I recentlyish returned to the gym after a long hiatus. I might have overdone it a bit and got a fuckton of strechmarks on my biceps, pecs and back.
I dont really care about them but the problem is my idiot classmates are sure im on steriods because of them.
How do I disprove them without sounding suspicious?
Also stretch mark general
Ride the tiger, you can see his stripes but you know he's clean
Those are some big stretch marks, but I have bad one too. Just try lotion and maybe try tanning a little. Then they'll blend in
i get these after every workout, get used to it.
I dont really care about the stretch marks themselves. With my face I wouldnt be that good looking either way
The problem is Im pretty bad with words and has only ever said 'haha thats what happens when you actually go to the gym'
Not too convincing...
Tell them to fuck off with their concern trolling? If a close friend comes to me with concern then sure that's one thing but if some random people I'm forced to associate with accuse me of something/show concern over something and they won't accept my answer at face value then that's their issue, not mine
I've only been asked once and I said something like "Everyone gets them"
That's a shit answer tbqh, I don't get them and I've grown a fair bit in a short time. I attribute this to only drinking water/grean tea/shakes and the very occasional whisky plus I have naturally stretchy skin. Just say no I don't roid I've just been going hard x amount of days at the gym, if they can't accept that it's their problem not yours.
any tips for preventing them in the first place?
i guess my skin stretches badly, i have lots of them (used to be fat as well).
i drink plenty of liquids throughout the day
Buy anti-strechmark lotion for pregnant women at pharmacy. Expensive but excellent
put on some lotion, you can use regular cocoa butter for like $7 or look into a more expensive specialized kind of stretch marks. for a middle of the road option, look into "bio oil" it's about $20 and made for lightening/preventing stretch marks.
>after every workout,
???
Just point out that you're fat on top of lifting.
Theres no mechanism in any lotion that stops skin fibers from breaking, sorry, you were ripped off.
>How do I disprove them without sounding suspicious?
Actually get on roids and show them how a guy on roids looks.
>Buy anti-strechmark lotion for pregnant women at pharmacy. Expensive but excellent
Can confirm it does not work at all. Neither for lifting stretch marks, nor for pregnancy stretch marks.
looks like you've been pumping yourself full of those proteins and creatine.
that's bad for your heart you know.
you have a shit diet. your body doesnt get enough micros. stop focusing on 200g of protein powder a day and eat real (healthy) food.
when i had a shit diet i got the same strechmarks when bulking. changed my diet and gained 12kg in the last 7mo and didnt get any.
Ive got the same problem here. Im one of the two gymrats at my school who dont do roids. That shit popular with the gym bros now adays
Lmao true
Oi
"Full of" is a bit of a overstatement. Only take them cause I cant really get enough protein at home and placebo.
Heard neither were that bad tho?
Not really in control of what food I eat tho... Any suggestions?
if you arent in control eat stuff thats portable and raw. oats/nuts/milk/cheese/(high quality) bread/bananas/ etc
you could try getting more balanced nutrition and never have to worry about stretch marks
ADVICE: WORRY WHILE THEY ARE RED. If they go white there's no way back. Red means they are recent, and it's fixable.
h-how do you know about both of those, user?
is this really true? so how much is too much then? genuinely worried.. i got back into the gym after 2 years and i don't want these stretch marks...
eat normal protein rich food and dont abuse p.powder. most strechmarks happen because the skin doesnt get enough micros to produce enough additional cells. rest is unfortunate genetics, extreme fat gain, roids or preggo
niggers, i was channeling boomer knowledge about steroids
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Guys, I paid for a consultation with the best dermatologist in my country, which may be shit because it is a shitty country, but hey, it's the dermatologist that writes the books on dermatology here and is praised by every medic in the industry. I went there mainly because of acne but I squeezed the most out of my consult.
I of course asked about stretch marks and he told me there was no solution. That there was nothing that could be done. Then i showed some of the ones I have and he stopped on one and said "this one is new" and of course, it was I had forget about it.
I asked him how could he tell and he told me when the stretch marks are new are coloured and the old ones adopt the same pigmentation as the skin.
And the ones that are newish, could be treated.
He then gave me some cream and told me to put it in the coloured marks every evening and before bed.
I'm on it now and don't know if it would work out but wanted to tell you this .
Derma stamp and oils (tea tree, rose hip, coconut) with retinol.
Eat fish oil, BCAAs and maybe biotin and collagen.
Also, you may want to supplement Vitamin K
Why do you care about the opinions of sub zero IQ monkeys?
Assuming your story is true and your not just fat looking for advice on stretchmarks, their right, you don't get stretch marks that deep and dark unless you're juicing. Stretch marks, sure, fallout 4 ghoul tier flesh wounds like yours? Naw.
Here's the thing though, you have no definition at all, you look like a few months of noob gains at best and your shoulder looks really fucking nooby and flabby, to me it looks like you were really fat at one point then slimmed down, and now you're just chub as fuck.
I get it though, you don't want Jow Forums to tear you apart for being a fatass, but in all honesty you could have just asked this question in /fat/
There is no cure for stretch marks. They’ll turn white with time. No cream or oil will erase them. My stomach is covered in them from pregnancy. I plan to get a tummy tuck to remove the ones beneath my belly button.
You can disguise them some by tanning but they are there to stay.
>trust me bro
Tell them okay if that’s what they think but you know it’s all natural so you can revel in your hard work with the people that actually know you wouldn’t take steroids
Post body faggot
connective tissue is parathyroid. try some glandulars and dry fast and lymphatic massage. good luck brother.
Why?
Because you're saying dumb fucking shit with nothing to back it up.
I have stretch marks and I just bulked too much and got fat. They fade with time though
And what does my body have to do with this claim of yours?
Why'd you stop bulking faggot? You look like a prime twink.
That's what I thought.
As I said above, you're saying dumb shit that goes against common knowledge, without any proof that you know what you're talking about. Your continued refusal to show your body i.e. give weight to your argument makes me think that you are indeed just another loudmouthed dyel. But go on, prove me wrong. Post your body.
What's this about, that I didn't answer immediately? Are you that eager to pat yourself on the back? That was about as pathetic as people ending their own posts with "/thread".
Is this good for those red marks you get after a pimple pops? Fucking shit takes like a year to go away completely, it's bullshit.
Lmao you get five new stretch marks every week? You must look like the bad guy inblack panther
You just regurgitated what you said before without giving me one reason why my body has anything to do with what I said. Come back when you have an argument son.
That's what I thought.
Oh but I did give you a reason, which you keep conveniently ignoring.
I also find it funny how you're attacking me for repeating myself, when I literally started my previous post with "As I said above". Of course I'll repeat myself.
Lmao
If they're red moisturize them until they go away
If they're white you're fucked. But fasting makes mine way less visible
>coco butter
Enjoy smelling like a nigger
I started microneedling my stretch marks a month ago. Not sure if it's having any effect or not. Any one else have experience with this?
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lol I'm 190lbs you queer. Here's me at my fattest at 203lbs. It was the shit. I was pretty strong. I was 140lbs when I started working out.
what’s the cream called????
whats with you skinlets
I gained 60 lbs in 9 months and not a single stretch mark was found