Gene Summons wrote:
Sure it does. It's called Nilotic
See Asbel Kiprop.
So ectomorphic is defined as a person indigenous to the Nile Valley?
Just accept it, somatotypes are discredited theory, they are nonsense. For a start, if the somatotypes related to genetics then it would be impossible to change what you look like. This was a point Sheldon was faced with but he chose to ignore.
They were invented by a man with a point to prove: the definition of bad science. He was criticized for carrying out poor research and making up results to prove his ideas.
This was simply tabloid science that caught on. Sheldon never even considered athletic potential in his book, this was an inference made up by other people later on.
Somatotypes don't exist. You can be tall and fat or tall and thin or short and thin or great at building muscle but short etc. There are numerous combinations of physical traits and to attempt to round them up into three groups is idiotic. Your opinion on what is "ectomorphic" or "endomorphic" is heavily dependant on your culture, for example what a sub-Saharan African considers to be "endomorphic" could easily be considered mesomorphic in the US.
Just in this thread we can see discussion over if an individual is "mesomorphic" or not. You can't say because the definition isn't fixed i.e. it is plain rubbish.
Anyway, I get the impression you are just trying to irritate now, I've made my point and will leave it there.