Stretch marks

[dylanstephens54]

Unsure what category to post this in

But I have been hitting the gym pretty hard for past 3 months and now I have stretch Mark's from muscle growth is this a common thing? Or should I slow down on my strength training

I'm very happy with strength and muscle size gains just stretch marks are a bitch

[Heisman2]

Very unlikely you gained enough muscle to generate stretch marks in 3 months. How much weight have you gained? It is more likely you put on too much fat.

[NerdyLady]

Unsure what category to post this in

But I have been hitting the gym pretty hard for past 3 months and now I have stretch Mark's from muscle growth is this a common thing? Or should I slow down on my strength training

I'm very happy with strength and muscle size gains just stretch marks are a bitch

Use vitamin E oil. And cocoa butter. They'll fade but they won't go away. It's not a big deal, TBH. Millions of people get stretchmarks.

[xsquid99]

Very unlikely you gained enough muscle to generate stretch marks in 3 months. How much weight have you gained? It is more likely you put on too much fat.

^^^ This. "Hitting the gym" doesn't make you bigger, only EATING makes you bigger.

Most naturals can't build more than about 2 lbs of muscle in a month, and even that would be only under perfect conditions. More than likely you would struggle to even gain 1 lb of muscle in a month. So if you're bulking in 3 months you should have gained no more than about 6-8 lbs, if you gained more than that its because you are eating too much.

[dylanstephens54]

Very unlikely you gained enough muscle to generate stretch marks in 3 months. How much weight have you gained? It is more likely you put on too much fat.

I have only gained around 5kg of pretty lean mass not been hugely bulking that's why I was confused I have them over my upper pecks towards my armpit

I was 70kg now I'm around 75-76

I peaked around 82kg before I stoped going to gym few years back but never voted any stretch Mark's back then

Do have little extra fat but that's around stomach or thighs not where the stretch marks are

I have lifted in the past but only recently started again after maybe a 3 year break

[LFAesthetics]

Meh, my body gets stretch marks so easily, i'm riddled with them especially around my shoulders and inner armpit, and these ones were not a result of fat gain, perhaps because i was chunky at the time and gained some noob gains, but they're pretty drastic and purple and I've had them for years now. One day they'll stop being purple and i'll be ok, but for now i'm just thankful they're not visible unless my arms are up.

[MrCarrot]

I gained stretch marks on my biceps, shoulders and hips from a somewhat extreme bulk a long time ago.

They are still there to this day but as LFA mentioned above, they change from purple to skin coloured and you don't really notice them.

[Daliceo]

Keep lifting brotha youll be all good, I can tell you right now mine arent from fat gain. My legs are huge from running track and playing football for a numerous amount of years. All skin and muscle still managed to have strech marks on my hips and inner thighs