{"id":8912,"date":"2018-02-18T19:24:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-18T23:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/the-best-body-type-for-bodybuilding\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T22:49:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T02:49:09","slug":"the-best-body-type-for-bodybuilding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/the-best-body-type-for-bodybuilding\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Body Type for Bodybuilding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is the Best Body Type for Bodybuilding?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nIs it a pure mesomorph or should there be a combination of body types with either ectomorphic or endomorphic characteristics? <\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re going to discuss in this blog post&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Just the other day I received a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/total.fitness.bodybuilding\" title=\"Total Fitness Bodybuilding on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\">facebook<\/a> message asking&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>=========================================<br \/>\n<strong><U>Emerson wrote:<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;What is the best body figure to start bodybuilding? A fat one or a skinny one? And do fat people have more body mass (i.e. muscle mass) than skinny people?&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n=========================================<br \/>\n<center><br \/>\nClick PLAY To Watch The Video&#8230;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HIS_ECW2XBQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<I><U>Note:<\/u> if you can&#8217;t watch the embedded video clip above,<br \/>\nyou can watch it right on my YouTube Channel by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HIS_ECW2XBQ\" title=\"What's the BEST Body Type for Bodybuilding?\" target=\"_blank\"><U>Clicking Here<\/u><\/a><\/i><br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\nWell the truth of the matter, whether you like it or not, is that <strong>Fat People<\/strong> generally do have more muscle mass than skinny people. Again the key word here is <em>&#8220;generally&#8221;<\/em> because there are always exceptions to the rule.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the people with the most lean body mass of any human being on the planet are <U>Sumo Wrestlers<\/u>. Even though they may look like big blobs of fat, they actually have a heck of a lot of lean muscle mass underneath that fat mass.<\/p>\n<p>There was a study done back in 1994 on Japanese Sumo Wrestlers to explore the upper limits of fat free mass for the human body. The study compared the amount of lean muscle mass of sumo wrestlers, bodybuilders, and average untrained people. It was found that the Sumo wrestlers had a significantly greater amount of lean muscle mass than the bodybuilders. Who had a greater amount of lean muscle mass than untrained people.<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\">You can read the study at: <a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/ajhb.1310060509\/abstract\" title=\"Upper Limit of Fat-Free Mass In Humans\" target=\"_blank\"><U>&#8220;Upper limit of fat-free mass in humans: A study on Japanese Sumo wrestlers.&#8221;<\/u><\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sumo_wrestlers.jpg\" alt=\"The people with the most lean body mass of any human being on the planet are Sumo Wrestlers\" width=\"500\" height=\"438\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sumo_wrestlers.jpg 500w, https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sumo_wrestlers-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now that doesn&#8217;t mean that I think you should go and pig out purposely getting fat in effort to gain more muscle mass. There is a lot more to <em>&#8220;bodybuilding&#8221;<\/em> than simply having a lot of sheer mass on your frame.<\/p>\n<p><I><font size=\"+1\"><b>The BEST Bodybuilding Body Type&#8230;<\/b><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<p>From an aesthetics point of view a lean muscular physique is much more appealing than a bigger softer physique. And for this reason I believe that the ideal bodybuilding physique would be primarily a <strong>mesomorph<\/strong> <em>(a naturally muscular build)<\/em>, but with a slight <strong>ectomorphic<\/strong> edge. Probably about a 90% mesomorph and 10% ectomorph.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for this is that ectomorphs have a very fast metabolism and can maintain a leaner physique much easier. A lot of the great bodybuilding champions have this type of body type. From the classic old school bodybuilders like Frank Zane, Serge Nubret, Vince Gironda, and Reg Park. To modern bodybuilders like Flex Wheeler, Dexter Jackson, and our current Mr. Olympia Phil Heath who have a massive, but very lean aesthetically pleasing physiques.<\/p>\n<p>And now the latest trend in bodybuilding competition with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gZcsbfGTL54\" title=\"Men's Physique Competitors\" target=\"_blank\">Men&#8217;s Physique<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/ideal-measurements-for-a-bodybuilding-physique\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Classic Bodybuilding<\/a> is primarily geared towards guys with a combination of a mesomorphic and ectomorphic body type.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/olympia-mens-physique.jpg\" alt=\"Mr. Olympia 2013 Men's Physique\" width=\"403\" height=\"268\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/olympia-mens-physique.jpg 403w, https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/olympia-mens-physique-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><center><font size=\"-1\">The Top 5 at the 2013 Mr. Olympia Men&#8217;s Physique Competition.<\/font><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think is the ideal bodybuilding body type?<br \/>\nPlease post your comments below&#8230;<\/strong><P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Best Body Type for Bodybuilding? 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