Stretch Marks

[Amorphic]

sucks for me since my gains this year have been lightning fast and i defiently have the marks to prove it

[Maldorf]

sucks for me since my gains this year have been lightning fast and i defiently have the marks to prove it

Yeah, when I first started lifting I put on mass really fast. In the course of 2 years I went from 135 lbs up to 185 pounds naturally, so 50lbs. My bodyfat % really didny go up much, so it was mostly muscle. The skin just cant cope with that kind of growth. I still acquire some new stretch marks now, but nothing like I did back then. I might gain only 5-10 lbs of muscle/year now so its slow going after all this time.
It is also interesting to see how women put on stretch marks when they are pregnant. Some women get masses of them all over their bellies and boobs, others dont get a single mark. My wife got barely any marks and her body weight jumped from 120 lbs to 150 lbs in 9 months. So she put on 1/4 of her body weight and didnt get much of any marks. Its all genes in my opinion. If I put on 60 pounds and went from 240lbs up to 300 pounds in 9 months I would be covered head to toe in stretch marks.