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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: carvedoutofwood on October 29, 2006, 03:35:41 PM
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Whats the deal with stretch marks… they’re obviously gross
Ive always heard about how “putting on a lot of size in a short period of time” leads to stretch marks… but dexter seems to have put on all his weight ultra gradually… (something like 80lbs in 20 years) yet is covered in them… while shawn who turned pro so young at relatively the same size didn’t seem to have any??..
Also, as big Ronnie is/was…and as quick as he’s put on some of the weight… he doesn’t seem to have many, I know in the 04 battle for the Olympia ronnies robbing something on his arms? (cocoa butter?)
My question is how do you prevent them??... is it solely genetic...
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Are you a woman? They're obviously gross? Man up dude. When you pack on mass, nobody gives a shit about little strectch marks. Some get alot of them, others get less but they are there. ::)
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Are you a woman? They're obviously gross? Man up dude. When you pack on mass, nobody gives a shit about little strectch marks. Some get alot of them, others get less but they are there. ::)
Hi Mr. I’m covered in stretch marks
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i think fat percentage has something to do with getting them.
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It has to do with the amount of elastine your skin has. There are lots of creams filled with that nowadays.
And yes, you sound a bit girlie.
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Most of them disappear in time. Im in my 40s and I dont have any anymore :'(
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Most of them disappear in time. Im in my 40s and I dont have any anymore :'(
You should try working out Triple V.
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You should try working out Triple V.
Triple V? Who is that?
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Alot depends on genetics, like almost everything else in bodybuilding. I feel sorry for those women who balloon up during pregnancy and end up having horrible stretch marks.
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I agree.......
stretch marks around the lips look bad
;D
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Are you a woman? They're obviously gross? Man up dude. When you pack on mass, nobody gives a shit about little strectch marks. Some get alot of them, others get less but they are there. ::)
Not everyone has the same goals as you. You don't have to be a woman to know that women find it gross, and maybe I only speak for myself when I say that women are a big part of why I train.
Hi Mr. I’m covered in stretch marks
It reminds me of when I see guys who are 6'3 / 280 and rot all the small 180 pound guys (who are getting all the babes) because they are "small" or don't have "battle scars" (ugly stretch marks).
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I've got strechmarks all over.
ALL OVER MY COCK!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
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It reminds me of when I see guys who are 6'3 / 280 and rot all the small 180 pound guys (who are getting all the babes) because they are "small" or don't have "battle scars" (ugly stretch marks).
seriously, getting big is awesome... dexter is insane.... but nobody, nobody wants stetch marks
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I've got strechmarks all over.
ALL OVER MY COCK!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
Synthol ???
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yeah seriously... jay has some that look like theyre an inch deep... regardless whether you compete or not... people train to look and or feel good... and stretch marks hurt both endeavors
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Me and my buddies celebrate our stretch marks! I don't know what the hell is the matter with you people. A bunch of little bitches who care to much of how others will judge them. Would you rather slow your gains just to prevent stretch marks?
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Me and my buddies celebrate our stretch marks! I don't know what the hell is the matter with you people. A bunch of little bitches who care to much of how others will judge them. Would you rather slow your gains just to prevent stretch marks?
if you didn't care what others thought of you, you wouldn't lift. don't bullshit me otherwise.
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while shawn who turned pro so young at relatively the same size didn’t seem to have any??..
Shawn has stretch marks, I think you'll find they're pretty much unavoidable.
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Whats the deal with stretch marks… they’re obviously gross
Ive always heard about how “putting on a lot of size in a short period of time” leads to stretch marks… but dexter seems to have put on all his weight ultra gradually… (something like 80lbs in 20 years) yet is covered in them… while shawn who turned pro so young at relatively the same size didn’t seem to have any??..
Also, as big Ronnie is/was…and as quick as he’s put on some of the weight… he doesn’t seem to have many, I know in the 04 battle for the Olympia ronnies robbing something on his arms? (cocoa butter?)
My question is how do you prevent them??... is it solely genetic...
man up wood, i call em battle scars.
