Buidling Muscle/Losing Fat Based on Ancestry

So a lot of you guys already know about the different types of body types out there.

Mesomorph: Puts on muscle easily/loses fat easily

Endomorph: Puts on muscle easily/puts on fat easily

Ectomorph: Hard to put on muscle/loses fat easily

However, not everyone is a cut and dry like that. You may be Meso/Endo, Ecto/Meso, etc...

To try to figure out what you are, the easiest way to figure it out might be to look up your ancestry and where your family came from. Because over millions of years, depending on what people were where on the planet, are bodies changed and adapted. We adapted to the sun and climate to survive in those regions. Not only did it determine skin color and different physical attributes it also changed how our bodies build muscle and hold/lose body fat. Here are some examples:


Africa
Climate: Hot/lots of sun/not a lot of shade
Attributes: Darker Skin/Tall/Skinny
Reason: The darker skin is to battle the UV rays from the sun. Also, it is easier to dissipate heat the taller and skinner you are.

Outcome: From this region you might be a pure ectomorph or a mixture of Ecto/Meso. Don't worry though, the more muscle you put on it slows your metabolism down so you can retain it easier. The good news is that you might not need to diet as much as someone else because you will stay leaner without having to try.


The Judgement of Hercules

Europe
Climate: Several climate changes throughout the year from hot (118.4 °F) and cold (−18.0 °F)
Attributes: Lighter Skin/Average Height/average bodyfat
Reason: Since there isn't as much sun as in Eqypt, to absorb more vitamin D the skin is lighter. Also, it is easier to retain heat the shorter and bodyfat you are hold.

Outcome: From this region you might be Meso, Endo or a a mixture of Meso/Endo. Putting on muscle is easier if from this region. However, staying leaner will be harder. Even Hercules, the strongest male example from Rome, is always seen with 15% or more bodyfat. Your hardest goal is trying to retain the muscle as you cut since your body will want to try to hold on to the fat. The good news is that you might not need to bloat up during a bulking cycle since you can stay around a moderate amount of fat and still build muscle.




These are just 2 examples but since there are tons of different combinations on this planet, trying to lock it down to just 3 body types is pretty much impossible. This is why 2 guys that are the race, height and weight will put on muscle or lose fat differently. One guy can get down to 8% bodyfat on a diet or supplement and the other can get to only 12%. They compare their results with friends and come to the conclusion it doesn't work for them.

So in summary, have patience. It took months to look like you do now and will take months to take it completely off or build upon it.


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