broad and massive build, 5% of population, short broad lungs & stomach is higher and more transverse; IR landscape

average athletic build, 50% of population; IR portrait or landscape

slender but not severe, 35% of population, elongated lungs and stomach; IR portrait

very slender, 10% of population, super long and thing lungs extending higher than clavicles and pushes stomach down more; IR portrait and may need to take image twice

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Term	Definition
Hypersthenic	broad and massive build, 5% of population, short broad lungs & stomach is higher and more transverse; IR landscape
Sthenic	average athletic build, 50% of population; IR portrait or landscape
Hyposthenic	slender but not severe, 35% of population, elongated lungs and stomach; IR portrait
Asthenic	very slender, 10% of population, super long and thing lungs extending higher than clavicles and pushes stomach down more; IR portrait and may need to take image twice