Pls Help me with the man boobs.

[ThatOneHound]

Hi, everyone. I have a little problem that keeps weighing me down for almost my whole life.

I got man boobs.

I have to tell you the story of my life. I am 22 years old, 171 cm tall with 86 Kg weight as of now and I am kind of stocky by nature.
I did try to lose weigh so many times. But the thing is that no matter how much weight I lost, I never seem to lose my boobs at all.
The boobs I got are the result of eating too much chicken injected by growth hormones when I was a kid.
I lost my confident. I am depressed about a lot of things in life and this is definitely one of them.
I lost my motivation to lose any weight because of it and eventually let my self go. I used to play sports and be healthy.
But now I'm a depressed guy locking myself in the room and only leave when necessary.

I just finished watching Jess's video of how he lost more than 300 pounds and it motivates me a lot.
When I look at his problem and compare to mine, I got fired up. But I know I cannot do this alone.
I need someone who knows about exercise. I need someone who knows how to get rid of this problem of mine.
I want your help. I want tips and anything you guys are kind enough to give.

Thank you.

[AestheticNoz]

Have you considered doing a reverse Caitlyn Jenner?

[ThatOneHound]

Have you considered doing a reverse Caitlyn Jenner?

I'm sorry it's not that big. lol. But big enough to be disturbing.

[Josh917]

Hi, everyone. I have a little problem that keeps weighing me down for almost my whole life.

I got man boobs.

I have to tell you the story of my life. I am 22 years old, 171 cm tall with 86 Kg weight as of now and I am kind of stocky by nature.
I did try to lose weigh so many times. But the thing is that no matter how much weight I lost, I never seem to lose my boobs at all.
The boobs I got are the result of eating too much chicken injected by growth hormones when I was a kid.
I lost my confident. I am depressed about a lot of things in life and this is definitely one of them.
I lost my motivation to lose any weight because of it and eventually let my self go. I used to play sports and be healthy.
But now I'm a depressed guy locking myself in the room and only leave when necessary.

I just finished watching Jess's video of how he lost more than 300 pounds and it motivates me a lot.
When I look at his problem and compare to mine, I got fired up. But I know I cannot do this alone.
I need someone who knows about exercise. I need someone who knows how to get rid of this problem of mine.
I want your help. I want tips and anything you guys are kind enough to give.

Thank you.

Eat clean, lots of cardio and lots of bench presses.

[gbullock32]

Start with nutrition- learning the basics about calorie and macro/micro nutrients and how they will help you reach your goals, read-

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=156380183
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=136691851
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=129523333
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=123915821

Once you have done that select a proven beginner routine, these are made to give the best results, some good routines would be-

Starting Strength - http://startingstrength.com/

BabyLover's Starting Strength - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=135564721

AllPro's Beginner Routine - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4195843

StrongLifts 5x5 - http://stronglifts.com/5x5/

IceCream Fitness 5x5 - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=148036063

Fierce 5 - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=159678631

Coolcicada's Push/Pull/Legs - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=149807833

Read into those and pick the one you like best.

SUPPLEMENTS

Are just that and nothing more, you do not need them, and most are either useless or a waste of money. If you really want to take them there are a few that can be beneficial though.

Recommended-

Multivitamin- Useful for helping to fill in any holes in your diet- remember, it is there to compliment what you get from food, not replace it.

Fish Oil- Great for getting in essential fats that most do not from whole food unless eating fish fairly often.

Creatine Monohydrate- Cheapest form of creatine and the most proven/studied. 3-5 grams a day, taken at any time with any liquid is all it takes and you do not need to load or cycle nor do you need to take it with sugar. Many types of creatine exist but just go with a plain mono- do not expect miracles though, creatine will barely have any noticeable effect, it may give you an extra rep or 2 but that is about it.

Bloating with creatine is actually very minimal, if it occurs at all, and usually only happens to those who load it (which is not needed). Creatine works by saturation, pulling water into the muscles and providing more endurance: think of it like putting an extra gallon of capacity on your car's gas tank, it doesn't directly improve performance, but allows for more distance to be covered. This is essentially (in very simplified terms) what creatine will do, it will let you go just a little further.

Optional-

Protein- Not needed really, it is just a powdered food (usually derived from either a milk, plant, beef, or egg protein) that can be used to reach your minimum protein needs if you cannot do so with whole foods. Do not get caught up with what type to get, a standard whey will be the cheapest and will be just fine. Only take as much as is needed to reach protein needs for the day.

BCAA Products- BCAA (Branch Chain Amino Acids) are said to prevent muscle breakdown and aid in recovery- this is true but you know what already has BCAAs in it? Food, any source of protein has and is comprised of branch chain amino acids. Assuming you reach protein sufficiency in your day a BCAA supplement would do nothing to aid you.

BCAA supplements may be beneficial if you take pre/intra workout only if you train in a fasted state, or taken between meals if you go 4-6 hours without food. If you do not fit either of those categories they are not needed at all, save the money.

Not needed-

Fat Burners- They do not burn fat and barely do anything in regards to losing fat. Most will only suppress appetite and provide energy. Save your money, work on diet and training first, skip fat burners entirely or save them as an option for the final part of a cut, when you need an energy boost.

CLA- Borderline useless unless you are obese, do not waste the money.

Pre-Workout- They provide energy and endurance boosts, which may be useful if you need it but hold off until you have training and nutrition experience before looking into these. Some people respond poorly to certain stimulants so if taking a pre-workout always follow the directions and dosing instructions.

Pretty much any other supplements are not worth going into, do research first, buy later or never; most will do so little in regards to actual results that your money is best saved for something useful, like a food scale.

[Juggernaut33]

As others have alluded to, get your diet in check.

[2k15Ali]

As others have alluded to, get your diet in check.

eat healthy, lower your calories below maintenance (calorie deficit) and make sure you TRACK your calories using a scale. i personally think doing heavy compound lifts help burn fat better than cardio

[uberkingkong]

Work on making your other body parts bigger, the bigger everything else shows, the less your 'man boobs' will show. Not saying don't workout chest, but don't focus on it too much. Do pushups too, should help tighten them. But seriously, just workout everything with less focus on chest, eventually everything will be in the right proportions.

[garuss]

Avoid soy and soy products-check labels its in freakin everything. there is some evidence that soy can disrupt your hormones and mimic estrogens; possibly causing gynomastia. Besides, soy protein is pretty s***ty for building muscle anyway; animal proteins especially whey is much better. A (good)doc can tell you if yoy have gyno, if you dont then your body just prefers to store fat there and you gotta lose weight everywhere else first before it disappears. . And, Lift!!
My body also seems to store fat first around and under my pecs; so I know how you feel. its tough for me to get to low enough body fat for it to disappear completely; and I am in great shape; I run, lift, cycle, low carb, etc. I suspect I have a bit of gyno but whatever.

[TBoneBrah]

Capsicum -- in turmeric has estrogen-inhibiting effects, you may want to look into that.

Other than that, try to build some mass on your pecs, get your nutrition in check and lose some weight.

[AfroMidnite]

My personal man boob experience... I lost lots of weight doing mostly cardio and dieting but they hardly ever shrank. They didn't go away until I started lifting - especially because I was so weak starting out my chest grew pretty quick. The bigger the muscle underneath the more the fat will spread out and not look like a saggy boob.

[ThatOneHound]

Thank you for all the help. I've just got time to check it just now. I'll try my best to follow as much as possible and will try to update it there are to be any milestones. Thank you again.