Question:
Do late bloomers and ectomorphs correlate? Also, can you get big as an ectomorph? And do ectomorphs have muscles since they have testosterone?
Answer:
Late bloomers tend to have an ectomorph body shape. The reasons are:
- Since they start their growth spurt later than their peers, they grow from a taller point and so they tend to be taller.
- Since they start their growth late, often they reach the cut-off point for growth before fully developing, so their shoulders tend to be narrower for their body proportions. This gives late-bloomers a lean look.
But what stands out with ectomorphs is their higher metabolism. While there is a correlation between late bloomers and being an ectomorph, it is not absolute and the reason for the correlation is not fully understood.
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The faster metabolism means that it is easier for an ectomorph to lose body fat and get a ripped look. However, because their frames are narrower, the muscles won’t fill out their frames as noticeably. Also, the higher metabolism means that they don’t build large muscles easily.