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So do ectomorphs have a unique physiology that benefits from some trendy diet? No. But if we’re trying to build muscle and being limited by our inability to eat enough calories to gain weight, then, yeah, it can help to eat a so-called “ectomorph bulking diet.” But it depends on your situation and goals, not just on your bone structure.

Okay, so here is where the terrain starts to get treacherous. As soon as we start talking about an “ectomorph diet,” people might assume that we’re saying that all naturally skinny guys benefit from eating the same foods, have the exact same goals, or have a unique physiology that requires a different approach to nutrition. That’s not true.
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With that said, though, a lot of us share the goal of wanting to build muscle, which means that we need to eat enough protein. And most of us want to gain weight, which means that we need to eat enough calories to gain weight. And most of us have a hard time eating enough calories to gain weight. So that does mean that most of us ectomorphs want to eat in a different way from the average person