Somatotypes Flashcards
What are the 3 somatotypes
Endomorph
Ectomorph
Mesomorph
What is an endomorph
Wide hips and relatively narrow shoulders
A lot of fat on body
Think wrists and ankles
What is a mesomorph
Wide shoulders and narrow hips
Muscular body - strong arms and thighs
Not much body fat
What is an ectomorph
Narrow shoulders and hips
Not much muscle or fat
Long thin arms and legs
What sports will endomorph do
Wrestling or shot put
They have a low centre of mass
What sports would mesomorph do
Most activities that include strength and they have broad shoulders which support their weight do gymnastics is useful or weightlifting
What sports will ectomorph do
High jump or long distance running as they don’t have much weight to carry
What factors does optimum weight depend on
Height
Bone structure
Muscle girth
Gender
What optimum weight will sprinters neee compared to endurance athletes
Sprinters will have high optimum weights for power
Endurance athletes will have low OW as they have to carry weight for longer
What will gymnasts optimum weights be compared to rugby players
Gymnasts will have low OW to hold body weight
Rugby will have high OW for large muscle mass
