Body Types for different sports and best body types and muscle fibers for mma

[Knockouttibster]

The best body type is the kind that can carry a big enough wallet to buy the best steroids

Ts is talking about different types of body, it has nothing to do with steroids. You should read before you type.

 

[aus101]

You can cut the echo, meso crap, that’s just ways to describe physiques (you get a six point rating in each section, 1 you show minimal traits, 6 they are dominant (so as an extreme a skinny weakling with narrow shoulders and no fat could be rated 1 endo, 1 meso, 6 ecto), it’s all completely irrelevant to how genetics actually work and hundreds of years outdated (was connected with measuring skulls to ascertain personality, Mesomorphs are supposedly criminals btw).

In mma you want strength p4p (thanks to weightclasses), power and endurance (and decent flexibility also helps), so having a balanced muscle fibre ratio (There’s actually three types, slow twitch type 1 and fast twitch type 2a and type 2b) is optimal. That gives you strength and endurance capability. We see this in athletes like Jones, GSP and Karelin (in wrestling), although most fighters seem balanced, as do rugby players (as opposed to sprint sports where it’s all fast twitch or endurance sports where it’s all slow twitch).

To be strong and powerful p4p you won’t just need fast twitch fibres though you also need an athletic frame (robust joints and skeletal structure/bone size) and high test production. Broad shoulders are often key (again just look at Jones, gsp and Karelin), although thick frames in general (hunt/Cormier) are advantageous here. Longer limbs helps in the striking but as demonstrated by Tyson’s success (and hunt in mma) this isn’t like rowing or basketball where anyone sub 6’4 is coming in at a massive disadvantage, it’s more about how hard you can hit and how much you can take.

Basically it turns out being built like a Greek god looking mother fucker (Yoel) does result in both insane strength/power and durability, which looking at him does make sense.

 

[Klaavical]

what about muscle types
fastest sprinters have fast twitch muscle
marathon runners have slow twitch muscle fiber

slow twitch muscle fiber goes with ectomorph as the body can preserve more energy
fast twitch is explosive so body uses energy very fast

isn't it everyone has a bit of all three body types along with the three different type of muscle fibers

 

[Deleted member 290675]

Take all of the MMA champions in every major org in like the past ten years and see what physical attributes they tend to have in common.

 

[JRubin]

Best body for MMA is the ones that pulsate steroids, obviously.

 

[Threetrees]

The superior body type.

Lmfao what a throw back

 

[Threetrees]

When it comes to A level athletes and body types and body types that produce best mma fighters
There are so many different body types In mma. But with all this talk about A type athletes we know with a lot of sports and positions in different sports body type matters and are different body types. Gymnast are getting smaller while Olympic swimmers have longer and longer torsos

also most people are born with the three muscle fiber types
slow twitch muscle fiber this is what distance runners and marathon runners have and usually the once winning gold medals in marathons at the Olympics will have itleast 70 to 80% slow twitch muscle fiber. So slow twitch muscle fiber is for the gas tank

There is fast twitch muscle fiber A
which is what 100 meter sprinters and high jump athletes have but these muscles tire easily but a sprinter in the Olympics will have 70 to 80 percent of fast twitch muscle fiber A when they are born

There is fast twitch muscle fiber B
which is the middle between fast twitch A muscle fiber and slow twitch muscle fibers

clearly connor mcgredgor born with high amounts of fast twitch muscle fiber A including boxers like deontay wilder

But then there are fighters like nat diaz and Tyson fury who have great gas tanks who have more fast twitch muscle fiber B

George st pierre talks about being fast twitch a muscle dominant so he would focus his training on being energy efficient. He had speed and athletics but had to train to maintain his gas tank

Also with muscle fibers the body types that match up are

ectomorphs the skinny have hard time putting on fat and muscle tend to be slow muscle twitch dominant
I don't know if there really is a ectomorph in mma but these are guys super skinny and the type of bodies you see with long distance marathons

mesomorphs tend to be fast twitch muscle fiber and explosive. Power equals mass times acceleration. They have athletic build wide shoulders long legs long arms and put on muscle east and put on very little fat. Lebron james George st pierre

endomorph body types tend to be fast twitch muscle fiber but the slower fast twitch muscle fiber but can store more energy aka fat. These people tend to put on fat easy and muscle easy Daniel cormier

Lol at still peddling ecto morph ednomorph bro science bullshit

 

[Texaco]

The great thing about mma is that you can pretty much suceed with any body type and muscle fiber combination if you just incorporate it into your style. Fast twitch guys have more ko power obviously and can dominate the action early, but have to be careful not to gas out prematurely. Fighters with more low twitch like, let's sat Cain or Diaz, have other paths to success. Outpacing their opponents by constant pressure or slick technique. I don't think that will ever change as it's a very open ended sport and not like weight lifting or swimming where certain body types will always have an advantage.

