You are an ectomorph. If you suffer from this curse, then you already know the all-too-real effects of it. If you do not, then you can never understand the curse. You are naturally rail-thin, and it seems no matter how hard you try, you are unable to shake it. Your clavicles are closer than those of your mesomorphic (naturally muscular) and endomorphic (naturally fat) counterparts in the gym. Your muscle bellies are small, and your metabolism is high. It’d be just as hard for you to get fat as it would for you to add muscle. When you bulk, that’s usually what happens – you get a little fatter and don’t seem to really add much muscle at all.

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Endomorphs aren’t built like the rest of us. They gain muscle poorly and they are very good at putting on fat. If you have been born with this genetic curse, you might believe that you are destined to wear that spare tire for life if you want to carry any real muscle. But this isn’t true.

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Every one of us is put together a little bit differently. Variances in body types, size, shape, muscularity, and torso/limb length allow the sport of bodybuilding to enjoy a wide range of physiques on the bodybuilding stage. Shorter fans tend to root for the little guys like Lee Priest or David Henry, who barely top 5 foot tall, yet pack a ton of muscle. Taller guys (over 6 foot) tend to root for the taller bodybuilders, rooting for the athlete that is also facing their same dilemma of filling out a long narrow frame. Just as we tend to emulate and admire the athletes that look like us, we actually have to train like them as well. Bodybuilders of differing body types, or somatypes, have to train differently in order to find the most success. Here are a few thoughts on each body type – find which one you are, and train accordingly.

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