14 min
The Utter Madness of Sheldon's Body Types BulletPoint Fitness
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*Relevant links below*
In the late 40's / early 50's William Herbet Sheldon pioneered the idea of body types. These somatotypes, as he would call them, would have far reaching implications that had no basis in science whatever.
Despite this, he managed to turn all the right heads, leading to extremely defunct terminology to still be used today in shady marketing practices, designed to play on the uninformed and desperate punters of the fitness industry.
Today's episode will arm you with a massive BS detector!
Supporting links:
- The Great Ivy League Nude Posture Photo Scandal, by Ron Rosenbaum
- A short version of the above link
- Overview Paper on Somatotypes and Criminology (skip to the conclusion!)
*Relevant links below*
In the late 40's / early 50's William Herbet Sheldon pioneered the idea of body types. These somatotypes, as he would call them, would have far reaching implications that had no basis in science whatever.
Despite this, he managed to turn all the right heads, leading to extremely defunct terminology to still be used today in shady marketing practices, designed to play on the uninformed and desperate punters of the fitness industry.
Today's episode will arm you with a massive BS detector!
Supporting links:
- The Great Ivy League Nude Posture Photo Scandal, by Ron Rosenbaum
- A short version of the above link
- Overview Paper on Somatotypes and Criminology (skip to the conclusion!)
14 min