Thread: newbie F*%$ed up!!! PLS HELP

Originally Posted by Ascension

Finally the six pac stomach of beginning to show through but the fat is still evident on my chest & my bodyfat is now down into single digits.

I'm worried that this might be gyno?
If so is surgery the only answer?

From my limited understanding of anabolics, it seems that it might be possible to do a course of something which both boosts testosterone and vanquishes oestrogen to get rid of the gyno (if thats what it is) and then ensure I have a proper PCT for long enough at full strength and then lower the dosage slowly.

You don't know what are you talking about lol

If you don't feel any lump under your nipples than is not a gyno.

Search for a post created by Eric Potratz, called 16 ways to fight gyno. Very informative read and should ease your nerves...

Good luck brother.

Originally Posted by Ezskanken

Search for a post created by Eric Potratz, called 16 ways to fight gyno. Very informative read and should ease your nerves...

Good luck brother.

I think he finished cycle like 6+ months ago lol

Originally Posted by Night_Wolf

You don't know what are you talking about lol

If you don't feel any lump under your nipples than is not a gyno.

I tried to make that quite apparent in my OP...
Thats why I am asking for help.

I thought that gyno was the development of breast tissue in men normally caused by oestrogen imbalance after using anabolics.

In my case (it my be me age) but before using M1T I had never had any fat on my chest. I had thought it was just blubber that would disappear when I got myself properly lean and so hadn't worried about it but...

No I am down to about 9% BF and the fat on my chest hasn't budged, that why I am asking for help.

If not gyno, what could be causing this phenomena?
Can it be dealt with in the way I mentioned?

Originally Posted by Ezskanken

Search for a post created by Eric Potratz, called 16 ways to fight gyno. Very informative read and should ease your nerves...

Good luck brother.

Thank you Ezskansen.

Originally Posted by Ascension

Thank you Ezskansen.

Anytime, like I said, it's a great read and should ease your nerves about the whole gyno deal...

cut it out with a knife.. no big deal

Originally Posted by stfuandliftbtch

cut it out with a knife.. no big deal

Erm... OK thanks for that.

I think I will continue researching for a rather less drastic solution.

Post pics...

Originally Posted by colochine

Post pics...

This.


But my bet is that is just fat.

yea, lets see those man boobs!!

I had a bad case of non AAS related gyno a few years ago (caused by high estrogen which was caused by stress/thyroid problems). It was about the size of grape.

I got a 1 month prescription for 1mg/day of arimdex and the lump went away completely.

You find the article yet?

Gyno treatment article - 16 Ways to Fight Gynecomastia

Here it is.

Hi guys, yes thanks read the article earlier today just not had a chance to chime in again since.

Convinced (relieved) its not gyno now... phew!
Perhaps it is just fat, its just off though that when I was younger I didn't carry any fat over of chest at all.

There are no lumps, just soft... well like breast tissue.

I'm 32 now.
Is that likely?
I was always under the impression that your genetics determines where you carry excess fat and ultimately where it disappears from last when you get lean.

Maybe its in my head but I felt that after the M1T cycle I carried more fat over my chest than ever before in my life.

I will upload some pics later

9% BF and fatty manboobs? Can't say I've ever seen that. Sounds trippy. Would be interesting to see pics to compare with teh rest of your body composition. Most people can hit 20% before fat hits the pecs.

Hi Guys,

Fatty man boob pictures uploaded...

Its not all fat btw, my pecs have always been quite prominent all my life.
But maybe the top 20% is soft tissue covering the muscle.

Is doing a course of something to bulk and cut the last fat away a good idea then?
My diet is fairly clean but I seem to have hit a plateau in shifting the last bit and although I have dropped 2.5inches off my waist line in the last 4 months the fat over my chest has remained the same!

Thats why I was getting concerned...

And yes I know my body could do with seeing some sunshine!
Remember its snowing here in England right now!

lol, just spotted the remnants of making ebay parcels up this afternoon using my bed as a work bench lol!

