﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Stretch Marks</title><link>http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/</link><description /><copyright>(c) DiscussBodybuilding.com</copyright><ttl>30</ttl><item><title> RE: Stretch Marks (Marc David)</title><description>  There's quite a few posts on &lt;a href="http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/searchpro.aspx?p=2&amp;amp;phrase=stretch+marks&amp;amp;author=&amp;amp;forumid=ALL&amp;amp;topicreply=both&amp;amp;message=body&amp;amp;timeframe=%3c&amp;amp;timefilter=-180&amp;amp;language=single&amp;amp;top=300&amp;amp;criteria=AND&amp;amp;submitbutton=OK" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;Stretch Marks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;    &lt;br&gt;   In a nutshell, you can minimize the visibility of them but they don't just go away.&amp;nbsp; Over time, they do blend in a lot and with a tan and such, you hardly notice them. &lt;br&gt;    &lt;br&gt;   But to date, there's no 'cure' per se that makes them go away permanently.&amp;nbsp; Just minimize the visibility and some techniques to avoid getting more. &lt;br&gt;    &lt;br&gt;   It's usually associated with fast growth in a particular area.&amp;nbsp; Around the arm pits (chest area) is very common for a man. &lt;br&gt;   </description><link>http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/fb.ashx?m=80306</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:26:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> Stretch Marks (Spotthecheetah)</title><description>   &lt;br&gt;   Hey,  &lt;br&gt;     Over the last year or so I've made good gains and gotten alot stronger, however, I have stretch marks in the same two places,  above my arm pits - they are 2 inch long streeks and seem to have gotten a little longer (since i continue to work out). Right now they are a dark maroon'ish color and about 1/2 cm thick. Is this normal? Should I lay off lifting? Will they stay this dark color forever? </description><link>http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/fb.ashx?m=80303</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:19:43 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>