1. Physique and Body Type
SOMATOTYPING

2. Something to think about!
What makes Osafa Powell the fastest man on the planet?
What makes Paula Radcliffe a world class marathon runner?
What makes Joel Stewart the Worlds Strongest Man?

3. Somatotyping These are the extremes of body shape.
Our sporting success comes from a combination of ability and appropriate body shape. There are three basic body types called SOMATOTYPES.
These are the extremes of body shape.

4. You could say Somatotyping is a way to describe build or body shape.
These are:
ENDOMORPH
MESOMORPH
ECTOMORPH

6. Endomorph Pear or (oval/rounded) Wide hips Rounded head
Lot of fat especially in the centre of the body, upper arms and thighs
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7. Sporting Examples
Endomorphs tend to be most suited to activities such as
Darts
Shot putters
Discus Throwers

8. Mesomorph Wedge shaped with wide shoulders and narrow hips.
Strong muscular arms and legs.
Little or no fat.
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9. Mesomorph Mesomorph’s tend to be suited to most sporting activities.
Sprinters
Rowers
Weight Lifters

10. Ectomorph Thin and lean with narrow shoulders and hips.
Thin arms/legs.
Little fat and fragile frame
Little muscle bulk.

11. Ectomorph Ectomorph’s tend to be suited to sports such as,
Marathon Running
High Jumping
Basketball

12. What am I?
A person does not usually fit into just one of these categories and in fact extreme cases of the three are rare.
Most people will have a mixture of the three types in their own body shape.

13. For example Andrew Flintoff
Some mesomorph characteristics such as wide shoulders, and muscular, however also has wide hips, characteristics of an Endomorph.

14. Your Shape
Your shape will also determine how high a level you will reach in each Component of fitness such as speed strength stamina and also therefore are certain body types more suited to ballet than shot putters and sumo-wrestling.
As a result often top level competitors of a sport often have similar body shapes and are usually mesomorph>

15. For example these young ladies…
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16. Lower level competitors
Usually have a mixture of body types I.e Sunday League football, or netball.

17. Example
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18. Remember You cannot actually do much to alter your body type.
Why is this?
It is due to your genes and inheritance.
However diets can change your fat levels and strength training can increase your muscle mass but they will not drastically affect your body type.