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Body composition

Body type calculator

Estimate your frame size and body-type tendency, ectomorph, mesomorph or endomorph, from your height and wrist. A quick read on your bone frame, and where to start with training.


Body typeLive
Mesomorph

medium frame, naturally muscular, gains and loses readily.

Frame sizemedium
Height ÷ wrist10

A rough guide to your bone frame from wrist size, mapped to the three body-type tendencies. It is not a clinical somatotype, which needs skinfold calipers and several measurements.

How it works

How your body type is estimated

Wrist circumference is a good stand-in for bone frame because it is nearly all bone and tendon, with little muscle or fat to skew it. Dividing your height by your wrist gives a ratio: a higher ratio means a thin wrist for your height (a smaller frame), a lower ratio means a thicker wrist (a larger frame).

That frame maps loosely to the three classic body types. It is a starting point, not a verdict: your actual build depends far more on how you train and eat than on your wrist. For a rigorous somatotype you would need skinfold calipers and several measurements.

Questions

Body type questions

What are the three body types?
Ectomorph (lean, narrow frame, gains muscle slowly), mesomorph (medium frame, naturally muscular) and endomorph (broader frame, holds mass easily). Most people are a blend of two, leaning toward one.
How does this calculator decide?
From your height-to-wrist ratio. A thicker wrist relative to your height means a larger frame. It is a quick guide to bone frame, not a clinical Heath-Carter somatotype, which needs skinfold calipers and several measurements.
How do I measure my wrist?
Wrap a tape around your wrist just below the wrist bone, on the hand you write with. Keep it snug against the skin without pulling tight, and read to the nearest tenth.
Can I change my body type?
Your frame, the bone structure, is fixed. Your build is not: muscle and body fat are very trainable. Treat your body type as a starting point for how you train and eat, not a limit on what you can become.
Do you save my results?
No. Everything is calculated in your browser and nothing is stored or sent anywhere.