Hey /fit/, I'm trying to put on a little muscle this summer,

>>41873045
Swimming does put a lot of stress n your muscles, and will make you get gains.

That being said, swimming is hyper-cardio. So if you want gains you need to eat like a fucking bear. My advice is to stick to lifting

>>41873067
I do eat a lot, but I'm assuming you're talking about mostly healthy food.

>>41873045
I'm a squad swimmer, haven't competed for a while though.

From experience, swimmings a terrible way to build muscle because I guarantee you won't be able to eat enough to increase your weight. If I were you I'd supplement swimming with weight training at least 3 times a week and make sure you eat like a monster.

Best strokes for muscle would probably be front crawl and fly, as they're the strokes where you'll be shifting the most water and putting the most power into moving. Ultimately though, it is only resistance training, so you'll never make as much gains as you could just lifting - I learnt that the hard way after I wasted 6 months just swimming and barely got any bigger.