Whether we like it or not, we inherit certain characteristics and unique qualities from our parents, and this happens to include our own muscle building potential. That doesn't mean to say hard work and carefully planned training won't have a positive effect on your physique, it just means that some people will inherit a greater abundance of the favored physical characteristics than others. Yes, there will always be some who would have more tangible results than others, but you can still maximize what you have and have a wonderfully sculpted physique once all has been said and done.
How responsive you will be to physical stimulation can be predicted to a certain extent by examining your somatype or natural body shape. Here are the three different somatypes a person can have:
The Endomorph
These individuals tend to be squat with a round torso, thick neck and short limbs.
The Mesomorph
These individuals tend to be muscular with broad shoulders, powerful chest and limbs and little body fat.
About Ectomorphs
These individuals tend to be slim and are usually tall with little muscle and body fat.
The ideal bodybuilding physique tends more towards the mesomorph with broad shoulders, narrow hips with arms and legs of medium length. When it comes to determining muscle building potential, though, there are two other hereditary factors to consider, and these would be a person's fiber density and his/her neurological efficiency. The former term simply means the largest possible size muscles can grow to, while the latter term indicates how well muscles perform in relation to the nervous system. These are two very important factors, because when comparing the "chosen ones" with ordinary people, the former group can activate up to 50% of all muscle fibers as opposed to 30% for an average person. So as you can see, those with the right genetics have more growth potential.
The fact that there is no easy way to measure fiber density or neurological efficiency is actually a blessing because the incentive remains for all of us to train hard and strive for improvement. Think of it this way - only a small percentage of people in this world have the potential to win all sorts of bodybuilding titles, but everybody else can simply work towards fulfilling their specific goals and still be satisfied afterwards.
How responsive you will be to physical stimulation can be predicted to a certain extent by examining your somatype or natural body shape. Here are the three different somatypes a person can have:
The Endomorph
These individuals tend to be squat with a round torso, thick neck and short limbs.
The Mesomorph
These individuals tend to be muscular with broad shoulders, powerful chest and limbs and little body fat.
About Ectomorphs
These individuals tend to be slim and are usually tall with little muscle and body fat.
The ideal bodybuilding physique tends more towards the mesomorph with broad shoulders, narrow hips with arms and legs of medium length. When it comes to determining muscle building potential, though, there are two other hereditary factors to consider, and these would be a person's fiber density and his/her neurological efficiency. The former term simply means the largest possible size muscles can grow to, while the latter term indicates how well muscles perform in relation to the nervous system. These are two very important factors, because when comparing the "chosen ones" with ordinary people, the former group can activate up to 50% of all muscle fibers as opposed to 30% for an average person. So as you can see, those with the right genetics have more growth potential.
The fact that there is no easy way to measure fiber density or neurological efficiency is actually a blessing because the incentive remains for all of us to train hard and strive for improvement. Think of it this way - only a small percentage of people in this world have the potential to win all sorts of bodybuilding titles, but everybody else can simply work towards fulfilling their specific goals and still be satisfied afterwards.
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