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Take a look around you and youโll see an endless range of body types: scrawny, lithe, pudgy, toned โ even Hulklike upper bodies paired with skinny chicken legs. We might tell ourselves weโre fitter than one person because weโre more dedicated or that weโre scrawnier than someone else because of genetics. But how much of oneโs body shape is predetermined, and how much can we control?
โItโs a bit of both,โ says Elizabeth Brooks, D.C. personal trainer. โIโve seen the most ectomorph person change their shape into a bodybuilder type.โ (An ectomorph body is generally lean, while endomorph is usually stockier. Mesomorph is muscular and athletic.)
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From an athletic perspective, genetics plays a part in determining what type of sport we might excel in (we seldom see very short men playing in the NBA), but there are also exceptions โ athletes with extreme passion and discipline who overcome their physical baseline limitations.
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