If you have read many mass-gaining routines for young bodybuilders, you will probably notice a common theme. Most of them cater to the bodybuilders who have an incredibly hard time gaining any weight at all. These routines will tell the bodybuilder to drink .5 to 1 gallons of milk per day. These programs will call for calories in excess of 800 to 1000 what the body requires to maintain body weight. They will also only allow the trainer to complete minimum sets, although they will be of the very heavy variety. It’s all about eating and lifting big.

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We are all put together differently. Some of us are tall and lanky. We are called ectomorphs, and we have a terrible time adding mass to our frame. Others are shorter and carry more body fat. Referred to as endomorphs, we can add muscle without too much effort, but the fat surely comes with us. Finally, some of us are blessed to fall into a group known as mesomorphs. These people have no problem adding muscle mass, and fat usually isn’t a concern.

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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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