Dara Torres-Amazing

Swimstud, I think you can make some basic generalizations from the 3 sets of photos. In her mid 20's she did not have the definition she has now. In her mid 20's she did not have the bulk and mass she had in 2000. Her physique now is even much more "ripped" and trim than in 2000. There are 3 different looks to her career. John Smith Like Stud, I find the photos inconclusive. She's just altered her training regimen dramatically over the years. Yes, she looks very ripped, but the way she trains, it's not all that surprising is it? Or is that kind of physique only acquired by drug use? I too lifted weights in college. I'm confident there have been significant advances in weight training and dryland training since Dara's teenage years. I likewise agree with Stud on the crappy media glory of Hollywood bodies. It's just not the prevalent view that "bigger is better;" girls are inundated with messages to be model thin. Most teenage girl swimmers I know don't want to lift weights because they don't want to be muscular. Sad, but true, in my experience. Now you're making assumptions about the relative fitness of working moms vs SAHM, Elise ...

Swimstud, I think you can make some basic generalizations from the 3 sets of photos. In her mid 20's she did not have the definition she has now. In her mid 20's she did not have the bulk and mass she had in 2000. Her physique now is even much more "ripped" and trim than in 2000. There are 3 different looks to her career. John Smith Like Stud, I find the photos inconclusive. She's just altered her training regimen dramatically over the years. Yes, she looks very ripped, but the way she trains, it's not all that surprising is it? Or is that kind of physique only acquired by drug use? I too lifted weights in college. I'm confident there have been significant advances in weight training and dryland training since Dara's teenage years. I likewise agree with Stud on the crappy media glory of Hollywood bodies. It's just not the prevalent view that "bigger is better;" girls are inundated with messages to be model thin. Most teenage girl swimmers I know don't want to lift weights because they don't want to be muscular. Sad, but true, in my experience. Now you're making assumptions about the relative fitness of working moms vs SAHM, Elise ...