 

[ZFury]

It's not about the body it's about using the right style that fits your body. In theory anyone could be the best fighter in the world on any given night, kind of like Street Fighter, you don't fight from a distance like Dahlsim if you pick Blanka.

 

[Eater of Souls]

what about muscle types
fastest sprinters have fast twitch muscle
marathon runners have slow twitch muscle fiber

slow twitch muscle fiber goes with ectomorph as the body can preserve more energy
fast twitch is explosive so body uses energy very fast

isn't it everyone has a bit of all three body types along with the three different type of muscle fibers

<sigh>

Frame plays more of a role there than fiber types.

You are fixated on a single issue when there are multiple factors and the one you keep repeating is far from the most important.

A long-distance runner, for example, will have narrower hips and shoulders relative to their height and a superior q-angle (look it up if you are interested, not typing it all out) which allows them to maintain a solid foot-strike with less deviation over long-distances. (I am pointing out, again, just one factor of many. Get over the muscle-fiber fixation).

 

[Super Shotgun]

When it comes to A level athletes and body types and body types that produce best mma fighters
There are so many different body types In mma. But with all this talk about A type athletes we know with a lot of sports and positions in different sports body type matters and are different body types. Gymnast are getting smaller while Olympic swimmers have longer and longer torsos

also most people are born with the three muscle fiber types
slow twitch muscle fiber this is what distance runners and marathon runners have and usually the once winning gold medals in marathons at the Olympics will have itleast 70 to 80% slow twitch muscle fiber. So slow twitch muscle fiber is for the gas tank

There is fast twitch muscle fiber A
which is what 100 meter sprinters and high jump athletes have but these muscles tire easily but a sprinter in the Olympics will have 70 to 80 percent of fast twitch muscle fiber A when they are born

There is fast twitch muscle fiber B
which is the middle between fast twitch A muscle fiber and slow twitch muscle fibers

clearly connor mcgredgor born with high amounts of fast twitch muscle fiber A including boxers like deontay wilder

But then there are fighters like nat diaz and Tyson fury who have great gas tanks who have more fast twitch muscle fiber B

George st pierre talks about being fast twitch a muscle dominant so he would focus his training on being energy efficient. He had speed and athletics but had to train to maintain his gas tank

Also with muscle fibers the body types that match up are

ectomorphs the skinny have hard time putting on fat and muscle tend to be slow muscle twitch dominant
I don't know if there really is a ectomorph in mma but these are guys super skinny and the type of bodies you see with long distance marathons

mesomorphs tend to be fast twitch muscle fiber and explosive. Power equals mass times acceleration. They have athletic build wide shoulders long legs long arms and put on muscle east and put on very little fat. Lebron james George st pierre

endomorph body types tend to be fast twitch muscle fiber but the slower fast twitch muscle fiber but can store more energy aka fat. These people tend to put on fat easy and muscle easy Daniel cormier

Lmfao, somatotypes, you still believe in that bullshit? LMAO it's 2019 boyo.

 

[bad seed]

Just look at the current champs. They all fall into average size and proportions aside from Jones, Woodley and Nunes who have long arms. Only Jones is notably tall for his division. People overstate the importance of certain physical attributes when every advantage can be negated.

 

[maxi diablo]

If your body can handle extreme weight cutting.

 

[kuka45]

I love all the sources linked to show that this isn't all just nonsense. If there was a body type for MMA you wouldn't have so many different body types winning UFC titles.

What about the 10000 hours rule? If you train enough of anything you'll be good at it.

MMA is too young for it. Modern sport is more than 100 years old and we have disiciplines when you can see proper evolution like some olympic sports. 100 years ago marathon runs were won by some postmans, police officers etc. avarage joe's, these days you need to be born in Kenya, Ethipia, Marocco to be sucessfull, have good genetics for it etc. Same about many other disciplines.

 

[jk7707]

Lmfao what a throw back

Glad someone got my ancient reference. Haha