Ecto, Endo, Meso...WTF???

Av8tor · 01-22-2004, 09:21 AM

How do you know if you are an Endomorph, Ectomorph or Mesomorph? I thinking about starting TP's Carb Cycling and he has different suggestions for diff. body types. I guess I don't know what I am.

7 Mos. Ago

6'2"
204lbs

Today

6'2"
178lbs

I feel I react quickly to lifting and dieting, although I've hit a hard plateau lately (Hence the diet change). I've also recently changed my workout program pretty drastically.

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**Prince** · 01-22-2004, 09:28 AM

you appear to be "ecto", but most poeple are a combo of two, do you tend to have a hard time gaining weight? have you always been relatively lean? can you gain muscle fairly easily, or is it difficult? can you gain fat easily?

Av8tor · 01-22-2004, 10:01 AM

Hey Prince. I have always been somewhat lean, although much softer due to not working out. I've never been much above 200lbs. 205-210 at the greatest. I think I gain weight pretty easily, fat too. Muscle gains come pretty quickly. Now this is all pretty new to me, I don't think I've ever eaten so well and worked out so consistently, so my body might not react the same way it used to. Thanks for the reply.

**Prince** · 01-22-2004, 10:07 AM

you have always been lean, yet soft, you gain fat and muscle easily?

maybe a meso-endo

squanto · 01-24-2004, 11:45 PM

could you elaborate a little more as to which is which? i understand he is meso-endo, what are the individual meanings of endo, ecto and meso?

**P-funk** · 01-25-2004, 06:38 AM

ectomorph-has trouble gaining weight, very skinny and lean...ie
the really skinny kid

mesomorph-the ideal bodybuilder type. large bone structure.
has no problem gaining muscle and adding size.
lean and muscular.

endomorph-slow metabolism. large bone structure. adds fat easily.

Rixmon · 01-25-2004, 06:54 AM

I did this quiz on this site,

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/becker3.htm

and i got a 1.67 which means I am between endo and meso it said hehe.

**P-funk** · 01-25-2004, 06:57 AM

I got a 2.25. Mesomorph

X Ring · 01-25-2004, 07:08 AM

i got a 1.58 so i guess I am with trailrix, endo meso. but I dont know if that is really accurate, maybe I should have answered some differently. But still that isnt too much of a help for me b/c I am not sure where to go from there and I could have told myself the same thing they told me

Ahsan · 01-25-2004, 08:16 AM

hi guyz
i got 2.33 i m ecto meso
age 15 6'0" 150lbs
so watz ur answer

Ahsan · 01-25-2004, 08:18 AM

sorry i got
my score 2.20

**Prince** · 01-25-2004, 09:45 AM

Your score is 1.92.

Your body is closest to a Mesomorph.

Stickboy · 01-25-2004, 10:09 AM

I got 2.42 ecto meso.

donescobar2000 · 01-25-2004, 10:09 AM

Meso endo here.

Premo55 · 01-25-2004, 10:29 AM

Meso endo...

Peace.

sentricyphen · 01-25-2004, 12:00 PM

the test says meso, but i feel i am more ecto meso....

Av8tor · 01-25-2004, 12:02 PM

2.17 Mesomorph

Tha Don · 01-25-2004, 01:03 PM

Av8tor from you pictures you look definatly Mesomorph

Cardinal · 01-25-2004, 04:04 PM

1.42 Endo/meso here.

atherjen · 01-25-2004, 04:09 PM

2.08 here. meso

HoldDaMayo · 01-25-2004, 04:19 PM

1.88 Meso...

squanto · 01-25-2004, 05:17 PM

is says im mesomorph.... but i have a lot of trouble gaining weight. weird.....

JerseyDevil · 01-25-2004, 05:24 PM

Endo meso... and I would agree with that.

tomas101 · 01-25-2004, 07:21 PM

Your score is 2.5...ecto meso...