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man up wood, i call em battle scars.
then we'll call your face iwo jima.
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if you didn't care what others thought of you, you wouldn't lift. don't bullshit me otherwise.
LOL! Do you really think I'm purely motivated to do what I do for social acceptance?! You have got to be out of your fucking mind.
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Would you rather slow your gains just to prevent stretch marks?
honestly, yes... but my point is that it might not matter how fast or slow your gains are... look back to my analogy between shawn and dexter ... although some people may say that shawn HAS them... i havent seen them, but i know that dexter is covered in them
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then we'll call your face iwo jima.
HAHA!
(http://foros.eluniversal.com.mx/blogs/imagenes/Nelson_Muntz_rie2.jpg)
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Not everyone has the same goals as you. You don't have to be a woman to know that women find it gross, and maybe I only speak for myself when I say that women are a big part of why I train.
It reminds me of when I see guys who are 6'3 / 280 and rot all the small 180 pound guys (who are getting all the babes) because they are "small" or don't have "battle scars" (ugly stretch marks).
You train for yourself, not for anybody else. What the hell is wrong with you
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honestly, yes... but my point is that it might not matter how fast or slow your gains are... look back to my analogy between shawn and dexter ... although some people may say that shawn HAS them... i havent seen them, but i know that dexter is covered in them
Have you met Shawn?
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You train for yourself, not for anybody else. What the hell is wrong with you
dont hate on matt for being intouch with reality and not wanted to be sgt. stretch marks
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dont hate on matt for being intouch with reality and not wanted to be sgt. stretch marks
Hi MattC
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When I first started working out, I got a lot of stretch marks on my shoulder areas.
today, I wear them with pride 8)
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Have you met Shawn?
no ive never met shawn, but im not doubting that he has SOME stretch marks... i have seen him in 1000 videos/ pictures without oil/protan etc, and never noticed them... on the other hand dexter has them all over... similarly ronnie might have a few but isnt covered like jay or rulh are
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Ronnie trains his stetch marks
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Hi MattC
ok thats funny :-[
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no ive never met shawn, but im not doubting that he has SOME stretch marks... i have seen him in 1000 videos/ pictures without oil/protan etc, and never noticed them...
his forearms are covered in them...havent seen the no shirt version in da flesh. fyi even richard jones has stretch marks, just the price you pay
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his forearms are covered in them...havent seen the no shirt version in da flesh. fyi even richard jones has stretch marks, just the price you pay
Richard Jones has some of the nastiest I've ever seen. Well, actually Kovacs but regardless Jones has a lot all over.
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then we'll call your face iwo jima.
all right ill stoop to your level, your momma likes iwo jima.
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never heard of a chick rejecting a guy because he had stretch marks
what's next? "I hate the calluses on my hands from lifting" ::)
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it's genetic. some people rip apart easily, some don't. that's why a guy like lee priest can blow up 60 pounds just in the offseason and be fine while some go up 20 pounds and look like passion of the christ.
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Some people get them some people don't. Some people get allot of them some people get hardly any. Some people get them easily, some people it is harder to get. It all depends on the elasticity of your skin. COnsidering how big I am I really don't have many. Especially any that stick out really bad. Even the dermotogolist said she was surprised how nice my skin is. I've seen guys with stretch marks all over their triceps and armpits and chest. Ugly as hell, but what can you do? you can put a very good absorbant oil, kukui nut oil is is highly absorbable. Baby oil don't do shit
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Some people get them some people don't. Some people get allot of them some people get hardly any. Some people get them easily, some people it is harder to get. It all depends on the elasticity of your skin. COnsidering how big I am I really don't have many. Especially any that stick out really bad. Even the dermotogolist said she was surprised how nice my skin is. I've seen guys with stretch marks all over their triceps and armpits and chest. Ugly as hell, but what can you do? you can put a very good absorbant oil, kukui nut oil is is highly absorbable. Baby oil don't do shit
a friend of mine has them all over the fucking place. has them on his chest, biceps, hips, and back. it's pretty sick. of course, it ain't all muscle on him, so that's probably his fault. ;D
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I've never seen any stretch marks on the governator and I know those all black and white photos from the 60's and 70's weren't retouched.
