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FriedaVonSteuben
I'm a criscomorph...also known as a lard-ass.
luckylilbro
You know you just can't get a good men's asymmetric unitard like you used to.
HackerJacker
My body type - Roundomorph - http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3970/2793/1600/175907/fat%20guy.jpg
BlancoBeast
Did everyone just upvote a Google copy and paste job? I thought more of u....
Aimanfire
http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/tl.gif
pewpewinyaface
just scrolled down to downvote
OhMyGodTheyKilledBrianYouBastards
I'm an ectomorph with a thyroid problem.. I'm a fat guy in a skinny guy..
ElectrikPhil
seasonsgreetings
When post starts with somatypes I instantly doubt everything that comes after...
bhizle
Behind neck lat pulldown or press are contraindicated. Causes injuries like bursitis, shoulder impingement, and labrum tears.
LePineappleRant
as a xenomorph i find this offensive
deathsythe
as an animorph - me too
Thedroidyourelookingfor214
Is there one for women?
BorodziejCiesla
About first one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatotype_and_constitutional_psychology TL;DR It's quackery from 50'.
AFSamizdat
"Associating body types with human temperament types" quackery. However Heath-Carter and Sheldon somatotyping is still used today.
Sensoray
The 90s called. They want their posters back.
doenutts2014
I say shit like this to people every day, have a fake internet point
AzulasEmoBrother
TITAAAAAAAAANS!
Artefact
My body type is really more Snorlax
NGC6826
but what about us xenomorphs?
LeeroyTheBird
*See Xenomorph.* My reaction:
eliugra
and animorphs
enferno8
3/15 of these provide any information at all. Why do people upvote things they can't even read?
halfbakedsnail
Favorite for later then forget. Thanks!
SharkPimp333
You can read that?
halfbakedsnail
Well, no. I was going to print it out for ants so they can become the size little ponies.
myr14d
... So... who's with me in saying: Fuck Mesomorphs?
MIGHTYTALOS
http://www.glennys.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/genetics.gif
pixelsnader
Pretty sure they already get laid the most.
myr14d
... You make me sad.
1zaya
No female charts? I think I'm the mesomorph type. Because cardio always works for me. Im also broad as fuck.
Protean2648
Those "types" are bullshit. Ignore the first image.
GavinScreaming
Just ignore the charts. It's all bullshit
UndoneDuncan
Half of these have no zoom, and are thus useless.
whatisusernameprecious
Wrong. Screenshot then zoom in if your blind. As a personal trainer this post is epic.
UndoneDuncan
Yeah, I opened in new tab and then zoom in. Some of them just didn't have the resolution.
serjadaeva
I'm just gonna reverse Google image search most of them to find higher resolutions XD
johnson21
don't bother.
AnubissDarkling
Reverse image search, choose higher image size, get ripped.
FunCinnabun
You need to work out your eyeballs brah
blitherypoop
And since it says every muscle in your body, you've gotta kagle, do rectal flexing, and learn to flap your ears.
Simanni
"ya gotta have muscles on yer eyeballs!"
TheCreepyManFromDownTheWay
"ew"
tRAGE
I'm 33 and get that reference. +1
LiterallyYourMom
I too am a 1920s circus strongman. Now if you'll pardon me, I must ride my penny farthing to the nickelodeon and purchase a phosphate.
phantasmaphilia
Bully for you, son!
Studoku
Bully!
MuffinShank
Somatotypes are bullshit, don't pay attention to them. Make a goal and work your ass off for it.
mlbbzz
They have direct correlation towards hormonal responses&metabolc effect in the body.Thyroid, metabolism,insulin response, nervous system etc
YoloSwagginsAndTheKnightsOfTheRoundTable
Love when they say lean muscle. Muscle is muscle there is no lean or fat muscle
HighrockTendales
Look at pictures of starving people and they all look the same. Somatotypes are bull.
sirplayerone
Can someone who actually knows their shit, please, for the love of God, make a post thats filled with factual information!!!!!! Anyone!
mlbbzz
Somatypes play a large role in achieving your goals, and yes hard work will overcome this, but its stupid to say they're bullshit
Gethmetal
If you're gonna base your lifting on pictures from the interwebs, you're gonna have a bad time.
