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Posted by: Phetamine

So lately being time to goto the beach and pool with friends and family. How do you explain away the acne? I have gotten a couple comments eluding to are you using steroids because of my acne. It starts with I heard steroids causes bad acne is that true. I of course say I don't know never looked into them. But how do you guys handle these questions?

Posted by: bigmoe65

Its the creatine and sweat.

Posted by: mich29

Originally Posted by bigmoe65

Its the creatine and sweat.

something along these lines^^^^^

Posted by: Ravager

You can't.... Its a dead give-away IMO. Research Accutaine, or generic, at 20 mg/day to eliminate this issue for your next cycle.

Posted by: waynecross88

i had acne 3 or 4 years ago and used accutane and it cleared it right up, but ever since then my skin is always dry on my face. I never wash my face because it just dries it up more, and ive never had a single pimple since then. Do you guys know if acne will come back on cycle or if my bout with accutane i used years ago stopped it for good?

Posted by: Little Wing

not to be insensitive but are the gains really worth bad acne if a med won't clear it up? it seems like to women a guy with a killer body that is frosted with acne wouldn't be all that cool. but i think it's like any med you just consider if the benefits are worth the side effects to you. ultimately it's your body and your life.

you should really try to find a med to clear it up that works even if you do steroids or consider not using them IF you care what people think.

if you don't care what people think it's a lot easier. ask them why they can't find a mouthwash that works for them or ask them if they have considered switching to a deodorant body soap.

Posted by: jrp4277

Originally Posted by waynecross88

i had acne 3 or 4 years ago and used accutane and it cleared it right up, but ever since then my skin is always dry on my face. I never wash my face because it just dries it up more, and ive never had a single pimple since then. Do you guys know if acne will come back on cycle or if my bout with accutane i used years ago stopped it for good?

Its hit and miss. 40% of people have complete or long term remission. 40% have less severe bouts which can be treated with less severe drugs; such as antibiotics or otc options. And 20% need another course of the drug. So its hard to say. But since you have been clear for so long I would say you could probably get away with an otc option to try first. Take care.

Posted by: Little Wing

for the time being you need to not scrub hard because that will just make it worse and you could try something like Bliss cleansing milk. it dissolves what's clogging any pores and will give your skin a much better surface look while you decide what to do on a deeper level. accutane has some serious side effects like severe depression etc but not everyone experiences side effects. you can just tell people it's stress and them asking about it doesn't help. stress can cause acne in adults.

Posted by: Ravager

Originally Posted by waynecross88

Some people need a 2nd run at Accutaine to permanately stop acne.

It physically STOPS your body from putting oil onto your skin making it next to impossible to get acne.

So, you should be good next run around. If Acne comes back, run one more 4month 20mg/day accu and you should be good forever.

Posted by: Ravager

Originally Posted by Little Wing

for the time being you need to not scrub hard because that will just make it worse and you could try something like Bliss cleansing milk. it dissolves what's clogging any pores and will give your skin a much better surface look while you decide what to do on a deeper level. accutane has some serious side effects like severe depression etc but not everyone experiences side effects. you can just tell people it's stress and them asking about it doesn't help. stress can cause acne in adults.

Thats not a bad idea right there. You're right about the scrubbing, forced exfoliation isn't all too good for your skin. The bad side effects from accutaine are GENERALLY caused because DR's prescribe 80mg/day or such higher dosages. Of course this is for people who are mainly teenagers and LOADED with acne.

Posted by: MidwestBeast

I haven't ran gear (yet, at least, lol), but I had pretty bad acne when I was younger. I ran accutane when i was 15 and never saw it again (aside from really minimal stuff like blackheads here and there on my forehead when wearing a hat and sweating, or a little white head on occasion). That stuff is really, really harsh, though, just fyi. I had weekly blood work the first month, bi-weekly the next 2, and then monthly the last 2 or 3 for them to monitor everything. I'd look into acnetame for a pill source; had some very good reviews from users (with before and after pics) and n 2 clear for your topical product. As far as the question about "is it worth it?" -- that's up to you, man. You shouldn't be cycling for girls, anyway. Do it for yourself. Women are all different and some love big guys, but most (younger girls, at least) would prefer a guy who weighs 170 with abs and only 15" arms. You have to do this for yourself, bro.

Posted by: SFW

Im so happy i dont get pimples on cycle. Less on than off.

Posted by: Yaz!

