Butt load of stretch marks

[alexistheboss]

Right guys, I bulked from 163lbs to 247lbs since August 2012.

I went from 12-14% fat all the way to 20-22% fat. I gained a ton of strength/muscle too, however I am in no way "big" or "strong".

My lifts are 265 lb bench, 335 lb squat, 360lb deadlift.

I have loads of bright red stretch marks going from inside my armpit over my biceps, and around my inner thighs, back of my shoulders a few etc..

Thing is I am not big at all. I do have really thick skin so that probably has a part to play with it, wondering if any of you guys got some fresh scars from bulking season and if you have any clues on how long they take to "heal"

[ChrisAchilles]

I have tons. And no they never go away. It's torn tissue beneath the skin. It doesn't heal in time. They can fade and become lighter, but u will always have them. Just embrace them bru, u earned them. And their a great bragging opportunity .. When people see mine on my chest and ask what happened I tell them I was attacked by a tiger, or I was involved in a Mexican knife fight

[alexistheboss]

bahaha, I call them my lightning bolts.

Thing is, I am not big at all, I mean my arms are proper small... no idea where they came from.. I have LOADSSSS running all down my bicep.

Wonder how many I will have when I actually get big some day.

[ChrisAchilles]

haha i think its genetic bro. youll learn to like them tho. I mean ive been told they look pretty badass and my girl calls me tiger cuz of them so im not complaining. Mine are mostly through my outer chest and shoulders and lats. dont sweat it bru, keep working hard!

[thebencher900lb]

vitamin E and cocoa butter help some people.

getting tanner also diminishes it, but for people like me and you that have the stretch marks, they wont fully go away. they will still be there.

and there's no shame in them

[alexistheboss]

vitamin E and cocoa butter help some people.

getting tanner also diminishes it, but for people like me and you that have the stretch marks, they wont fully go away. they will still be there.

and there's no shame in them

yea I won't ever be able to remember to rub stuff oils on myself so nvm

[holtii14]

yea I won't ever be able to remember to rub stuff oils on myself so nvm

If you care about them enough then you will haha

And I got some from running my first real bulk starting last July and still on that bulk now, Mine flared up bright red around end of October early November and I went HAM with the bio oil, cocoa butter and ****. Anyway its now March and they have really faded quite a bit. So for me its not taking that long but everyones skin is different however they will become hardly noticeable which is a relief