Stretch Marks

[Fatty4You]

about two weeks ago, i was horrified to find out that I had a tiny stretch mark kinda behind my right armpit. I could understand why it happend: my skin is super stretchy, and there is no way it is getting stretched from excessive muscle growth.

Then last night, i checked it, and it looks like it literally increased in size by like 15 times. It went from a little purple dot to a whole row of longer stretch marks. This is pissing me off. I can;t imagine where i am getting them. The only thing i can think of is that i work Tris and Back on the same day. I do tris first, so they get super pumped. Then i do back and my back gets pumped. I think maybe when i do low rows, my arms rub tight against my lat and i think maybe this is where the stretching is coming from.

anyone have any ideas how i can avoid stretch marks?

-Fatty

 

[Boss101]

I don't think you can avoid stretch marks you can hide them with a tan or you could buy some cream that will help them fade away.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

I know I can't hide mine. I have thick and I repeat, thick stretchmarks on the top of my hamstrings near my ass. When I started hitting legs really hard it happened. They don't go away and when I realized it I threw myself a celebration. That's some damn good growth. Man, my skin couldn't even catch up.

Tanning may be your only ticket out. I would try to even it out to the other side and go for it. Be a monster!

 

[grlpwrd]

Mederma is a topical ointment that works for some, but you have to keep using it to maintain the same results. Some people swear by vitamin E.

I use Mederma and self tanning cream. Realistically, I think the only way you can avoid stretch marks is not to get bigger so as not to stretch the skin.

 

[DrBones]

I love stretch marks... They mean you are growing faster than your skin can keep up... My armpits are war zones... I don't have any good ones anywhere else other than my ass... damn squats.
I have buddies who have nasty ones which are close to an inch thick and run the length of their biceps.....

 

[Fatty4You]

Yeah, I get torn. On one hand, i dont much care for the way my stretch marks look, but on the other hand, i feel like, Hell yeah, im getting bigger!

I would hate to have one's go down my biceps though. Thats just crazy.

-Fatty

 

[Tinee Tim]

I have them, but they really don't bother me. They are also from the result of growing. My battle wounds.

 

[2Shy]

There is somethng inherently satisfying about reading a thread where men are talking about stretch marks.

FWIW, I have them, but not for the good reasons--gravity and kids. They fade after the initial purpling.

~Shy, going back into lurk mode

 

[jeremys]

i have major stretch marks. mostly on upper side of the hips and biceps, back of armpits, inside of tri's and now my left lat has a nice one going. they are very unnatractive. i have one on my right side of my hip that is half an inch wide. they're all over and they've been purple for months

 

[WarriorPL]

I unfortunately get them too... but mine are bloodshot.

I got about seven on eaach side of my pecs... right before my armpits.

 

[Nonerz]

There is somethng inherently satisfying about reading a thread where men are talking about stretch marks.

 

[Legion Kreinak2]

Brothers, tell me this...

I fuckin' hate them all up and down my back, on the left side (assuming you're lookin' at me from behind). Now, they run horizontally, from the left end of my back, to the middle of my back. I had these for like four years now, before I even started workin' out! And I was never that big. I mean, I was chunky, but not noticably fat at all in a shirt.

My uncle thinks if, during a growth spurt, I was sleeping like arched over on my side, stretching that side out (arm up over head or whatever) It could have done that. Any ideas?

Oh well... no way to remove 'em. Shit, I'll just grow like a monster then! ^^

 

[bignate73]

got 'em in my pec insertion point, little in the back of my arpit and on the back of my triceps. very faint on the top of my thighs. no biggee though.

 

[Drunken_Weasel]

I hate mine.. they were a result of getting fat fast when younger... I don't consider those battle wounds.. I fuckign hate them.

 

[Fatty4You]

I was checking mine in the mirror this morngin and I sweat over the last two days, they have gotten bigger. How is that possible? I didn't workout yesterday, and I dont even to tris until thursday [my stretches are my inner tris].

Thats what i dont understand. how they form, when i am not even working them??

I dont really mind them at the moment. But the sad thing is, even if they did get to the point where they bothered me, i am such a lazy bastard that i wouldn't even take time to rub on the cocoa butter or the vitamin E or whatever people use.

-Fatty

 

[Nonerz]

i am such a lazy bastard that i wouldn't even take time to rub on the cocoa butter or the vitamin E or whatever people use.

-Fatty

people may "use" a lot of stuff...but that doesn't mean that it works. in most cases, you're stuck with them until technology is ready!

 

[jeremys]

the middle of the ones on my biceps have faded, but now different ones pop up. they're very sickening to run your fingers over. damn little rips

 

[02gixxersix]

i actually posted on this on the anabolics discussion board. the only thing u can do is keep the skin moisturized. vitamin e and cocoa butter cream are the way to go. they wont go away permanently but they fade a lot quicker. i used to hate them but they kinda grew on me and i like to see them gettin a little bit bigger.........just means im growing and thats def something i like to be reassured about. all a part of gettin bigger

 

[Tarheel]

i've got one right at my left armpit/anterior delt.

And then on each inner thigh I have 2 areas about 2.5x3 inches that are just streaked with them. Its really weird to have a rectangle of them.

But my hairy legs helps break up the outline

 

[builtbc83]

got a nasty ass one on my left bicep and a few other little ones on my right bicep and the sides of my pecs from gettin bigger. Got some ugly ones (that now are faded A LOT) from when i was a fat shit for a few years in my early teens...

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