The Perfect Male Physique: The Swimmers Body vs the LineBacker
The Swimmers Body:
Did you really think I’d only talk about getting bikini body ready?! Women aren’t the only ones working to tone up, shed the extra winter weight and get ready for a summer spent by the pool or on the beach! The fellas are also looking for information on gaining that perfect physique! I want to talk about my two favorite body types on men – the swimmers body and the linebacker!
When Michael Phelps hit the water in the 2008 record breaking Bejing Olympic Games, not only did he turn the worlds attention to swimming, he also introduced me to one of my new loves – the swimmers body type!
I’m a huge sports fan, with football being my absolute favorite. So for years I had a loving adoration for the linebacker build, the thick necks and muscular shoulders of a NFL caliber linebacker was attractive to me. And in every way possible, the swimmers body is the total opposite! At 6 ft 4 and 200lbs, Michael Phelps is a picture perfect example of a great swimmers body. He has a long well defined torso, sleek arms and board shoulders. His back is also a marvelous sight to see! In my opinion…it just doesn’t get more perfect than this…..
Now where the swimmers body is lean muscle, the linebackers body type is bulkier muscle. While an elongated and defined neck is common in a swimmers body, for linebackers – their necks tend to be more bulky. Many women describe it as a “muscle neck” (lol). Which it is, but that specific muscle is called the trapezius, or “traps” for short, and it’s actually in the back!! Linebackers tend to have a more defined upper trap (which shows in the neck), and as illustrated in the picture above, swimmers have long lean lower traps!
If you know someone looking to develop a swimmers body type – have them check out this workout program, it’s sciencetifically proven to yield results: The Swimmers Body