stretch marks

[xrevengex]

what products are the best at combating stretch marks? i can kind of see the beginning of some and would like to halt it as best as possible. so i was just wondering what products members have used? and with what kind of success?

[Thinkbig]

I USED TO OWN A SUPP STORE, I'VE TRIED MOST IF NOT ALL THE 'REMEDIES" AND SOME SHIT THAT YOU PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF TOO...lol


I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, THAT FOR ME ATLEAST, NOTHING REALLY WORKS.

COCOA BUTTER, JOJOBA, EVERY OTHER OIL YOU CAN THINK OF, TAMANU OIL FROM THE RAINFOREST, VITAMIN E IN CRAZY DOSAGES, VITAMIN A, RETIN A, STRIVECTIN, BLAH,BLAH,BLAH.


THE ONLY THING I HAVE EVER PERSONALLY WITNESSED TO WORK FOR AAS INDUCED SKIN TEARING IS LASER TREATMENTS.


WHEN WE GET STRETCH MARKS OR SKIN TEARING AS BODYBUILDERS ITS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL THAN WHEN A PREGNANT FEMALE GETS THEM, THE MAIN REASON BEING WE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND KEEP STRESSING THE SKIN AT THOSE POINTS, SO REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE USE, THEY DON'T REALLY GET A CHANCE TO HEAL.


I HAVE THEM ALL OVER BRO, USUALLY THEY WILL TURN SORT OF SILVERISH AND FADE WITH TIME, BUT EVERYTIME I GET INTO A KILLER GROWTH PHASE THEY COME BACK.

BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS TO TAN AS IT HELPS HIDE THEM, BUT THATS JUST A BAND-AID ON THE PROBLEM.

I DON'T STRESS OVER MINE ANYMORE, AS THEY ARE LIKE MY WAR WOUNDS...lol REMINDS ME WHAT I CAME FROM.

[WaRRior45]

i used to let my stretch marks bother me soo much! I started getting them as soon as I started growing....I had them on the inside of my knees when I was 12 years old, those were the first ones...I actually have them horizontally across my middle back...I used to tell people I was into some kinky shit lol...

Like TB said, NOTHING has really worked for me...my skin lives off of cocoa butter and shea butter...I don't even let it bother me anymore, the only thing that bothers me is when the occasionally retard says, "did you used to be fat?"

Tanning is the best thing I have found...my new ones get really red when they first get tan, then they fade slightly and you can barely see them unless i lift my arms over my head...Just keep them hydrated with cream, cuz if you are prone to them YOU ARE PRONE TO THEM...good luck TRAIN HARD ....F#$% IT..there just BATTLE SCARS!!!

[YoungNJacked]

i think one thing we realize with being bodybuilders is we will have to endure some bumps and set backs along the way. when i was younger i had stretch marks on my lats because i drop fat extremely fast in summer and thats where i lost it first. now being older when i get fat in the winter and cut in the summer i will get stretch marks on my biceps and in my front delt/long head bicep tie in. sometimes i will get them on my inner thigh and glute ham tie in if im on t-3 and clen and drop over 2% bf in a month. if u take a look at all the pro bodybuilders, u can tell many of them have laser surgery either for acne problems, acne scarring, stretch marks, and ingrowns. they are in the constant spotlight so eventually these battle wounds we all learn to accept about ourselves grows, grows into public discussion of drug use. they get their scars laser removed and we never hear about it. everyone assumes they are just naturally not prone to scars and marks, when really they are constantly having work done on them, and we arent..........just comes with the game fellas.

[AY0]

if you have em, wear them with pride. they will fade slightly over time, but they will always be there. all it means is that you are doing something right.

[xrevengex]

ok thanks guys guess i wont worry too much about them then...

[Donzi]

Fuckem, its a sign of growth.

[Dinitro]

But I got mine as a younger guy just from being a chub! Now that I'm fit, I hate having them up my belly and obliques, and I'd love to get rid of them. Laser? Retin-A? I'm not vain, but I'd love to eliminate these.

[Thinkbig]

LASER IS THE ONLY THING I HAVE EVER SEEN REALLY WORK.

I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING OTHER THAN THAT MYSELF TO NO AVAIL.

[YoungNJacked]

cocoa butter and vitamin e are the only things that help me, along with natural tanning(no salon) with plenty of bronzer