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Endomorph

Mesomorphic Endomorph

Code:MEn6-5-1

Endomorphy dominant; mesomorphy greater than ectomorphy. Heavyweight with high relative fatness.

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

Description

The mesomorphic endomorph carries high fat over a robust skeleton. Endomorphy is the dominant component but mesomorphy is also high — the result is a large, heavy body that is also genuinely strong.

Female sumo wrestlers, female Eskimo populations in early anthropometric records, and many heavyweight strongmen and powerlifters fall here. The type tolerates and produces enormous absolute force.

Compared to the endomorphic mesomorph (its mirror across the line), mesomorphy is the secondary rather than dominant component — the body reads as 'powerful but fat' rather than 'fat but powerful.'

The training response is highly favourable to load because mesomorphy is high; conditioning takes longer because total mass is large. This is one of the most distinctive types — and one of the most underrepresented in mainstream fitness media despite being common in strength sports.

You share this type with

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

  • Eskimo, FemaleTribeEskimoFemale6–4–1
  • Sumo, FemaleSportSumoFemale7–5–1
  • Executive, MaleOccupationExecutiveMale5–4–2
  • Accountant, FemaleOccupationAccountantFemale4–3–2
  • Baseball, MaleAthleteBaseballMale5.5–4.6–1.5
  • Baseball, MaleAthleteBaseballMale5.6–5–2
  • Baseball, MaleAthleteBaseballMale5.6–4.4–1.6
  • Baseball, MaleAthleteBaseballMale5.5–4.1–1.7
  • Baseball, MaleAthleteBaseballMale5.5–4.7–1.9
  • Futsal, FemaleAthleteFutsalFemale4–3.2–2
  • Futsal, FemaleAthleteFutsalFemale4–3–2.1
  • Futsal, FemaleAthleteFutsalFemale4.2–3.1–2.2
  • Rugby, FemaleAthleteRugbyFemale4.7–2.7–1.7
  • Rugby, FemaleAthleteRugbyFemale5.6–3.1–1.2
  • Karate, FemaleAthleteKarateFemale3.9–2.8–2
  • Taekwondo, FemaleAthleteTaekwondoFemale6.1–3.4–2.6
  • Team roping, MaleAthleteTeam ropingMale5.5–4.6–2.5
  • American football, FemaleAthleteAmerican footballFemale7.9–6.6–0.1
  • Beach volleyball, FemaleAthleteBeach volleyballFemale4.6–3.9–0.8
  • Beach volleyball, FemaleAthleteBeach volleyballFemale4.7–3.2–2.2
  • Boxing, FemaleAthleteBoxingFemale4.8–4.2–1.7
  • Fencing, FemaleAthleteFencingFemale6.2–4.7–1.4
  • Fencing, FemaleAthleteFencingFemale4.3–3.5–2.3
  • Handball, FemaleAthleteHandballFemale6.2–4.2–1.5
  • Indoor soccer (futsal), FemaleAthleteIndoor soccer (futsal)Female5.9–4.9–0.8
  • Indoor soccer (futsal), FemaleAthleteIndoor soccer (futsal)Female4.9–4.2–1.6
  • Judo, FemaleAthleteJudoFemale5.2–4.5–1.5
  • Karate, FemaleAthleteKarateFemale5–4.4–1.6
  • Karate, FemaleAthleteKarateFemale3.8–3.2–2.5
  • Kickboxing, FemaleAthleteKickboxingFemale4.6–3.4–2.3
  • Powerlifting, FemaleAthletePowerliftingFemale7.5–6.6–0.1
  • Rugby, FemaleAthleteRugbyFemale4.8–4.2–1.4
  • Rugby, FemaleAthleteRugbyFemale4.8–4–1.6
  • Soccer, FemaleAthleteSoccerFemale5.3–4.5–1.2
  • Softball, FemaleAthleteSoftballFemale4.6–3.6–2.2
  • Table tennis, FemaleAthleteTable tennisFemale4.7–4–2.2
  • Athletics (running), FemaleAthleteAthletics (running)Female4.2–3.5–2.4
  • Athletics (running), FemaleAthleteAthletics (running)Female3.8–2.7–2
  • Athletics (running), FemaleAthleteAthletics (running)Female4.2–3.6–2.5
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale4.3–3.6–2.2
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale5.4–4.1–2.5
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale5.3–3.4–2.7
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale5.5–4.8–2.2
  • Volleyball, FemaleAthleteVolleyballFemale5.2–3.6–2.7
  • Beach volleyball, FemaleAthleteBeach volleyballFemale4.9–3.3–2.3
  • Basketball, FemaleAthleteBasketballFemale3.7–3.1–2.1

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