I have to ask...what is an Ecto?

[trprwife]

I see this on the posts from time to time. I'm fairly new to the Cathe forums and have no idea what this means and it is driving me crazy every time I see it because I have no idea. I feel like I am missing something here. I saw a post a while ago about someone who was having trouble gaining weight and another person said to check out the Ecto posts regarding this topic. Does Ecto have something to do with women having trouble gaining weight? (I can tell you, if this is the case, you will never see Ecto and my name used in the same sentence again). LOL.

Kim

 

[wendyloo]

Hi!

Ectomorph: a person with a thin, non-muscular body.

 

[trprwife]

Thanks Wendy. I figured it was something like that.

 

[FitnessGoddess]

The kind of people of us fatties hate! Just kidding!

 

[AKirkland]

There are three generally recognized body types: ectomorph, mesomorph and endomorph. Briefly, here are the descriptions:

Ectomorph: short upper body, long arms and legs, long narrow feet and hands, and very little fat storage. This body type has a narrow chest and narrow shoulders and long, thin muscles.

Mesomorph: large chest, long torso, solid muscle structure and very strong.

Endomorph: short musculature, round face, short neck , wide hips, and heavy fat storage.

If you're interested, here's a link to read about how to train for your specific body type:

http://www.femalemuscle.com/fitness/bodytypes.html

Hope this helps,

Angela