..lol

IronSlingah · 01-25-2004, 09:09 PM

I think this whole Meso/Endo/Ecto thing is BS and is purley arbitrary. I was a fat at 14 before Highschool introduced me to weights now im at 13% bodyfat and play college football (Linebacker) so to me this theory makes no sense.

tomas101 · 01-26-2004, 08:15 AM

i've been skinny my whole life and am finally starting to put on mass so i would say it is accurate

**Prince** · 01-26-2004, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by IronSlingah
I think this whole Meso/Endo/Ecto thing is BS and is purley arbitrary. I was a fat at 14 before Highschool introduced me to weights now im at 13% bodyfat and play college football (Linebacker) so to me this theory makes no sense.

It is just a general classification of bodytypes, it can actually be very usefeul especially to a fitness trainer.

Just becuase you now lift weights and play sports and maintain a low bf does not mean that you changed your genetic makeup.

If you stopped lifting weights and playing sports would you maintain 13% bf? Probably not, your body would return to it's "natural state", whatever that is.

It's best to answer the questions and maybe think at a younger age before you lifted weights of how your body was.

Tha Don · 01-26-2004, 11:26 AM

mine says ectomorph! no suprise there!

do you guys ever wonder what you would look like if you had slightly better genetics...?

I wonder how HUGE i'd look if I'd had 3 years of lifting on a meso bodytype rather than a skinny ecto body!

Being an Ecto bodybuilder sucks! Period!

peace

IronSlingah · 01-26-2004, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Prince
It is just a general classification of bodytypes, it can actually be very usefeul especially to a fitness trainer.

Just becuase you now lift weights and play sports and maintain a low bf does not mean that you changed your genetic makeup.

If you stopped lifting weights and playing sports would you maintain 13% bf? Probably not, your body would return to it's "natural state", whatever that is.

It's best to answer the questions and maybe think at a younger age before you lifted weights of how your body was.

As a child all the way through my mid teens i did no physical activity and easilly ate upwards of 4k calories a day (mostly pizza and soda) so how could i ever know if i was naturally an endo or a fat ass meso? The Theory dosnt explain that so i cant see how beneficial it could be to anyone.

tomas101 · 01-26-2004, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by young d
mine says ectomorph! no suprise there!

Being an Ecto bodybuilder sucks! Period!

peace

ya it fuking sucks!!

01-22-2004, 09:21 AM	#1
Av8tor Member Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 161 Photos: 2	Ecto, Endo, Meso...WTF??? How do you know if you are an Endomorph, Ectomorph or Mesomorph? I thinking about starting TP's Carb Cycling and he has different suggestions for diff. body types. I guess I don't know what I am. 7 Mos. Ago 6'2" 204lbs Today 6'2" 178lbs I feel I react quickly to lifting and dieting, although I've hit a hard plateau lately (Hence the diet change). I've also recently changed my workout program pretty drastically. My Pics Below http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/ga...cat=500&page=1 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/ga...cat=500&page=1

01-22-2004, 09:28 AM	#2
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,738 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	you appear to be "ecto", but most poeple are a combo of two, do you tend to have a hard time gaining weight? have you always been relatively lean? can you gain muscle fairly easily, or is it difficult? can you gain fat easily?
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01-22-2004, 10:07 AM	#4
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,738 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	you have always been lean, yet soft, you gain fat and muscle easily? maybe a meso-endo
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01-25-2004, 06:38 AM	#6
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,432	ectomorph-has trouble gaining weight, very skinny and lean...ie the really skinny kid mesomorph-the ideal bodybuilder type. large bone structure. has no problem gaining muscle and adding size. lean and muscular. endomorph-slow metabolism. large bone structure. adds fat easily.
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01-25-2004, 06:57 AM	#8
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,432	I got a 2.25. Mesomorph
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01-22-2004, 10:01 AM	#3
Av8tor Member Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 161 Photos: 2	Hey Prince. I have always been somewhat lean, although much softer due to not working out. I've never been much above 200lbs. 205-210 at the greatest. I think I gain weight pretty easily, fat too. Muscle gains come pretty quickly. Now this is all pretty new to me, I don't think I've ever eaten so well and worked out so consistently, so my body might not react the same way it used to. Thanks for the reply.