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never heard of a chick rejecting a guy because he had stretch marks
what's next? "I hate the calluses on my hands from lifting" ::)
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Actually, the whole "calluses" thing was brought up a few months ago, I believe.
Yeah, someone here actually complained about their hands' condition due to lifting.......... ::)
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never heard of a chick rejecting a guy because he had stretch marks
what's next? "I hate the calluses on my hands from lifting" ::)
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totally different... calluses are on a small area of your hand that most people wont notice, not to mention they go away when you stop training or start using straps... stretch marks are there forever, and trust me ive never met a girl that doesnt dislike them...
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Sean Allen
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Me and my buddies celebrate our stretch marks! I don't know what the hell is the matter with you people. A bunch of little bitches who care to much of how others will judge them. Would you rather slow your gains just to prevent stretch marks?
Same here, I figure if I have them then I must be growing and getting good pumps from working out so bring me the stretch marks.
if you didn't care what others thought of you, you wouldn't lift. don't bullshit me otherwise.
I don't know about you or others but I train to please myself not everyone else, don't get me wrong I want people to think I look good but I am harder on myself then anyone else could be on me.
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I am very prone to stretch marks, I have them on my bi's and tri's, armpit area and chest. :'( oh well the price you pay. I try to keep tan and use palmer's to prevent any more. I heard Strivectin works pretty well, anybody try it?
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totally different... calluses are on a small area of your hand that most people wont notice, not to mention they go away when you stop training or start using straps... stretch marks are there forever, and trust me ive never met a girl that doesnt dislike them...
ever hear of a hand fetish?
if some chick gives you a hard time about stretch marks just say "I hope your husband has the same problem when you get pregnant"
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Actually, the whole "calluses" thing was brought up a few months ago, I believe.
Yeah, someone here actually complained about their hands' condition due to lifting.......... ::)
damn there are a bunch of fags around here right gordiano ;D
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I would rather get laid. ;D
you must have seriously low confidence. i have stretch marks, do i like them or think 'grrr battlescars', no..but i dont care, and neither do 99% of women. my brother is fucking ugly and he has a hotter gf than me, cause of his personality. if your goal is to get women, work on your personality and game. i can tell just by reading your posts that you dont have a girlfriend/dont get laid much, you definitly lack experience..maybe a young guy?
cheers
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Right you are. Stretch marks are just part of the game and if you´re in for the long run you better accept them. I mean i´m almost 300 lbs (5´10) and while back i was doing legs and this punk kid was bragging about that he doesn´t have any marks on him and i just had to say "well, that´s because you´re small". The guy allmost started crying, where the hell these guys even come from! Haven´t seen him since, hope he took up TENNIS! OR SOMETHING...
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"well, that´s because you´re small".
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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damn there are a bunch of fags around here right gordiano ;D
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Yep, there sure are.
How many of your kind have you spotted? ;)
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guess you guys are right stretch marks are awesome ::) ::)... "battle scars"... lol... ;)... but i'll assume based on the few people who responded to my question that theyre mostly genetic and that theyre really inst anyway of preventing them
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Yeah, genetics play a big part, allmost in everything...
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's totally wrong. I work at a club and collect phone numbers like the majority of guys in there collect dust. No idea how "you can tell just by reading your posts that you dont have a girlfriend/dont get laid much". I guess being intelligent you would falsely assume I am a geek. Get this - it's possible to have a brain and also get laid!! But it's been a while now since I last did - 14 hours and counting. :P
And no - "game" doesn't mean shit. Girls go for attractive men, period. Just like guys go for attractive girls. And I work out to LOOK BETTER, not to riddle myself with disgusting stretch marks and look like shit.
