I just realized that in my account of the little discussion on the sidelines, I mixed up the twins, SisA and SisB (which everyone does). The point was the suddenly snippy attitude.
Mom StarSis mentioned it to me the other day; it's the first time, she says, any friction beyond "who ate the last slice of pizza" has developed between the two, who have always been like the proverbial bugs-in-a-rug.
The key, StarSis says, is the weight training. This isn't exactly a Arnold Schwarzenegger program, but it includes lifting four days a week for about an hour and chocolate protein shakes every day.
The weight training has worked to the tune of about 18-20 pounds. It's not like SisB looks like a roid rager or even particularly ripped, but she has visibly bulked up around the shoulders -- she's no longer "willowy." Which she's showing off, much to the nose-crinkling displeasure of her twin.
SisA missed out on most of this weight work doing the rehab on her knee surgery, so she's still sitting at right around 5-4, 100 pounds. SisB is about 5-5, 120.
"When you're 16, 18-20 pounds is a huge deal," StarSis says, explaining SisA's suddenly snooty attitude toward her identical twin.
The upside to that of course is that now with SisB undergoing her own ACL surgery in the next week or so, SisA will have 4-6 months to hit the weights herself and put on however much muscle she wants.
