This chapter doesn't discuss over or under eating, that's not what it's about. The only thing we as individuals need to know, especially getting started in this adventure, and I say adventure because that's what it is to me, the only thing that has really ever made me feel alive, is what we are.Īre we skinny and not very strong from the start?Īre we strong, muscular and lean from the start?Īre we strong, muscular and carry a higher percentage of bodyfat? I agree that they change but I don't think as much as you believe. His whole theory was based upon viewing nude pictures of Ivy League students, yes students at the time were forced to pose nude for these photographs.very scientific wouldn't you say? And for those sick bastards out there, apparently Hillary Clinton's pictures were taken by Sheldon but never revealed to the public so if you're interested in some nudes of her they're out there somewhere hahaha. So not only are BB'ers following the ideology of a possible thief, they're following the theory of a man who modern day science and researchers have dismissed conclusively. Not only was Sheldon himself a joke, many of his ideas were as well, including somatotyping. They were created by William Herbert Sheldon who was a psychologist attempting to characterize human temperament with body shape, this had nothing to do with BB whatsoever but BB'ers have adopted these terms to refer to under eaters and overeaters. They are nothing but an indicator of where one is at the moment since these 'body types' can and do change frequently (an inaccurate indicator at that). My issues with these labels is they aren't mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive. Thank you for starting this as promised HDH. Nowadays, the the apollonian physique is generally considered more artistic or beautiful because of it's lines and proportion, but if you look back at the classic art you frequently find the herculean physique to be the more admired. Both apollonian and herculean physiques can have outstanding aesthetics, but the look is very different. In bodybuilding terms, Flex, Frank Zane and I would be characterized as having Apollonian physiques (muscular but tending toward the ectomorphic, more aesthetic than brute powerful), while thicker bodybuilders like Dorian, Nasser El Sonbaty, Tom Platz, Casey Viator and Mike Mentzer would be classified as Herculean (very meso or endo-meso). Look at Flex and you will see how relatively small his bones and joints are, despite his muscle size, especially compared to a powerfully built competitor like Dorian. In my own case, I am mesomorphic enough to be able to build muscle mass relatively easily, and at one point bulked up to a solid 240lbs, but my natural physique has always tended to be lean, which makes me more an ecto-meso than pure mesomorph or an endo-meso.įlex Wheeler, who is so renowned for his shape and proportion, is yet another ecto-meso. "I was one of those 98lb weaklings who was motivated to use bodybuilding to get bigger." Olympia and another bodybuilder tending toward the ectomorphic. "Muscle did not come to me naturally," says Larry Scott, the first Mr. Their muscular development and bodybuilding excellence have come about by mostly by a lot of hard work, dedicated work. Bodybuilders like Frank and Shawn Ray, who at 200lbs have managed to defeat most of the more massive competitors, are not naturally powerful, muscular individules. Muscle mass gains have always taken Frank a long time to achieve, but this did not keep him from becoming Mr. Here are a few paragraphs from the chapter about ecto-meso body types-įrank Zane on the other hand, is much more ectomorphic. When bodybuilding, for most of us, where we start is not where we end up. From what I gather looking at your avi pic and hearing you say you are somewhere between ecto and meso, you started off as ecto and built up to more of a meso shape.
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