Why are most Somali men skinny?

[Hybrid]

Disagree. I treat it as a case by case thing. I believe the Somali skinny stereotype is overplayed. All my friends in high school weighed in minimum 170 pounds and were over 5”11.

You can be skinny and fat at the same time. Do you know how much they could bench press ? I saw many white dudes who never workout before that could easily bench press 135 lb

 

[Unstable]

If you take a trip to West Africa I guarantee all you’ll see is:

Most Africans are generally ectomorph. Some populations do have a stockier build but that comes at the price of being short. I’d rather have a Cushitic face and be tall, than short and stocky. You can go to gym for your body, but you can’t go to gym for your face and height.

These this odd misconception online that West Africans and Bantu population are jacked people. You are correct, most Africans are "ectomorph" but what West Africans and Bantu people have is rounder muscle bellies, which give them a great aesthetic dense look with the illusion of size when it's not there. Their shape of the muscle is different but overall the same is similar to other African population.

 

[Unstable]

Disagree. I treat it as a case by case thing. I believe the Somali skinny stereotype is overplayed. All my friends in high school weighed in minimum 170 pounds and were all over 5”11.

Weight is a meaningless number. What's more important is lean muscle mass, bone structure/density and Body fat/conditioning.

 

[PhaedrusHunt]

You can be skinny and fat at the same time. Do you know how much they could bench press ? I saw many white dudes who never workout before that could easily bench press 135 lb

I’ve met many skinny as f*ck ectomorph white boys who couldn’t lift a 5 pound dumbbell to save a life. My younger brother and I also lifted 135 bench for our first time too, though we did get gassed out in the end. I just treat it as a case by case thing.

 

[PhaedrusHunt]

Weight is a meaningless number. What's more important is lean muscle, bone structure/density and Body fat/conditioning.

These boys had solid weight and had big shoulders/backs. I agree with you though, body composition is important.

 

[World]

I see more jacked Indians/Sikhs in the two gyms I’ve gone to than blacks to be honest.

 

[Abkaal]

@Aragsan nice introduction, are you from UK?

 

[Lostbox]

We can go straight to gaining muscle with out having to lose weight first.

 

[Aragsan]

@Aragsan nice introduction, are you from UK?

yes walaal

 

[Khayyam]

I’m 110 kg far from skinny I’m 185 cm tall

Ur overweight sxb.
The average weight for that height is approximately 80 kg

 

[Bernie Madoff]

I use to be till I started to work out. Gaining weight became a lot easier for me but also taking supplements helped

 

[Kudhufo Kadhaqaq]

I use to be till I started to work out. Gaining weight became a lot easier for me but also taking supplements helped

What kinda supplements?

 

[Aragsan]

What kinda supplements?

CB-1 probably

 

[Abkaal]

yes walaal

@World it must suck to live in the UK mate

 

[Aragsan]

@World it must suck to live in the UK mate

no it doesn't

I'd choose UK any day over America/Canada and the Scandinavians

 

[Kudhufo Kadhaqaq]

CB-1 probably

Is that some type of steroids?

 

[Aragsan]

Is that some type of steroids?

no it doesn't contain any steroids or drugs

 

[Kudhufo Kadhaqaq]

no it doesn't contain any steroids or drugs

How do u know about all this stuff? I thought u wuz a Xalimo

 

[Aragsan]

How do u know about all this stuff? I thought u wuz a Xalimo

xalimos can takes weight gain supplements too (not that I have or anything...)

 

[Mr.Haggis]

Ur overweight sxb.
The average weight for that height is approximately 80 kg

When I was 84 kg I was called skinny. Now I’m fine. Lol. Although I wanna be back at 84 kg.