hey guys, i just started to notice a few small stretch marks just above my armpit and i'm wondering if you guys get stretch marks or what u do to get rid of/prevent them.
welcome to the club brother!! haha, im not sure what you can do about them.. i tan once or twice a week and it seems to make them not as noticeable unless ur right up close looknig for them
Stretch marks are bittersweet. I have them on my biceps and they look ugly, but they are also a good sign that your muscles are growing too fast for your skin to adapt. So in that sense I think they rock.
i love mine ...it shows that im growing ...i love it when i find new ones lol ...i also guage my workout by them too ...when they are all stretched out and smooth that means ive got a sick pump going on lol ...but seriously tanning helps but coco butter will help it there are really bad ...
-Supposedly- If you put something called "shay butters" on the areas that are most likely to stretch, it loosens them up and prevents them. Once you get them I'm pretty sure you got em for life tho.
Congrats tho, stretch marks mean you're growing fast enough that your skin isn't keeping up!!!
All, I understand stretch marks are part of the sport and discipline, they are a badge of honor.
Having said that, I have had success and witnessed a friend go stretch mark free through a pregnancy. The key to her success was using body lotion. Applying the lotion, everyday, to the affected area (primarily her stomach). I have also added the application of lotion to my pec/shoulder tie in as well as my shoulder/lats. I have added a solid 80lbs of lean mass to my body over the course of my lifting/bb career and don't have any stretch marks.
As I said, I understand stretch marks are part of this business. If this helps out someone else, that is the intention of my reply to this post. Thanks.
KEEP THEM!! Who gives a shit if u got em, just means ur bustin ur ass man.. mine go from my arm pit to half way down my forearm.. people notice them and always ask WHAT THE FUCK R THOSE all the time... its kinda a sick reward for busting your ass every day in the gym the way i see it. but cocoa butter gets rid of em.
you guys are right, wear them like badges. Its part of the sport and your gonna get'em......especially if your young and growing like crazy. But if your worried about em.....apply cocoa butter before you lift......and if you already have'em......use Mederma.
I never understood why people disliked them. I always thought they're awesome and that everybody thought the same.
You are in your teens and twenties talking about the "chosen life" and "hardships." Talking about all the stares, the ridcule and the "normal" people not understanding the "lifestyle." Post some fucking pics if you are such freakish "animals." I am with the guy from socal, I am an asshole, not friendly but have nothing but positve props and vibes from everyone that realizes I lift. Grow the fuck up and stop being so full of yourselves, and post some pics and vids. - grissinger
Agreed, Badges of Honor they are.
I started getting a tiny one on the inside of my elbow joint while doing arms. I am STOKED. It'll be invisible til next arm session for now...
Haha I have to agree with you guys, my mom saw all of mine when I came back from college for the first time and she was grossed out. I just sat there and laughed about it, ha.
She probably expected stretch marks from the freshman 15, not the weight room :-)
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Agreed, Badges of Honor they are.
I started getting a tiny one on the inside of my elbow joint while doing arms. I am STOKED. It'll be invisible til next arm session for now...
Yes badges of honor they are, but if you want to keep them at a minimum, or at least reduce the visibility of the ones you have now, you can apply cocoa butter lotion and topical stretch mark cremes found in your local walgreens or walmart.
Also, heres a link to a site that will throw you in the right direction.
i have been lifting for about a year steadily, and have been making serious size gains, all muscle thankfully. but the wider i get the more stretch marks i get on my outer chest to my shoulders. is this common for a lot of bodybuilders, cuz i haven't seen any in magazines with stretch marks and they are fuckin massive. a little woried if i keep lifting i will just get more and more stretch marks and that ain't a good look. especially with my double biceps pose, just kind of draws attention to the wrong area.
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5'8''
217 lbs
17 yrs. old
measurements: (without pump)
chest- 46 in.
arms- 17 in.
thighs- 27 in.
calves- 16 in.
Don't worry bout the stretch marks. They're part of the game, wear 'em with pride, cuz that shit means you're growing too fast for your skin. Fuckin' awesome if you ask me. There's lotions and shit to put on 'em to control em...go ahead, they're right down the pregnancy isle in the supermarket.
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don't be worried about stretch marks--they are the tattoo of the iron warrior--otherwise, pick up some Vitamin E oil in the vitamins isle and rub some of that on, and when you tan (if you do-or in the summer, you know) the stretch marks will also disappear a bit from tanning
There's lotions and shit to put on 'em to control em...go ahead, they're right down the pregnancy isle in the supermarket.
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absolutely hilarious
very true..wear the stretch marks with pride...they are just like the muscle that you are building...they are a part of our life...learn to love them.
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i have been lifting for about a year steadily, and have been making serious size gains, all muscle thankfully. but the wider i get the more stretch marks i get on my outer chest to my shoulders. is this common for a lot of bodybuilders, cuz i haven't seen any in magazines with stretch marks and they are fuckin massive. a little woried if i keep lifting i will just get more and more stretch marks and that ain't a good look. especially with my double biceps pose, just kind of draws attention to the wrong area.
Most, if not all, really big guys get them during times of rapid growth. Wear them like a badge of honor, even if it looks like Wolverine took a swipe at ya (like mine). If you don't see em in the mags it is because of airbrushing, just like the bunnies in Playboy. Peace, G