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It seems that whenever someone writes an article about bulking (a diet program
geared towards gaining muscle mass), it is directed either to ectomorphs or mesomorphs,
but completely ignores endomorphs. Why does this matter? Because the common
strategies for gaining muscle mass written for ectomorphs or mesomorphs are not optimal
for endomorphs. This is due to physiological and metabolic differences between these
three phenotypes.
The simplistic distinction between the three different phenotypes when it comes to
body composition changes is:
• Ectomorph—naturally skinny and has a hard time gaining weight (both muscle
and fat).
• Mesomorph—naturally built and has the tendency to gain weight easy but can
also lose weight fairly easy.
• Endomorph—naturally heavy and has an easy time gaining weight (more so fat
than muscle) and a hard time losing it.
If an endomorph was to follow the same "hardgainer" diet that is prescribed to an
ectomorph they would definitely gain......

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