Something that always bothered me...

[Tom Treutlein]

Depite the fact you need to eat a lot to grow and such (or so they say) how come I know people who barely eat, but manage to workout and increase their poundages, and as a result grow? They get larger without having to eat a lot. And no, they didn't just start training. A friend of mine is an ecto/mesomorph and eats maybe 2-3 meals a day, the most. He grows. His weights have increased since the year I've known him. I just don't get it. Perhaps eating will just speed the process up, but you can lift even on a deficiency and manage to grow? He's 160 or so, and eats maybe 2000 a day, max.

 

[bignate73]

"He's 160 or so, and eats maybe 2000 a day, max."

what weight did he grow from?

 

[Tom Treutlein]

He didn't gain much weight at all, but his muscles keep gettin' bigger. I think he was 147 or so. He's managed to stay rather lean as well.

 

[big4life]

I think that this is where genetics come into play. I also think that he will hit a point where his gains will stop, and he will need to adjust his diet. Plus his gains now would be even more impressive if he was eating properly. IMO.

 

[General Sus]

Meso's just have that hateful ability to grow from just about anything they do. From curling 10 pound dumbells they grow! From eating 3 times a day they grow! It makes me mad sometimes that Im an etoc lol!

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Meso is the middle though, is it not? I'm a mesomorph myself.

Ecto - Quickest metabolism
Meso - Middle-class metabolism
Endo - Slowest metabolism

Right?

Hell, if I can grow that easy too, then I'm not eating 8 meals a day anymore haha. It's such a hassle to eat this much.

 

[UA_Iron]

Meso is the middle though, is it not? I'm a mesomorph myself.

Ecto - Quickest metabolism
Meso - Middle-class metabolism
Endo - Slowest metabolism

Right?

Hell, if I can grow that easy too, then I'm not eating 8 meals a day anymore haha. It's such a hassle to eat this much.

I was always under the impression that the Ecto/Meso/Endo body types were mainly outward physical characteristics. But the metabolism question seems to make sense.

 

[fastgain]

I don't think it's necessarily related to metabolism. I have about the fastest metabolism of anyone I know. I was eating 5-6 meals a day before I ever even started training just because I was hungry all the time. I can pretty much eat anything, even ice cream before bed every day on top of a bulking diet and I don't really gain much fat at all. I would definately classify myself as a mesomorph, though, since I seem to have pretty square proportions, i'm not naturally lanky but not naturally stocky either. Pretty much average, but more muscular before I started training. That's mesomorph, isn't it?

 

[b fold the truth]

At 147 or 160...he doesn't need much food to grow.

In order for him to be big...he must only be around 5' tall. Let him try and go from 225-275 with 2-3 meals a day.

B True

 

[Tom Treutlein]

He's 6'1", taller than me.