[Simply Iron]

If you go heavy like me, up to and over 1,000lb raises standing, you should be getting these huge red stretch marks across your traps and onto the delts, does someone know what these are from?
I heard they was from your T-shirt seams pressing into your skin, then i heard it was dye from the T-shirt running from bodyheat and steam, well these can't be right as i get them in summer as well when training with no shirt - i was also told they are micro veins that burst from the weight and its nothing to be worried about.

I don't know for fact what they are from, i can get them from squatting as well across the traps, they don't hurt and they are gone in a few days but they always come back again.

Any ideas? Or know for fact?

[Scoular]

heavy weight putting pressure on your traps and shoulders. As you said yourself blood vessels tearing which shows on the skin.

I wouldn't worry about it, your body can heal itself anyway.

[Simply Iron]

Originally Posted by Scoular

heavy weight putting pressure on your traps and shoulders. As you said yourself blood vessels tearing which shows on the skin.

I wouldn't worry about it, your body can heal itself anyway.

I reckoned the same, it must be the microscopic veins. Cheers mate.

[Q80_MuscleHed]

yeah i agree .

[MaKaVeLi]

i get the same thing when i do heavy calf raises, so, just for the record i concur with the explanations given...

[Void]

lol doesnt have to be 1000 pounds, I get them from doing 100 pounds :/

and wtf you do 1000 pound calf raisies? you must perform the reps like ronnie cuz I think you would rip yer calf in 2 if you got a deep stretch with that kinda weight

[Nothin' but a peanut!!]

yes its because of the presure f the pads pushing down onto your shoulders that causes it as said above i get them also however gone the next day

[Rocky]

I've always found calves to be a funny thing when it comes to weight and I'm not the only one. I can be doing reps with 200lb and it seems hard but then can add another 200lb and get the same reps out, then add 200lb and still get a few reps out. I suppose they are such a hardworking muscle throughout the day that they can take quite a beating and are able to handle a lot of weight!

[Lineski]

You guys actually train calves?!

[Logan Muxlow]

I get them when I do even 200 pounds when I usually do 180Kgs. They go away in 4-5 days.

[MaKaVeLi]

Originally Posted by Lineski367

You guys actually train calves?!

are you being serious?? or are you bein sarcastic coz it's a little hard to tell with plain writing...

[Simply Iron]

Originally Posted by Void

lol doesnt have to be 1000 pounds, I get them from doing 100 pounds :/

and wtf you do 1000 pound calf raisies? you must perform the reps like ronnie cuz I think you would rip yer calf in 2 if you got a deep stretch with that kinda weight

I can only get 4 or so good reps at this kind of weight and then i'm out of steam. I find them easy yet i find leg pressing that kind of weight difficult.

[Lineski]

Originally Posted by MaKaVeLi

are you being serious?? or are you bein sarcastic coz it's a little hard to tell with plain writing...

haha, sorry bro, yeah I was being sarcastic...I should've had some cocky/happy smiley on the end like this I train calves at least 2x a week

[MaKaVeLi]