TheyreGRRRRRRRRoss
"Here's a collection of charts I found of various sizes and legibility."
604kevin
Right?!
TheyreGRRRRRRRRoss
Bruh, what are you doing here? This comment is from 2015 ?
604kevin
I browse random. Too much fluff nowadays. Lol
FrigginCornflakes
the worst part is the entire post is just a repost of someone who did exactly that. This shit needs to stop getting upvotes
ItOnlyGetsGayer
jaded423
Perfect!
sirplayerone
If any one can make a post like this thats actually readable and useful, I will forever be in your debt. Please.
dragonfliesfantasize
I scrolled down just so I could upvote this gif
SkyrimForTheDragons
We all knew we'd find this gif here.
briedis
Those some materials look really useful, but from all the re-posts, none are a decent size, all for ants. :(
grindler
this gif is all i could think about while reading this post.
brb4ever
DangerZoner
well played.
Brunitski
Godammit, when will people learn?
Stuebydoo
THIS!
Kes255
I love it when this gif is so very appropriate.
lipsasaurus
All you need in life is a squat rack
ColonelOfTruth
Squats are incredibly overrated. There, I said it.
Koztah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDDa8ZzNbPk
AliceInGainz
Also maybe an adjustable flat bench.
DoctorSpaceDog
You mean a curl station, right?
Fernasaurus
Everything becomes a curl station.
Koztah
Even nothing becomes a curl station.
Koztah
Even nothing becomes a curl station.
GavinScreaming
Squats, bench, deadlifts, pullups, and dips. Get jacked
halfanangrybadger
hope you like having no biceps/deltoids/abs
GavinScreaming
I dunno, my deltoids and biceps are probably two of my more defined muscle groups. I did forget to say ab exercises though.
Wavemaker
with all due respect, you are wrong on all three accounts. You get a lot of biceps for pullups, delts in bench and dips, and 1/2
Wavemaker
abs are used a lot in deadlifts and squats to support your core. 2/2
halfanangrybadger
if you're getting biceps in pullups then you aren't getting your lats enough. Lateral/rear deltoids aren't worked at all in bench. 1/2
halfanangrybadger
squats and deads will barely work the rectus abdominus, or six pack muscle.
dud2012
Very few leg workouts. Friends don't let friends skip leg day
whatisusernameprecious
My legs are big enough. I run and incline walk, works wonders.
AustinAlex
OP's not your friend.
enitrepsev
Some people should skip leg day. If you've got a massive (muscular) butt and thighs despite being sedentary, you satisfy this category.
TheWorstPirateYouHaveEverHeardOf
Ok. So I've gotten to where I can grow valve muscles all you have to do is. Do 50-100 valve raises a day. But when you are tip toeing. Hold
TheWorstPirateYouHaveEverHeardOf
For two seconds for every rep.
KharnApproves
There is only chest day and rest day, and there are no rest days.
corditedelite
There's squats and deadlifts, and powercleans, and goodmornings, sorta. Great to get someone started. No reason for newbies to get ADD.
ilovebeerandimgur
You really dont need that many, i feel as though it should have included straight legged deadlift but other than that it seems fine.
lazyarmadillo
Squat till you puke
xanes
Squats+Deadlifts totally enough for most people.
