomorphs can gain weight easy. Unfortunately, the bigger past of this weight is fast and not muscle. To keep the fat gain low as possible, endomorphs must do aerobic excises and weight training. Usually there is no need for them for supplements, as soon as they consume enought protein in their diet.

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All about Ectomorph

After reading the complete guide to body types, I'm pretty sure you want to know more about Ectomorph. 

Ectomorphs are usually skinny guys, light-weight with small bones and lean muscle. Most of them has long thiny limbs.

Typical Ectomorph usually:

- Soft, small body shape

- Hard to gain mass (hardgainer)

- Flat chest

- Small shoulders

- Find difficult to gain weight

- Fast metabolism

It's really hard to gain weight for an Ectomorph. They have fast metabolism which burns calories really fast. Ectomorphs need large ammount of calories to gain weight. The workouts should be short, focusing the big muscle groups. Supplements are very recommended for them.

If you are an Ectomorph, you should eat before you sleep to prevent catabolism during the night.

Ectomorph advantage is that the can burn fat easy, which is good for their non-mass routine.

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