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Central

Central

Code:C3-3-3

All three components close together. The statistical middle of the triangle.

Central, male presentation
Male presentation
Central, female presentation
Female presentation
Heath-Carter triangle showing the position of Central
Position on the Heath-Carter triangle

Description

The central type sits in the middle of the somatograph: endomorphy, mesomorphy, and ectomorphy all between 2 and 4, and no component more than one unit greater than the other two. Visually, this is the 'average build' across most adult populations.

Central body shapes appear in students, office workers, and many recreational athletes — bodies that have neither been pushed toward an extreme by sport selection nor toward unusual fatness or linearity by sedentary lifestyle.

The original Heath-Carter literature treats Central as the statistical reference type rather than a target. It is the body shape before specialisation. Trained athletes typically migrate away from Central toward one of the three corners as their sport selects for one component.

From a coaching standpoint, a Central somatotype has the widest range of options: most disciplines will move the body at least slightly toward one corner, and the starting point is balanced enough that there is no strong contraindication for any kind of training.

You share this type with

Populations, sports, and occupations recorded in the anthropometric literature with a somatotype close to this one.

  • Basketball, FemaleSportBasketballFemale4–4–3
  • Student, FemaleOccupationStudentFemale4–3–3
  • Salesman, MaleOccupationSalesmanMale3–4–2
  • Basketball, MaleAthleteBasketballMale2.8–3.7–3.8
  • Basketball, MaleAthleteBasketballMale3.2–4.2–3.2
  • Basketball, MaleAthleteBasketballMale3–3.5–3.7
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale3.4–2.7–2.9
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale3.3–2.5–3.3
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale3.2–2.2–3.2
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale3.2–3.3–2.8
  • Sprint paddling, FemaleAthleteSprint paddlingFemale3.6–3.7–3
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale2.9–3.4–3.4
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale2.8–3.6–2.9
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale2.6–3.6–3.1
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale2.8–3.2–3.4
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale2.8–3.4–3.1
  • Triathlon, FemaleAthleteTriathlonFemale2.8–3.6–3
  • Taekwondo, MaleAthleteTaekwondoMale2.9–2.8–1.9
  • Ten dance, FemaleAthleteTen danceFemale3.1–3–3.4
  • Latin dance, FemaleAthleteLatin danceFemale3.1–3–3.1
  • Rhythmic gymnastics, FemaleAthleteRhythmic gymnasticsFemale2.9–3.4–3
  • Racewalking, FemaleAthleteRacewalkingFemale3.1–3–2.9
  • Judo, FemaleAthleteJudoFemale2.8–3.6–2.7
  • Rowing, FemaleAthleteRowingFemale2.9–3–2.9
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale3–3.3–2.9
  • Karate, FemaleAthleteKarateFemale2.9–3.4–2.7
  • Athletics (track & field), FemaleAthleteAthletics (track & field)Female2.6–3.5–2.8
  • Athletics (jumps), FemaleAthleteAthletics (jumps)Female2.5–3.2–3.5
  • Fencing, MaleAthleteFencingMale3.5–4–3.1
  • Flag football, FemaleAthleteFlag footballFemale2.8–3.2–3.1
  • Athletics (running), FemaleAthleteAthletics (running)Female3.3–3.4–3
  • Athletics (jumps), FemaleAthleteAthletics (jumps)Female3.4–3.1–2.9
  • Padel, FemaleAthletePadelFemale3.5–3.4–2.6
  • Rugby, FemaleAthleteRugbyFemale3.6–3.6–2.6
  • Sport climbing, FemaleAthleteSport climbingFemale3.3–2.9–3.3
  • Sprint, FemaleAthleteSprintFemale2.8–3.6–2.9
  • Sprint, FemaleAthleteSprintFemale3–2.8–3.2
  • Orienteering, FemaleAthleteOrienteeringFemale3.3–3.5–3
  • Badminton, MaleAthleteBadmintonMale3.3–3.7–3.7
  • Basketball, FemaleAthleteBasketballFemale3–2.7–2.2
  • Basketball, FemaleAthleteBasketballFemale3.2–3.2–3.3
  • Rowing, FemaleAthleteRowingFemale3.5–3.7–2.7
  • Ballroom dance, FemaleAthleteBallroom danceFemale3.8–3.9–2.9

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