Do fitness models have stretch marks?

It is amazing how many fitness models have stretch marks, including the women.

A lot of women get stretch marks after having a baby, and some of them try to get back into shape by focusing on fitness modeling.

Actually, many fitness models have stretch marks because they grew so much muscle so fast.

How does growing muscles and losing fat cause stretch marks?

Stretch marks occur any time the tissue under the skin expands and stretches faster than the skin can grow. Some body builders, mostly men, get stretch marks on their chests or shoulders as they grow massive pecs.

What can they do to get rid of them? I’ve heard that lasers can be used to eliminate stretch marks, just like it can remove tattoos, scars and glasses.

It won’t do much to eliminate them, though it might reduce their appearance.

Should I try stretch mark cream or scar cream?

If that stuff really worked, we would not have so many people swearing by lasers.

How do fitness models hide their stretch marks then?

Some get a tan to try to hide it, though you just end up with lighter streaks on the darker skin. Some use tanning lotions and creams to essentially paint over it.

I thought tanning lotions darkened the skin.

And then there are the spray on tans that are literally painting over the scars you have.

I wonder if that’s half the reason they use body oil, to make the fake tan look real by adding a layer of fake sweat.

Maybe, but it does help cover the stretch marks. It is like putting Vaseline on a camera lens.

So some body builders have stretch marks and a lot of ways to hide them.

They’d have done better to slowly lose fat and build muscle instead of bulking, growing fast but literally bearing the scars for their effort.