How to get stronger

Throw away the scale Fort. Lifting heavier and trying to develop more explosive power (combined with a good swim program and diet) will create more definition and you will most likely add some weight as muscle is denser than fat. I agree with that. I started to look like tank woman. No thanks. I love the men telling the women to throw away the scale and lift more. Not sure why there is so much skepticism here...do you think Natalie Coughlin is "big"? How about lacey Nymeyer? Gary Hall Jr.? look at any elite athlete swimming the same events you do and tell me they are "big"? And trust me they are almost all lifting this way.... Natalie and Lacey are both tiny (compared to me) and more importantly, in their 20s. And they are very elite swimmers. Can't really compare myself to them. I think it would be much more relevant to compare SVDL to us masters women. It's a different ballgame when you reach 30s and 40s and beyond starting with a slower metabolism. Gary Hall, last I checked, is a guy.

Throw away the scale Fort. Lifting heavier and trying to develop more explosive power (combined with a good swim program and diet) will create more definition and you will most likely add some weight as muscle is denser than fat. I agree with that. I started to look like tank woman. No thanks. I love the men telling the women to throw away the scale and lift more. Not sure why there is so much skepticism here...do you think Natalie Coughlin is "big"? How about lacey Nymeyer? Gary Hall Jr.? look at any elite athlete swimming the same events you do and tell me they are "big"? And trust me they are almost all lifting this way.... Natalie and Lacey are both tiny (compared to me) and more importantly, in their 20s. And they are very elite swimmers. Can't really compare myself to them. I think it would be much more relevant to compare SVDL to us masters women. It's a different ballgame when you reach 30s and 40s and beyond starting with a slower metabolism. Gary Hall, last I checked, is a guy.