PS - I just LOVE how people (mostly men) say that women are attracted to "game". Just an excuse to make ugly men feel happy about themselves. Same as how you sometimes hear people say that women don't like muscle - to make the skinnies feel good about themselves. Spoken by people who have NO IDEA how much attention muscle garners. I could sit in the corner of the bar with a tight shirt and I will get way more girls feeling my body than some ugly who has "game".
women like attractive men..well no shit sherlock, obviously dont love ugly men. i'm a pretty good looking guy, and know for a fact, if you do have confidence you can get hot ass women, regardless of what you look like(almost). main point is, a few stretch marks wont hurt your chances with women, unless they bother you to a point where you become insecure.
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I've got strechmarks all over.
ALL OVER MY COCK!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
Fugger!!! Beat me to it!!! ;D ;D ;D
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As much as it hurts, Matt is right. Women like attractive, muscluar men.(not that theres anything wrong with it but it is the truth and it hurts small, ugly men) But I dont think some stupid stretchmarks prevent you from being confident. They arent even visible. Ok you show them when you are undressed but you are already there then.
Of course we care about how we look, we wouldnt be bodybuilding.
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in battle for the olympia 2004 ronnie does back but b4 he works out he rubs some kinda cream on the back of his arms... anybody know what im talking about?...
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in battle for the olympia 2004 ronnie does back but b4 he works out he rubs some kinda cream on the back of his arms... anybody know what im talking about?...
Probably a Tr*n/DMSO mix!!!
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yeah i had them down my arm, under my tricep and some on the inside of my forearm where my elbow is but tanning got rid of them pretty quick.
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Yes that much is true.
Yep, a few stretch marks won't hurt. As was said on here, skin elasticity is genetic. I have them under my armpits but that's about it. I'm not afraid of them, but if you can apply creams to prevent them, why not do it right? Might as well prevent them if possible, at least IMO.
yea sure! Zinc has worked very well on my skin. the marks faint away. but youll miss this sentence "im getting so big, my skin is exploding" :)
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Actually, the whole "calluses" thing was brought up a few months ago, I believe.
Yeah, someone here actually complained about their hands' condition due to lifting.......... ::)
soft hands are for girls! >:(
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soft hands are for girls! >:(
Hey, I agree, man.
If a girl wants a gentle, soft touch, date a gay guy. I have man's hands........
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's totally wrong. I work at a club and collect phone numbers like the majority of guys in there collect dust. No idea how "you can tell just by reading your posts that you dont have a girlfriend/dont get laid much". I guess being intelligent you would falsely assume I am a geek. Get this - it's possible to have a brain and also get laid!! But it's been a while now since I last did - 14 hours and counting. :P
And no - "game" doesn't mean shit. Girls go for attractive men, period. Just like guys go for attractive girls. And I work out to LOOK BETTER, not to riddle myself with disgusting stretch marks and look like shit.
PS - I just LOVE how people (mostly men) say that women are attracted to "game". Just an excuse to make ugly men feel happy about themselves. Same as how you sometimes hear people say that women don't like muscle - to make the skinnies feel good about themselves. Spoken by people who have NO IDEA how much attention muscle garners. I could sit in the corner of the bar with a tight shirt and I will get way more girls feeling my body than some ugly who has "game".
i usually agree with 99% of what this dude say because he knows his shit,,,not this time though.
women go for guys they are comfortable around,,,they dont need to look really good or big or muscular,,,women go for guys who can stimulate them enough. size and muscle are good for 3 days,,,if the girl is 18 maybe 3 weeks,,,then what?
if you cant create a mind connection with the chic,,,if you cant create a specific image of yourself as the ONLY man who makes her heart melt,,with or with out muscle and size,,,,it wont work.
the above is specifically true for american girls,, you gotta know how to control them right,,some jobless losers/lifters do it well,,,ofcourse its better to have a job and brain;)
looks is only secondary to EVERY SINGLE WOMAN ON PLANET EARTH. what they say in public and on tv,,,the image presented to you is twisted by ratings and hungry for sex producers,,,
the only time you will know what a woman really feel is when she take her clothes off at 11pm in her own place and you are the chosen one to be there on a regular basis in a long term relashionship