TheJesus666
Personally, Deadlift > Squat anyday
halfanangrybadger
unless, you know, you actually want to isolate... any muscle in your legs... at all
iamkarlkingofducks
It's good to supplement these with a few isolation exercises after you've competed your sets though
xanes
For a beginner, quite useless and only time/energy consuming.
ohyayitstrey
Somatypes (mesomorph, ectomorph, etc) is a discredited theory. Train for your goals instead.
sirrichardbottoms
Sauce
mrducker
Cant say if this is actual science but mesomorph applies to me exactly. Ive never actually trained but i do have a lot of muscle mass
Inchpunch
The pictures also seem to assume that the entire populus can be divided into She-Hulk, Regular Hulk, and Andre the Giant
Kittyvonmeowser
Thank you!
debunker
I approve this message. (Username relevant)
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
Apparently my bodytype is hopeless..http://www.quickmeme.com/img/e5/e5ccfeb281f3c9054e4dadffaac71aa4883270ae0dbc23672ddae9bc1d11c67d.jpg
Killakam721
Yes it's discredited with regards to your psychology. Not your physiology. I'm pretty sure that part is still relevant.
MetaphoricalFox
I was about to answer (with no knowledge and sheer logic). So, thank you.
JeanLucPicard
Yeah that part confused me. I have a wide frame and good genetic potential for growth but I'm a hard-gainer and been skinny all my life.
wormfood
I read that and my bull-crap-ometer went off
Bobloblawlawblogblogslaw
Same thing for people saying they have slow or fast metabolisms. There's variance, but it is minor for a given height/weight/sex/age
favapea
I'm glad this comment has done well, this is the first thing I thought of.
ohyayitstrey
DAMMIT I MISSPELLED IT IT'S SOMATOTYPES UGGGGHHHH
CptApollo
Look at halfthor bjornson before and after. Its insane!
ohyayitstrey
Steroids and hard work produce amazing results
specialpasta
is muscle fiber length different for each person. In xc and track, people seemed to be naturally either sprinters or distance.
SimpleObservations
Yeah I'm getting tired of seeing that too honestly.
theclevernamegoeshere
Yes. This.
BANANAFLAKE
Well, I definitely look more like the ectomorph, but I have broad shoulders. And gain muscle easily. Yet can't put on weight.
KathleenNoir
...Animorph.
ohyayitstrey
oh hell yeah
FreshK
It's not just three types. It's a spectrum, endo/ectomorph being the extremes and mesomorph (as in meso = mixed) somewhere in the middle.
Whatthepoptarts
Yea maybe I wanna gain fat who knows
porkbeast3000
People should realize you can possess traits of any somatotypes, I'm mostly ectomorphic but also have Mesomorphic traits. Its not cut & dry
Wastyvez
Are you talking about Sheldon's original psychology theory, associating body types with temperament, or the bodybuilding variant?
AFSamizdat
This.
MrMcGeeIn3D
I fit perfectly into the mesomorph category. I take it more as a generalization than cut-and-dry guidelines
AFSamizdat
Perhaps it is on metabolism, but in general it groups genetic potential for muscle and bone. (1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6493020
AFSamizdat
It is actually a spectrum of genetic potential, but it often groups people into 3 types. Its not to say you can't be in-between etc.
wandergeist
Indeed. And yet ectomorph has always described me perfectly.
TheNameIsMark
Yeah seriously. I have never gained weight and my metabolism is practically on steroids. And I have lean muscle. Ectomorph 4 lyfe.
RosieThaRiveter
I know what you mean. Endomorph sounds like an accurate description of me
ohyayitstrey
Broken clocks are right twice a day!
Neo1Matrix
Yeah, they don't have mine- roundbellymorph
chrisinsocalif
I have Luvpizzamorph and really hard to lose weight.
FunCinnabun
What about mine?- animorph
Whatthepoptarts
Made my day
icycoldstare
FunCinnabun. Bun-zuh.
WrathOfBrink
Dammit Ax! Act human!
bustrpoindextr
Ah yes, the gains fat easily, height doesn't matter, fat never fully comes off, and muscle mass only pushes fat out, to make you look fatter
bustrpoindextr
(Hint: that's me)
TheHappyCanadian
I'm 5'8", 270 lbs... 20% BF. can confirm bearmode is a thing: http://imgur.com/zOS5Zul
bustrpoindextr
I'm not quite that extreme. But yes.