- First thing that comes to mind is that you bought a new shirt/t-shirt etc and for some reason you got some allergic reaction to it's fabric.
- If you got much acne and they still asking tell them you didn't really noticed at first what causes it.
- If they ask you what did you do with that shirt, tell them that you gave it/throw it away.
- If you don't wanna go with Accutane, i would suggest you to use some B5 (in powder form preferably) - start with 10-15grams ED for the first 2 weeks (frontloading) and then maintain at 5-6grams ED for the next couple of weeks.

Posted by: btex34n88

Just say with the hotter temperatures you've been sweating more. I tend to shower and clean my skin alot more in the summer especially after workouts. This helps. A few weeks ago i had some bacne that was raising eyebrows...now its all gone

Posted by: mich29

I'd just explain your under stress at work.or you have been working out extra hard or make up some other believable excuse.the average person isn't going to know the difference.Luckily I found what works for me the walmart brand face cream and N2clear.I'd suggest try difference brands of face creams till you find what works for you and give them enough time to work

Posted by: mlc308

I usually go for explaining that it is Stress related acne. It explains why it can come and go, and more importantly, it makes others think twice before they try to stress you out.

Posted by: theCaptn'

Originally Posted by Ravager

You can't.... Its a dead give-away IMO. Research Accutaine, or generic, at 20 mg/day to eliminate this issue for your next cycle.

I seen plenty of nbs with acne, it's not that uncommon amongst males.

. . . but, if youre jacked, well. It's all that creatine and olive oil in the diet goddamit!

Posted by: slow-90lx

Honestly the worst I have had acne was from stress. Was in my final semester at college, 14 credit hours while working full time on a rotating schedule and dealing with issues with a girlfriend.

Was pretty bad, to the point I went to a dermatologist.

On cycle with just using clean and clear with moisturizer every day, I only have a couple pimples in spots where I cannot reach. Works really good for me if I put it once to twice every day.

If someone asks me, I tell them its from stress.

Posted by: Digitalash

hasn't been bad so far for me

I occasionally use dish soap (seriously, alcohol and an antibacterial and everyone has it in their house) it's a bit drying so some moisturizer helps

worst comes to worst just don't take off your shirt on cycle, just reveal the finished product :P

Posted by: Woodrow1

i dont get any pimples until i go on PCT....

Posted by: bigmoe65

Originally Posted by Digitalash

worst comes to worst just don't take off your shirt on cycle, just reveal the finished product :P

The problem is you go through your whole cycle to show it off. My acne was a dead giveaway, its one reason I dont cycle anymore. I couldnt get accutane like you guys can now.

Posted by: BigBird

Jesus I should count my blessings. A few of us are lucky enough to avoid acne when cycling. The gear is certainly real however but never really had acne or at least not significant enough to warrant questioning and interrogation about it. I hope this lucky trend continues.

Posted by: Mr.BIG

Simply play stupid! IF anyone was to ask me (and I doubt they would) I would play dumb and say: thanks for making me feel bad!

Posted by: S_walker

this weekend was the first time anyone has ever brought up the subject of steroids after I took my shirt off. i don't consider myself "jacked" at all, only been back in the gym 4 weeks, but we went swimming with some friends this weekend and one of them mysteriously brought up the subject. he never asked if i was using, but he made mention that he took them when he was in college. i just changed the subject. i don't have a lot of acne, i think he was noticing that i have become more vascular and bigger overall.

i have to admit though it did make me feel good about all the work i've been putting in... even my wife said how good i looked and she see's me without a shirt on daily. i guess it was just different seeing me out of the house without a shirt.

sex that night was off the hook BTW. lol

Posted by: ANIMALHAUS

If I can get a really good burn/tan outside I can cover all the blemishes. I get acne on my upper back and shoulders and I can;t fucking stand it. My fiancee rubs alcohol pads on my back 3 times a day and it's working pretty well.

Posted by: D-Lats

I just find a nice juicy one and crush it squirting them in the eye with my zit juice

then throw a most muscular in there face and stomp away.

Posted by: SloppyJ

Tanning helps. I never really have it that bad but if I'm tan, you can't see anything.

Posted by: keith1569

i just say from sweatin a lot since its hot outside heh..still acne blows!

Posted by: M4A3

If you already have acne on your body prior to cycling, can you just expect that it's going to get way worse once you get on AAS?

Posted by: JCBourne

Check this thread out man, it may help you find some great products to use. It's helping me, I have had my acne clear up a lot since using a few products in that thread.

http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/an...-bad-acne.html

Posted by: JCBourne

Originally Posted by M4A3

If you already have acne on your body prior to cycling, can you just expect that it's going to get way worse once you get on AAS?

