Group: Experienced Exercise

Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 50, Messages: 19484

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STRETCH MARKS!!!

poopdeckr
poopdeckr
Posts: 4
Joined: 2003/08/07
United States
2003/10/02, 03:16 PM
im really starting to get pissed off. it seems like i get stretch marks from doing anything that has to do with lifting weights. am i at a point where my body cant be bigger? because even when i lift like 5 lbs i seem to develop them, what can i do?
mtlong33
mtlong33
Posts: 114
Joined: 2003/01/28
United States
2003/10/08, 03:36 PM
do a search on the subject. there have been many posts about this, and the basic conclusion is that using a basic moisturizing cream (cocoa butter seems to work best for me) will help reduce the appearance of stretch marks, and will also help prevent them because your skin will be more flexible.

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Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Ashunboy
Ashunboy
Posts: 116
Joined: 2003/05/07
United States
2003/10/13, 01:47 AM
does stretch marks only happen to fat people? or like If your really buff youll have them too?
mtlong33
mtlong33
Posts: 114
Joined: 2003/01/28
United States
2003/10/13, 03:48 PM
Stretch marks happen to a lot of people. If you put on too much weight, fat or muscle, and your skin can't keep up with the growth, your skin will stretch. Keeping hydrated and using a mosturizer will help reduce the stretch marks you get, and will also help reduce the appearance of the stretch marks.

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Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.