Right now I am a collegiate swimmer , and I am looking to improve my body tone , but my problem is that I am a pretty severe hemophiliac, so I don’t know if I could stand all the injections (the trainers would probably notice the bruises, too…)
My goals are just to get stronger without bulk, and some more motivation to power through another lap session =S
I’m pretty “small” compared to you guys, about 5’9 and 165. But I have been resistance training for about 4 years, and I don’t really have as much gym time as I used to.
I plan on taking about a 8 week cycle in order to prepare for my last meet on Mar. 17’th.
I have been thinking about about this for awhile and I think I would like to start a Var/OT cycle. But of course, i’m not the expert on this. You guys are =)
I’d say to worry about your swimming performance now, and aesthetics later. Just lift big and properly, and don’t jeopardize your training (or your taper).