TurningTurningIntheWideningGyro
No offense, but I doubt the "fat never fully comes off". As far as I've been taught anyone can lose weight with diet and exercise.
bustrpoindextr
None taken, but. Trust. Even when I was doing varsity baseball workouts and jv football workouts, I still had that little pudge in the core
bustrpoindextr
Sorry for the billion responses. Also more muscular people should have more fat as a reserve because of their high metabolism.So their (1/2)
AustinAlex
Oh cool, that explains why I seem to fit into fucking all of them a little bit
ohyayitstrey
I'm right there with ya.
thelonepig
What if my goal is to nip in the sides of my waist? I'm thinking I might just have a square body.
Jimmyn6
Back in 06 they were still teaching this when I was a kinesiology major. Lol
JakeNelson7
Freshman in uni and we're still learning about this (exercise science)
Killakam721
I'm pretty sure that's because the physiological part is still relevant. Somatotypes said that your mental state was in a direct (1/2)
Killakam721
relationship with your body type. That theory has been debunked. But the concept of different body types having different traits still makes
Killakam721
sense.
kah929
I'm literally writing a paper on somatypes right now. It's completely retarded someone used to think this was a legitimate theory
ohyayitstrey
Make sure to spell it somatotype, I messed that up.
AFSamizdat
On Heath-Carter and Sheldon somatotyping? People still use these correlative methods. What have you come up with that states otherwise?
Pullout69
Good advice, however somatypes were largely discredited because the author was racist and antisemitic, and thus imprinted a lot of his ->
Pullout69
Down voted because...?
MrSpindles
People are dicks. Well, the big muscly ones are. Us skinny folk are just devious schemers.
Pullout69
Personal ideology into his theory. I.e. ectomorphs are devious and scheming, endomorphs are lazy etc. What I find most interesting about->
Pullout69
The essence of the theory is it's really one of the only studies attempting to link physiology to psychology.
AFSamizdat
Sauce? Is this on Heath-Carter and Sheldon somatotyping?
Pullout69
http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/psychology/sheldon.html here's a decent overview from a quick googling.
vaspap
It never really made sense to me in school. There can't just be 3 discrete types of body. Also some skinny people gain fat easily.
ratcamper
It never occurred to me that they were considered to be discrete categories defining different points on some kind of physical spectrum.
Pullout69
The idea isn't 3 types of people, it's 3 distinct *extremes, meaning most people fall somewhere between. I believe the theory originally ->
Pullout69
Rated an individual in each category from 1-7
ManLegit
Thin body type here. I gain decent and defined muscle, but months of gaming and getting older has given me a gut. Metabolisms change, nigga
muhvitus
What? They have actually taught this shit somewhere? :D
johnsmithstardis
True skinny people can't gain fat easy... that's why we're skinny. I eat like a pig because I'm very underweight and I still can't gain.
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LongFreestyler
I can relate to this. When I took a week from swimming i lost 5 pounds
Protean2648
No, you just eat like shit and not like your goals. Telling yourself anything else is just pointless lies
jcarn
You don't eat like a pig. You consume far less than you think you do - former skinnyman
kirokatashi
I stay skinny because being full makes me nauseous.
ColonelOfTruth
Everyone (save for very rare disorders) can gain weight if they eat enough. Period.
danceyoucandanceeverybodylookatyourpants
CAN gain weight, but not as easy. I have a friend who ate 2 times his BMR and barely gained weight. Me? I eat my BMR and gain weight. :/
ColonelOfTruth
Right, there are myriad factors that contribute from as simple as your lifestyle to your insulin sensitivity.
Abominor
That feel when you look like Jack Skellington, even when you sit on your arse all day...
HypnotoadIRL
That is not true. You will gain weight if you eat enough. It's physics.
ImGonnaLeadYouDownThePathThatRocks
Yeah, Ectomorph pretty much described me to a T. I look like a skeleton with a just enough muscle to look normal.
