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Metabolism and Body Type - 9/4/2004 3:04:30 PM
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Daviden
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I've seen a lot of places where they use the phrases: endomorph, exomorph, omnimorph. What do they mean? and how does that change your work out. How do you even tell if you have a fast metabolism or a slow one? can anyone tell me.
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RE: Metabolism and Body Type - 9/4/2004 9:16:14 PM
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supremefresh
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ok, well thats close... the three body types are endomorph, mesomorph, ectomorph
endomorphs are usually the stout massive people with low definition... powerlifters/linemen
mesomorphs slimmer but still have bodyfat... bodybuilders/running backs
ectomorphs are tall skinny and weak... receivers/fishermen/me
metabolism is a functino of yourself really... but you would need to ask someone who knows a little more about that
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RE: Metabolism and Body Type - 9/5/2004 9:56:32 AM
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Daviden
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So can anyone else answer the second part of the question?
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RE: Metabolism and Body Type - 9/5/2004 1:47:25 PM
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You're asking how you can tell if you have a fast or slow metabolism? Well, if you can't seem to gain any weight no matter what you eat, you have a fast metabolism. If you gain weight very easily, it's slow.
You also asked if it changes the way you work out- Well, if you have a very fast metabolism you might want to stay away from a lot of cardio if you're trying to build muscle, but other than that- No. The major thing that should change is your nutrition- Obviously someone with a fast metabolism is going to need to throw more calories at their systems to gain than someone with a slow metabolism would.
BTW, looking at your signature- You're going to need more weights.
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RE: Metabolism and Body Type - 9/6/2004 7:06:45 PM
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Daviden
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My thing is that I'll eat alot gain nothing. but if I eat alot for 5 days I gain five pounds then the next day I'll have lost five pounds. This said my weight hasn't changed since i was 11 and 5' 1". So I gain and lose weight fast. The things is they say people with slow metabolisms have cold hands and mine are always. But when I had a glucose tolerance test they thought I was hypoglycimic because I metabolised the whole like 500 g of sugar in 45 minutes. So I guess I must be fast right.
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RE: Metabolism and Body Type - 9/6/2004 7:44:29 PM
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That's funny. I'm a lineman, and I'm like the farthest thing from an endomorph.
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RE: Metabolism and Body Type - 9/8/2004 4:13:44 AM
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Solidglobe,
Dude the guy wasn't trying to scientifically describe bodytypes. He was using humour to show what the different kind of body types were, this humour lightens the tone and makes it more simplier to read and understand.
The use of metaphor - "Your "6-pack" looks more like a KEG" from everyday life reflects the target audience of an average american and again serves to make the passage much easier to read and understand.
That is all.
PS. Yes there is a great deal of real world proof for the body types. It's not really even proof, it's more like a fact - so you honestly think that all body types are the same?
Pps. I have an english exam in a week, so i figured id combine study and bodybuilding in one post! - now theres a clash of sterotypes....
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RE: Metabolism and Body Type - 9/8/2004 4:31:25 PM
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supremefresh
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yeah im not just making this up =/
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RE: Metabolism and Body Type - 9/8/2004 8:18:03 PM
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Everything the second post says is absolutely true.
Aside from that, it seems you have a fast Metabolism. Don't eat as much as you can, just as much as you please. Muscle weighs 3 times more than fat so if you want more weight then start buildin' bub. Just get a normal amount of calories and hit the Gym.
Your in High School if I'm not mistaken. Join a sport and work out with them if they have a weight room. Its free and it teaches you a lot about yourself.
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RE: Metabolism and Body Type - 9/9/2004 3:23:58 PM
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Daviden
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That's what I'm doing now. There is a whole school club just for weightlifting!
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RE: Metabolism and Body Type - 9/9/2004 6:01:12 PM
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I was talking about the scientific names and how they are actually classified. My question was actually referring to how the names endo, ecto, meso, etc came to be used to describe bodytypes and who came up with them. I don't deny the existence of different body types, I was just wondering if there was some credible study done on it.
Also, I know that the descriptions above were to help explain, in a non scientific manner, what the different body types usually look like. You didn't need to explain the whole metaphor thing to me because my question was regarding the explainations in the first post.
In the end, I just like to make sure I question and research lots of the things I hear about bodybuilding. There's a lot of false information out there. I don't mind going the extra while to discovering something true or false. :D
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RE: Metabolism and Body Type - 9/12/2004 8:54:14 PM
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solidglobe
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mda,
do you know if there is an age when these body types are valid? Cause I would think that a 14 year old still has a bit of growing to do, and it might change his body shape (height, weight, metabolism).
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RE: Metabolism and Body Type - 9/14/2004 4:02:15 PM
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Daviden
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Solidglobe, there was a study done by Dr. William H. Sheldon. It is formally called somatyping. Search for it on google, i got a million hits.
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