01-24-2004, 11:45 PM	#5
squanto Fitness Celebrity Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cheese Cottage Posts: 1,465	could you elaborate a little more as to which is which? i understand he is meso-endo, what are the individual meanings of endo, ecto and meso?

01-25-2004, 06:54 AM	#7
Rixmon Ex Sumo wrestler Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Osaka, Tokyo Posts: 182 Photos: 1	I did this quiz on this site, http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/becker3.htm and i got a 1.67 which means I am between endo and meso it said hehe.

01-25-2004, 07:08 AM	#9
X Ring training to be Goku Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New England Posts: 696	i got a 1.58 so i guess I am with trailrix, endo meso. but I dont know if that is really accurate, maybe I should have answered some differently. But still that isnt too much of a help for me b/c I am not sure where to go from there and I could have told myself the same thing they told me

01-25-2004, 08:16 AM	#10
Ahsan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 333	hi guyz i got 2.33 i m ecto meso age 15 6'0" 150lbs so watz ur answer
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01-25-2004, 08:18 AM	#11
Ahsan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 333	sorry i got my score 2.20
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01-25-2004, 09:45 AM	#12
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,738 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	Your score is 1.92. Your body is closest to a Mesomorph.
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01-25-2004, 10:09 AM	#13
Stickboy Rebel without a clue Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NM Posts: 1,115	I got 2.42 ecto meso.

01-25-2004, 10:09 AM	#14
donescobar2000 The Gym's Disciple Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Your girlfriend bedroom. Haha! Posts: 1,586 Photos: 7	Meso endo here.
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01-25-2004, 10:29 AM	#15
Premo55 Mic Murderer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 1,059	Meso endo... Peace.
	T DOT O.

01-25-2004, 12:00 PM	#16
sentricyphen Hungry for SIZE Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: pa Posts: 737	the test says meso, but i feel i am more ecto meso....

01-25-2004, 12:02 PM	#17
Av8tor Member Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 161 Photos: 2	2.17 Mesomorph

01-25-2004, 01:03 PM	#18
Tha Don Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 3,826 Photos: 33	Av8tor from you pictures you look definatly Mesomorph

01-25-2004, 04:04 PM	#19
Cardinal Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,009	1.42 Endo/meso here.

01-25-2004, 04:09 PM	#20
atherjen DS Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MS Posts: 5,757	2.08 here. meso

01-25-2004, 04:19 PM	#21
HoldDaMayo Just call me Mayo Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 1,917 Photos: 4	1.88 Meso...
	Are you kidding me????

01-25-2004, 05:17 PM	#22
squanto Fitness Celebrity Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cheese Cottage Posts: 1,465	is says im mesomorph.... but i have a lot of trouble gaining weight. weird.....

01-25-2004, 05:24 PM	#23
JerseyDevil GO Buckeyes! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern, NJ Posts: 5,180	Endo meso... and I would agree with that.

01-25-2004, 07:21 PM	#24
tomas101 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 602	Your score is 2.5...ecto meso.....lol
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01-25-2004, 09:09 PM	#25
IronSlingah Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 306	I think this whole Meso/Endo/Ecto thing is BS and is purley arbitrary. I was a fat at 14 before Highschool introduced me to weights now im at 13% bodyfat and play college football (Linebacker) so to me this theory makes no sense.

01-26-2004, 08:15 AM	#26
tomas101 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 602	i've been skinny my whole life and am finally starting to put on mass so i would say it is accurate
tomas101 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 602

01-26-2004, 11:26 AM	#28
Tha Don Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 3,826 Photos: 33	mine says ectomorph! no suprise there! do you guys ever wonder what you would look like if you had slightly better genetics...? I wonder how HUGE i'd look if I'd had 3 years of lifting on a meso bodytype rather than a skinny ecto body! Being an Ecto bodybuilder sucks! Period! peace