Stretch Marks??

**bigdog123** · 11-05-2007, 04:58 PM

has anyone got some stretch marks??
is there a way of preventing...??

thanks

**Dizz28** · 11-05-2007, 05:07 PM

stretch marks are cool....chicks dig 'em

**fli** · 11-05-2007, 05:23 PM

Keep your skin MOIST.
Meaning... lots and lots of lotion. The cells in the skin aren't dividing quick enough, so that's why your skin "breaks." If you can maintain your skin hydrated enough to prevent the epidermis from breaking, then it will give you skin just enough time to create more skin.

Also. DON'T SCRATCH. If you do, then you will pull the skin and literally... you will manually rip the skin open. Once it's open, you can't do anything else but make it look better with Retin A and consistant scrubbing.

If you're light skin like me, they don't look nearly as bad as a people with darker complexions.

I have stretch marks, but from losing weight. I used to wrestle and wrestlers are always trying to lose weight. Well, I did a stupid thing back then and lost a lot of weight quickly on the Atkins.

Odd, but this happens.

**millionairemurph** · 11-05-2007, 05:26 PM

i used to get them on the delts, bis and lats. Believe it or not it was when i was natural and just started lifting at 13 or 14. It was so gross, but i blew up fast. Those all went away.
Now when i get them i put moisturizing after shave on the spots. that way they smell good for the ladies

**bigdog123** · 11-05-2007, 07:05 PM

same thing got while natural lol go figure

**darr** · 11-06-2007, 01:31 PM

yeah get them on my bi,s delts i use bio-oil takes the redness out of them.

**realjo1000** · 11-06-2007, 02:09 PM

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**Dog-Slime** · 11-06-2007, 03:03 PM

I got a stretch mark on my left underarm on my first cycle. At first I thought it was some kind of rash. I remember thinking it was an allergic reaction but it never went away. It has faded since then but is still there. Wish I hadn't gotten it but at the same time its almost like a trophy for all the weight I gained on that cycle.

**green22** · 11-06-2007, 06:37 PM

yea I got em on my shoulders down to my pecs and on my ass and thighs. They arent discolored or anything and Im damn proud of them.

**Amorphic** · 11-06-2007, 06:51 PM

have them on my hams, chest, underarms and some on biceps. not much you can do to prevent them, like everyone else said vitamin e and cocoa butter are all ive heard about.

**MasonMan** · 11-06-2007, 08:40 PM

how do you think the pros cover them up? make up? camera angles that dont reveal the marks? If you are as big as a guy like coleman or cutler you gotta have some mean stretch marks. i'll bet they get chemical peel or dermabrasion. what do you guys think?

**Amorphic** · 11-07-2007, 01:14 AM

probably some kind of chemical/laser treatment. i saw a picture recently of cutler where he had visible marks under his armpit

**zodethedragon** · 11-07-2007, 02:45 AM

that tanning stuff they use is like paint . i guess thaey just paint over thim

**GettinBigga** · 11-07-2007, 02:56 AM

i got stretch marks when i first started training on my inside upper thighs. my strength went through the roof on my legs in like 6 weeks, but grew just as fast, guess the skin couldnt keep up with it! Get some tanning on the go, if the stretches are in "tannable" areas, then just go on a sunbed, it helps filter them out. There is a cream for women out somewhere, i know its available in the UK not sure elsewhere, that helps reduce/remove stretch marks by almost healing the skin, great stuff, worked on me!