I would assume so. I had some acne before cycle, and it got worse this cycle. I think depending on doses/steroids used can really make a difference as well.

Posted by: M-Rods

Originally Posted by Phetamine

So lately being time to goto the beach and pool with friends and family. How do you explain away the acne? I have gotten a couple comments eluding to are you using steroids because of my acne. It starts with I heard steroids causes bad acne is that true. I of course say I don't know never looked into them. But how do you guys handle these questions?

Respond with this.....

I heard asking me stupid fucking questions will get you knocked the fuck out.

Solved

Posted by: D-Lats

Originally Posted by M-Rods

Respond with this.....

I heard asking me stupid fucking questions will get you knocked the fuck out.

Solved

A+ the perfect answer hahhaa!!!!!!!

Posted by: LightBearer

flip the fucking script on here and be like YO i wasnt gonna say anything but your skin is getting so oily lately that its making me break out ALL OVER from toching you, dont they have something you could take for that?

Posted by: Bobbyt450

Do you take a pre workout supplement ??? I noticed caffine was giving me my acne so i stopped my pre workout as well as the monsters , redbulls etc an my acne just vanished . You can also go to the doc an get some docycyline ( forget how to spell it ) just take it twice a day an your acne will clear up .

Posted by: skinnyguy180

If someone tells you steroids cause acne well so do about a zillion other things. Or nah i hear they cause huge muscles lol ... but really if your pretty big over the age of 20 and have body acne I imagine people people with half a brain are going to draw correct conclusion no matter what your excuse (I fell in a vat of peanut oil).

Posted by: GMO

Frequent showering, tanning and eating clean seems to keep it somewhat at bay for me. I am running 1g of test/wk and 75mg of d-bol ED and have very little acne.

Posted by: muscle37

the best way to deal with this is by avoiding the acne. shower at least twice a day cleaning your acne prone areas with dish detergent or benzyl peroxide cleanser. make sure you are taking your ai's while on cycle to keep estrogen levels low. what really helps me is hit the tanning bed. dries up the acne and the darker you are the harder it is to see. another thing to keep in mind is the cycle that you choose to run during the summer months. i run compunds that are low in sides. for example i try to keep my test dose low as possible just enought to prevent libido issues and run high doses of something like EQ that has mild sides. i choose to run an oral kicker like tbol instead of dbol. and i usually run anavar for the last 6 weeks..which is low in sides. winstrol is also another option here. I save the high test,deca, and tren cycles with dbol or anadrol for the fall and winter months. i tried accutane before but the sides of it were worse to me...dry skin, dry itchy scalp, sunburned easily, and lips were always peeling.

Posted by: Digitalash

Yeah just getting some sun has helped me, I've heard that before but not sure of the reason. Also salt water is supposed to help, so if you can get to the beach it's a win/win :P

Like I said dish soap works alright, plus just regular maintenance showering and using non-comedogenic face and body washes. If you really need it I'd reccomend getting an RX antibiotic cream, I think it was called "duac gel" but that stuff worked great for me. Accutane should be a last resort imo.

Posted by: redkingrory

sweat and clogged pores, damn proactiv doesn't work. haaaaa. Look into some accutane bro.

Generic Accutane. Isotretinoin

Posted by: JCBourne

Originally Posted by M-Rods

Respond with this.....

I heard asking me stupid fucking questions will get you knocked the fuck out.

Solved

That's another way to do it too.

Or...

I'm jacked and huge and your skinny and small, so your just jealous and accusing me.

Seriously though no one has asked me, but then again I have a background of MMA/fighting and i'm a pretty big guy (in relation to normal guys in the gym) now so some may be way too scared to say anything to me, the perks of having a "badass" image when that is in your past.

Posted by: Phetamine

Originally Posted by M-Rods

Respond with this.....

I heard asking me stupid fucking questions will get you knocked the fuck out.

Solved

Thats awesome I may go with that. Thanks for everyone's advice. So one thing I did find was that sea water has been a tremendous help while I was at the beach for the last week. Luckily when my Mom asked about the acne my wife stepped in (she knows and is cool) and said she thinks its from the detergent she switched too. Ass saved....

Posted by: Thresh

Just say stress. Acne is a bacterial injection, so you can just go to a doc and the doc will give you a prescription.

Posted by: Ravager

Originally Posted by Phetamine

Good girl.

As Capt would say, my wife has a hard time believing protein, genetics, and gym can lead to a body that is such jerked and desirable. I have to DENY DENY DENY.... Sux sometimes, but telling the girl usually ends up having it thrown back in your face when your already mad they use it as ammo, then blame it on you for being mad.

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