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Somatotyping

Somatotyping. By the end of this lesson, I will be able to: Know what somatotyping is. Assess ones Somatotypes in relation to sports. Somatotyping. What is it? Success in sport depends to a large extent on your build. Somatotyping is a way to describe build.

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Somatotyping

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  1. Somatotyping By the end of this lesson, I will be able to: Know what somatotyping is. Assess ones Somatotypes in relation to sports.

  2. Somatotyping What is it? • Success in sport depends to a large extent on your build. • Somatotyping is a way to describe build. • It looks at how much fat, how muscular you are and how linear you are, in that order.

  3. Ratings • Somatotypes are rated. • Each is measured on a scale of 1-7. • 1 = Low • 7 = High

  4. Wide hips & narrow shoulders (pear shaped). Fat. Fat on upper arms and thighs. Slim wrists and ankles. Extreme endomorph Somatotype rating: 7 1 1

  5. Broad shoulders, narrow hips (wedge shaped). Large head. Muscular. Strong forearms and thighs. Very little body fat. Extreme Mesomorph Somatotype rating: 1 7 1

  6. Narrow shoulders and hips. Thin face, high forehead. Thin narrow chest and abdomen. Thin legs and arms. Very little muscle or fat. Extreme ectomorph Somatotype rating: 1 1 7

  7. Body Type Ratings Extreme Mesomorph Extreme Endomorph Extreme Ectomorph

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