Ahh well, can't be bothered re-doing the pics!
I know i'm not sleeping on cardboard lol

Man, you nowhere near 9% BF. More like 19%. So the fat is just distributed around your body and some of it is on your pecs. You have a lot more lard left than "shifting the last bit". You've got at least a 10-15kg cut in your immediate future if you want to really shift that last little bit.

Yea, PHs will help shift the fat but I don't think you need it for quite a few months. A simple calorie deficient diet and cardio will do the job for 90% of the mass you want to lose. I did a 10kg cut over 4 months and found it pretty easy and I prolly had less BF than you. My stubborn lard is over the abs rather than over the pecs (but you have it pretty evenly distributed IMO).

You've got a decent base though and when you really do cut down to about 12% you'll be looking pretty jacked. Best of luck, mon.

that doesn't look like 9% to me lol! doesn't look like gyno, just fat.

Originally Posted by ecot3c inside

that doesn't look like 9% to me lol! doesn't look like gyno, just fat.

^^This...agreed...

If your getting any kind of lump take letrozole. all it takes is a little bit under the toungue everyday until the lumps go away completely and with this stuff they will go away completely. know from experience!

when and if you actually do cut down to 9% you probably wont have your man boobs anymore. You're on your way 10% to go!

right ok then.

So general consensus i'm still a lard arse lol!
That gets rid of any fear anything more serious at least!

I measured this using an accu-measure calliper.
Is there a specific technique to using these?
I suspect that I have not gotten the correct measurement

Or a better way to measure (to track progress)
I have been using the principals in Tom Venuto's 'Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle' book.
Its been great so far! and I would highly recommend to anyone.
Anybody else read it?

No more mince pies over december then..

Thank you all for your advice
and a merry Christmas to all of you!

No your not a lard ass, just not the bf percentage you thought you were. Trust me, there are people way off, physique wise, that call themselves in shape/lean. You seem determined enough to make a change to your body with healthy choices. Keep focused, and you can enjoy the holidays even a little...next year is right around the corner, ha ha!

Originally Posted by Ascension

right ok then.

So general consensus i'm still a lard arse lol!
That gets rid of any fear anything more serious at least!

I measured this using an accu-measure calliper.
Is there a specific technique to using these?
I suspect that I have not gotten the correct measurement

Or a better way to measure (to track progress)
I have been using the principals in Tom Venuto's 'Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle' book.
Its been great so far! and I would highly recommend to anyone.
Anybody else read it?

No more mince pies over december then..

Thank you all for your advice
and a merry Christmas to all of you!

At best calipers are a way of tracking your progress, they're not very accurate at all but if you do the test exactly the same every time you can at least tell if you're moving in the right direction. The only way to get a true bodyfat test is in the submersion tank which is somewhat expensive and inconvenient, just watch the mirror and take pics to compare yourself. Anyway you're way off 9%, probably closer to 20%. It doesn't really look like gyno though so just keep cutting and it will shape up. I'm not sure exactly what diet advice the book you mentioned is giving you but the most important thing is that you're in a calorie deficit and are getting plenty of protein. Getting a good portion of your calories from fat/protein and limiting your carb intake as much as possible to complex carbs and pre/post workout. If you think you've plateaued in weight loss it's because you're still eating too many calories. Don't drop the cals too low or you will lose alot of muscle but a deficit of 500cals or so should be ok. If you'd like to run a cycle during this time you could go even lower than that. If you don't feel a soft squishy lump behind the nipple it's likely not gyno, it's fairly obvious that it's neither fat nor muscle when you feel it.

no 19% isn't fat. Competition standards yes it is, real life its known as "gotta few pounds to lose" and we'll be good to go. Most look pretty good at 12-13%, dropping below that looks great. All depends on your goals and desires, but getting that % down will reduce your breasteses. I got the same issue around the 20% mark but it goes away when i near 12%(ish). Don't sweat it keep working.

Going to do this event...

Artemis Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon

in July 2012... again!

So for sure I'm determined when I set my mind to a goal.

Determined to get into the best shape of my life in 2012, fitter than I was when I did the above event back in 2009.

But going to shift the blubber this time too lol!

Really, thank you to all of you for the positive encouragement

Wish you all a wonderful Christmas!