I'm having trouble figuring out my body type?!
Question: I'm having trouble figuring out my body type.?
i can't figure out if i'm an ectomorph or a mesomorph
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i know i have a very small frame (i am 5'8" and my wrists measure 6" at the widest point. i'm female btw. also, my hipbones are directly under my ribcage. i'm 14 and hit puberty early because i was overweight as a child- i was probably 175 and 5'7 at my heaviest, and i ate around 5000 a day and wasn't gaining any more weight. i'm guessing i had a faster metabolism coz most people still would have gained. i'm now 5'8 and 140lb and my BFP is 21.7%)
so since most ectomorphs have fast metabolisms (which i had, i mean, 5000c a day and not gaining more weight, and i was 175lb.?) they have small frames and are usually tall. of the facial features i have sharp-ish cheeks (especially for my current weight/height) and my face recedes/tapers towards the bottom. i suffer from cold but not from heat.
and of the mesomorph ones, i gain muscle very easily (i was on a 1200 calorie diet -on my 2nd week so my metabolism had not slowed down- and started doing yoga every day for a week, and i gained 5lb and got smaller) i have thick skin (i tan very easily) my hair has a "heavy" texture, and i have pretty broad shoulders (they are wider than my hips, but thats only coz my hips are so narrow- they are 35.5") i have a very good posture, and for someone who doesn't exercise at all (i have definitely lost the muscle i got from the yoga, i had gastro and lost about 10lb in a week) i think 21.7% is a very good body fat percentage.
and judging by body shape, i would probably be a ruler, if i didn't have excess fat in my love handles and thighs (not in my hips, 35.5" for 5'8" and 140 is very small) so i give the illusion of being an hourglass. (because it makes my hips look almost as big as my shoulders.)
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http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/bodytypei...
i know i have a very small frame (i am 5'8" and my wrists measure 6" at the widest point. i'm female btw. also, my hipbones are directly under my ribcage. i'm 14 and hit puberty early because i was overweight as a child- i was probably 175 and 5'7 at my heaviest, and i ate around 5000 a day and wasn't gaining any more weight. i'm guessing i had a faster metabolism coz most people still would have gained. i'm now 5'8 and 140lb and my BFP is 21.7%)
so since most ectomorphs have fast metabolisms (which i had, i mean, 5000c a day and not gaining more weight, and i was 175lb.?) they have small frames and are usually tall. of the facial features i have sharp-ish cheeks (especially for my current weight/height) and my face recedes/tapers towards the bottom. i suffer from cold but not from heat.
and of the mesomorph ones, i gain muscle very easily (i was on a 1200 calorie diet -on my 2nd week so my metabolism had not slowed down- and started doing yoga every day for a week, and i gained 5lb and got smaller) i have thick skin (i tan very easily) my hair has a "heavy" texture, and i have pretty broad shoulders (they are wider than my hips, but thats only coz my hips are so narrow- they are 35.5") i have a very good posture, and for someone who doesn't exercise at all (i have definitely lost the muscle i got from the yoga, i had gastro and lost about 10lb in a week) i think 21.7% is a very good body fat percentage.
and judging by body shape, i would probably be a ruler, if i didn't have excess fat in my love handles and thighs (not in my hips, 35.5" for 5'8" and 140 is very small) so i give the illusion of being an hourglass. (because it makes my hips look almost as big as my shoulders.)
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Answers:
That's ok. I'd probably need a photo to tell what body type you are, but from the sounds of it it looks like you're a mesomorph, since you build muscle easily.Health Question & Answer
I know it can be tough to get rid of that childhood stuff, but you're not fat anymore. Don't worry about it so much.Health Question & Answer
figuring out your body type isn't this complicated. it's basically proportions between your bust, waist and hips. if your bust and hips are about the same and you have a small waist then you are an hourglass. go to your public library; there is a whole section on fashion, makeovers, makeup, color theory, everything! fun!Health Question & Answer