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Somatotype Flashcards

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Define Somatotype

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A way of describing a persons’s physique based on fatness, muscularity and linearity.

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How many categories everyone falls into ?

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What are the 3 somototypes ?

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1.Endomorphs
2.Mesmomorphs
3.Ectomorphs

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Endomorphs

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Fatness

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Mesmomorphs

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Muscularity

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Ectomorphs

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Liner

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Who focused on observing body types and temperaments ?

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William Sheldon

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What year did William Sheldon focused on observing the body types and temperaments ?

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1940’s

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Endoderm (LARGE/BIG persons)

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-Tissues of the stomach
-Lining of the Stomach

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Mesoderm (MEDIUM persons )

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-Muscle Tissues

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Ectoderm (SMALL persons )

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-Nervous System
-Brain

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Associated Personal Traits- Endoderm

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Love of food
Tolerant
Good Humored
Relaxed
Need for Affection

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Associated Personal Traits- Mesoderm

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Adventurous
Courageous
Risk Takers
Competitive
Zest for physical activity

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Associated Personal Traits-Ectoderm

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Self-conscious
Sensitive
Mental Intense
Prefers privacy
Artistic

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Physical Traits- Endomprophs

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Pear shaped body
Wide hips, wide soulder
Rounded head
Wider front to back , rather than Side to side
Alot of fat on their body, upper arms and thighs

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Physical Traits- Mesmomorphs

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Wedge shaped body
Wide shoulders, Narrow hips
Massive cubicle head
Narrow front to back
Broad shoulders, heavily muscled arms and legs

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Physical Traits- Ectomorphs

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Narrow shoulder and hips
Thin arms & legs
High forehead
Thin and bony all round
Little muscle, little fat

18
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How do we measure your body type?

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Scale of 7 degrees

19
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How do we express/ measure somatotype ?

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Numerical with 3 numbers in th order of ENDO, MESO & ECTO

20
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Measure 721 on the somatotype degree scale

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7-Very High ENDO
2-Low MESO
1-Very Low ECTO

21
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Body type and Sport

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Endo- Suited for Power Sports (RUGBY)
MESO-Suited for Explosive Strength & Power (Basketball)
Ecto- suited for lifting your body’s weight sports (Marathon Runner)

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