The thought was that this added muscle would enable Clark to withstand the physical defense against her that she gets subjected to on the court. However, it ended up having the opposite effect. Clark suffered several soft tissue injuries during the 2025 season, which limited her to 13 regular season games and kept her sidelined through the Fever’s unexpected postseason run. Because her emphasis on adding muscle was well-documented, many fans blamed her ensuing injuries on the new muscle. <\/p>\n
This reached a point where fans asserted that they wanted Clark to lose this muscle during the current offseason so that she’d have the same frame that allowed her to succeed with the Iowa Hawkeyes and as a rookie with the Fever. <\/p>\n
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Iowa guard Caitlin Clark smiles during a NCAA Big Ten Conference women’s basketball game against Penn State, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. | Joseph Cress\/Iowa City Press-Citizen \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Fans React to Caitlin Clark\u2019s Changed Look at Team USA Camp<\/p>\n
Clark arrived at the Team USA training camp in North Carolina on December 11. And a video of her exiting a car amassed over a million views. In the wake of this, there have been plenty of fan comments noting that Clark appears to have shed some of that muscle and slimmed down somewhat this offseason. <\/p>\n
“New groin and we\u2019re Iowa skinny again. I got chills,” @antivirgosuns in a reply to the aforementioned video. This post has over 570,000 views in less than two days. <\/p>\n
New groin and we\u2019re Iowa skinny again. I got chills. pic.twitter.com\/H6o91TtREd<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/1aTVYA52Bp<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 suns (@antivirgosuns) December 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n “beautiful scenes,” @raIeighsrichie commented. <\/p>\n @DayDreamThis added, “Caitlin isn’t bulky fat anymore,” on December 12. <\/p>\n “She def lost all that muscle,” @kenswift added. <\/p>\n “Skinny Caitlin Clark and the associated speed is back \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25,” wrote @mikeaalen112735 along with a photo of Clark as the Team USA training camp. <\/p>\n Skinny Caitlin Clark and the associated speed is back \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 https:\/\/t.co\/LtkoUIjxmL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/YIPyJeIV5Q<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Michael (@mikeaalen112735) December 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n “Yes that is right. She is like her Rookie year. She is fast focused and in true Caitlin form all performance perfect,” commented @painted_sweet. <\/p>\n That same @mikeaalen112735 user posted a side-by-side of Clark at the camp compared to a photo of her last offseason and wrote, “Looks like Caitlin Clark told her training staff ‘no thank you .’ I\u2019m going back to how I was rookie year where I was a top 3 player as a rookie and didn\u2019t miss a game. I was already strong enough.” <\/p>\n “I felt this was the case all along. Too much muscle leading to inflexibility,” @davepedigo responded. <\/p>\n “She needs her legs and not some popeye arms,” added @MiskaSapra_si. <\/p>\n “It is clear that after over 5 years with no injures then adding muscle and being injured most of the season, she needed to revert back to what worked for her in the past,” said @CaitlinForThree.<\/p>\n It is clear that after over 5 years with no injures then adding muscle and being injured most of the season, she needed to revert back to what worked for her in the past. https:\/\/t.co\/LLTQr8qwF7<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CaitlinFor3 (@CaitlinForThree) December 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Now these fans must hope and pray this change leads to Clark keeping healthy throughout the 2026 season.<\/p>\n Recommended Reading: