What's your type?

The topic of body types came up in a conversation with a male co-worker at my gym yesterday. He said that the girls he knew worried more about the size of their breasts then guys actually do, and that guys don't care about breast size but how they look on the girls body. Well, I certainly agreed and we begun talking about the fact that people have different body types and there is no way to change this, except to train most effectively for your body type, and accept the fact that you're just as you are. So some people think that there's fat and skinny or that you're either healthy or unhealthy, and that's it. Well that's not so true. I've come across people who idolize certain celebrities or friends bodies. Girls want long limbs, a toned physique or huge boobs. Guys want huge shoulders, a 6-pack or elongated functional muscles. Unfortunately what we want isn't always what we can have, no matter how hard you work for it! Girls if you're not 1.7m tall you are never going to get legs like Giselle, and guys no matter how much iron you pump you're not just going to grow the size of Jay Cutler! It's called body type; and there are 3 distinct types that influence how your body looks, holds muscle and fat and pre-determines the shape your body takes. 

Endomorphs are characterized by their ability to easily gain weight (be it fat, or muscle).

Ectomorphs are characterized by their ability to easily lose weight (fat, or muscle)

Mesomorphs are the middle ground group that appear to have the most malleable bodies.

In general, Endomorphs have lower metabolisms than the other two, while Ectomorphs tend to “run hot” all the time. Few people are all one way, or the other, but a notable dominance of one type, or another is usually prevalent. 

Endomorph Jay Cutler                   Mesomorph Arnold Schwarzenegger                Ectomorph Frank Zane

Again I'm not saying that all Endomorphs are fat, Mesomorphs are fit and Ectomorphs are scrawny. Of course everyone has the ability to be fit, healthy and look fantastic. They're just going to look this way a little bit differently. You need to have realistic expectations about your own body, and understand how it will react to diet and training. You will never be happy with your body if your an Ectomorph trying to get to the size of an Endomorph, your muscles are just never going to develop that volume and your body doesn't have the ability to store your muscle in the same way. Train for your body type, work at your strengths and train hard to work with your weaknesses. You need to accept your body type, and develop it to the best that it can be, don't compare your body against different types, but aspire to be like bodies from the same group. Most importantly I don't believe idolizing any one person is healthy or productive, rather seek different parts of bodies you like, and work hard at developing these separate areas.

Be happy with what you've got and shake what your Mumma gave you, because everyone is individual and we shouldn't all look the same! Here's a few pictures of some Mesomorph (my body type) bodies I aspire to be like;

Mystery woman's shoulders and arms

My body has always been of an 'athletic' build and I have an hourglass shape with wide shoulders and extra weight on my thighs and booty :) I am able to build muscle and it holds in a 'hard' looking appearance. I know what my body type is and isn't capable of, and I accept it. I look at these women and aspire to have shapely arms and shoulders, a defined stomach and toned legs, and I know I can achieve these things, because that was what my body type was made to look like.


Thanks for your inspiration Mr. Nelson, and I hope that you guys will form more realistic expectations of what your body is capable of and then train as hard as you can to show up your strengths and work hard at conquering your weaknesses. Everyone is unique, own it! <3 Rach
(P.S. Jake stop drooling over Cam Gigandet, he's mine! Haha)

Jamie Eason's Abs

Tawna Eubanks Butt & Legs