Who has it tougher???

[KWKSLVR]

Man, thats a toughy, but i almost want to say that skinny people with speedy gonzales metabolisms

I'll do a comparision.

Fat People
I've had a relatively easy time losing weight. 3.3lbs a week on average, 60lbs total, and i've been trying for 18 weeks.

Skinny people
My best friend is 6'3" 156lbs. He works out 4 times a week. Works on builking at the like, yadda yadda, and it took him around 6 or 7 months to gain right around 15lbs.

But these are just my opinions from personal experience

 

[‡ÅnãBöLïK]

Who has it tougher???

That depends on there goals.

Skinny people can achieve a more model or fitness physiquie easier while gaining enough mass to be a bodybuilder would be extremely hard.

Vice versa with endomorphs trying to have a more cut phyique.

 

[enrage]

I think the race between the two is tied. lets face it, losing weight or gaining weight isn't easy. The fat person hates it because their cutting their calories, the skinny person hates it because he's not used to eating that much. either way its still hard depending which end of the spectrum ones at

 

[skinnyfat]

Skinny people. We have to overeat to put on the muscle, but with that comes fat. Then, to cut, we have to diet off the fat. So we essentially have to do both. A lot of skinny people like me. aren't "ripped" to start with, just thin.

 

[skinnyfat]

Actually, it's hard for both.

Not to make huge generalizations, but a lot of skinny people are skinny because they don't eat a whole lot (that's PART of why they are so skinny), and don't enjoy eating THAT much. So for them, bulking isn't that fun.

By the same token, a lot of fatter people eat a lot, and having to deny themselves of food sucks because they tend to enjoy eating more and have larger appetites.

 

[DanielBishop]

My parents will tell you that I eat more than anyone they've ever seen.... and I eat more than anyone I've ever seen too!

And I was never ripped.... I was just normal, if not a little fatter than around the stomach.

Yet it's still taken me 4-5 years of solid training to gain about 20lbs of muscle. And I still just look normal.

 

[gymtime]

Thanks for the responses everyone! Very interesting!

Coming from the fat side of things, I had no pity for my thin friends. Mostly because I only knew the pain of being fat and the frustration of trying to get in shape.

Then one day I called one of my buddies "skinny" one too many times and got bitched out pretty good. Never even occured to me that thinner folks had the same problem I did, just reversed.

So, the correct answer is, though shamefully overlooked in the poll, it's pretty much a bitch for both sides. However, I still believe society favors, if forced to chose, the too thin over the too fat. But as far as getting in shape, it's hard for everyone.

 

[lanky]

there is no right answer, both large boned and two dimensional figures(like myself) have a hard time. im 5'10 150 with extreemely low body fat. ill admit i wear an undershirt all the time to look buffer because my bony shoulders, and i bet fat beople like wearing long vertical stripes.this is what makes us human and the determination to max out our genetic potential. it would be a pretty dull world if everyone had the same bodytype. I work in the weight room at my college and see fat people go in and out all the time. fat and skinny alike it only matters if you try to get in shape. i say if you work out you should be proud of whatever you are ecto or endomorph.

 

[bonez]

i think im a meso. When i was serious about my diet i went from 127 pounds to 150 in 2 months then i stopped eating again and im about 147 now im sure once i get over being sick and i start training seriously again i'll get to 170-180 in 6 months tops.