RockStarBrew
Count calories. You're not eating as much as you think you are, guaranteed.
ohmanohman
There is such a thing as, what I call, Skinny Fat. Which are people who look skinny, but the weight they have is mostly fat. That's 1/2
ohmanohman
because the weight they do have is mostly body fat. So you can be 130 with 30% body fat and be "fatter" than someone who is 150 w/20% fat
Yashr8
Yeah I found the same thing, I've even started calorie counting to see if I was just making up how much I thought I ate, I eat around (1/2)
Yashr8
2500 calories per day, but still maintain a body weight of 52-54kg. Funny thing is my strength is increasing dramatically via gym
YouJustKindaWantIt
I noticed I would eat 2500+ if I was watching it, otherwise probably closer to 2000 than 2500, on average.
ColonelOfTruth
2500 calories just isn't a lot. The 2000 calorie guideline throws people off; to gain weight, I eat between 3500-4500 a day.
KyleBeach
gotta keep increasing the calories. It's surprisingly hard to truly find a maintainance amount so start from there and up it 500 every
TheLegendarySuperStrayan
If you aren't increasing bodyweight, add another 500 calories and make sure 55% of your calories are carbs, 30% protein, 15% good fats.
cheesetoastandfuzz
How do I know which body type I am if I'm not totally ripped?
JawoftheMoose
Depends on your weight gain and natural strength
Imgazorpazorpfuckingfieldbitch
agreed, that's a dumb graphic
Icreatedthisaccounttoupvoteyourcomment
Or if I'm a girl...
WhiskeyAndCoke
Become a guy and get fit, stop being so lazy.
Mcflyvol
The body types are pretty irrelevant and have largely been discredited by research. EVERYONE responds well to weight training w/ good diet.
Fahargo
with vigouris cardio i lose my 20 pound coat. But weight training just makes me bigger. I neever lose the fat
abbieleighb95
Or a female.
TubbzMcgee
My body type is round.
JoeBiundo
Don't read into that at all. It's extremely outdated infirmation.
PrismoMakesYouASandwich
that's 'normal'.
chimalli
"This is not even my final form."
AustinAlex
Get totally ripped!
ThatRandomCanadianGuy
go to bodybuilding.com and take the quiz
mabbo
They're generalizations. Simply put- if you're a skinny guy, probably ecto. Fat guy, probably endo. But again, it's hand-wavey bullshit.
Histrionical
It's also a triangle. Each one at one point. You can be more than one of them, but dominantly one of them, usually.
TheHappyCanadian
fat guy since birth, body will shape muscle to support your skeleton so as a result I'm built like a bottle jack: http://imgur.com/zOS5Zul
thebrick87
Natural shoulder width, height, leg thickness, and feet size, among other factors.
titty123
You have abs and muscle the description above is of your muscle structure regardless of your fat content. Read closely.
TheNoblePizzaDragonWhoLivesInYourFridge
This one is Mine:
TimeWastedThinkingOfUsernamesThatAreAlreadyTaken
Word
lipsasaurus
Generally speaking it depends on how you react to chronic exercise. Alot of it depends on muscle fiber type, mitochondrial count and more
thelonepig
How does one count her mitochondria?
lipsasaurus
very carefully
ConfederacyOfDunces
MOTHERFUCKING POWERHOUSE OF THE GOODDAMNED CELL
TheKittyGetsWetter
I've been told my midichlorians are off the charts.
lipsasaurus
as long as they are not over 9000
thelonepig
Sometimes I'm sad that I don't have an hourglass figure. I'm fit, but kinda like a fit log. Can I works in the sides of my waist?
egshef
Work on your chest and butt to make your body seem more hourglass like.
ohyayitstrey
Somatypes (mesomorph, ectomorph, etc) are a discredited theory. Ignore that bit.
theDemongod
Really? I've found it to be fairly true in many cases.
ImChrisHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaansen
The whole somatype theory wasn't discredited, just the temperament association. I can definitely recognize those bodies when I see them
justanotheroneofthosegenericlongusernames
I dunno, I think there's an element of truth to it. Obviously some people gain muscle easier and some struggle to lose fat more, but...
Leadfoot
I dunno, I shed fat easy and build muscle easy... got good genes... and I use them...
justanotheroneofthosegenericlongusernames
I never said there weren't people who could gain muscle and lose fat easily, did I? Just said people vary.
blumpkinfarmer
Not necessarily, just that no individual generally falls into just one category
syrinissa
You need to be upvoted higher and not hidden in another thread.
EngineerZero
I did not know this. Has it been replaced?
dealbreakerjones
someone say Soma?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWHVkMIP1b8
justanotheroneofthosegenericlongusernames
... it's on a sliding scale and defining it by three different types is kinda dumb.
IMakeLotsOfReferencesAndRemakes
Though knowing about where you stand on that scale can be helpful if you put a little thought into it.
kcutter
This is so weird, my body behaves and responds just like the endorphins category says tho... and I have a friend is pure ectomorph... but..
twittyman
How is it discredited? No everyone is fat without going to the gym. Not everyone is is capable of eating anything they want and not gaining.
thetonestarr
*Somatotype, but yes, you're right.
ohyayitstrey
I'VE BEEN SPELLING IT WRONG THIS WHOLE TIME UUGGGGGGHHH
cutiepatoodiepumpkinbooty
**Tomatotype
drunkbs
You say tomatotype, I say tomatotype.
xanes
Thanks. Studying psychology at the moment (yes, that's where the idea comes from) and this was one of the first things we learned.
xanes
As in, that the theory exists but was discredited.
ildolce
can you elaborate? I'm interested (Hi interested I'm yes very good but really I gotsta know!) Thanks :)
xanes
Uh, I'm really at the beginning and we were going through all sorts of psychology history. Google "Somatype", I can't teach you half that.
ohyayitstrey
The fact that it was originally theorized as personality indicators and then it somehow worked its way into fitness blows me away.
xanes
Well it's quite obvious if you think about it. People always bang on their "slow" or "fast" metabolisms so this fits perfectly.
ColonelPotoo
Not that I don't believe you, but do you have some sauce? You're not the first one I see mentionning it.
ohyayitstrey
Wikipedia! It's actually spelled somatotypes.
FakUImABear
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatotype_and_constitutional_psychology
IWantACleverUsernameToo
how do I know my body type if I have female genitalia?
ThatRandomCanadianGuy
bodybuilding.com has a quiz for females
Kimun
I have female genitalia, but I'm a trans dude. I have known for several years that I'm endo on how my body reacts to training, food etc.
thereaverofdarkness
Is it just me, or is every single trans with female genitalia an endomorph?
Kimun
It's just you. I know several people who is ecto and mesomo.
TheKittyGetsWetter
Come over to my place and I could help you figure it out.
IWantACleverUsernameToo
oh really? are you a trainer? that is SO nice of you!!!!!
livinfamous
I actually am a trainer. I wouldn't base your body type off these criteria. Its more of a sliding scale and very depending on your genetics
TheKittyGetsWetter
Actually, if you're into climbing or mountain biking maybe I could help. Or maybe you're better than me already.
IWantACleverUsernameToo
gotten into so far? nope, things that I want start SO MUCH SO? YES. im like a neophyte hiker
ConfederacyOfDunces
I think OP omitted a category: lazymorph; this type is various heights, has little to no muscle definition, only 6-pack is in the fridge.
Protean2648
And frequents tumblr
saltyslug
Ripped 1-pack
Accguy3144
In the same family as the imgurmorph I believe
thereaverofdarkness
gains belly fat easily, gains muscle tone in thighs almost as easily as in left arm.
CthuluIsMyHomie
6-pack? hell, I have a pony keg.
Sfinski
What is a pony keg? How many beers is that?
CthuluIsMyHomie
82. 7.75 gallons (just under 30 liters).