Comments on: 3 Powerful Tips to Lose Your Man Boobs Naturally

By: Vlad

Vlad — Sat, 21 May 2011 16:07:25 +0000

@Tom: I’m a BJJ practicioner too. In off-season, I dirty bulked to 88kg to be strong and gain some muscle, then I started cutting, and that above is the “end result”. Actually, in that picture, I was on day 3 of my other dirty bulk because there weren’t any competitions.

However: I did StrongLifts and Madcow (same lifts, but ramping sets instead of 5×5 same weight) and that’s about it. You are what you eat, so don’t expect to look better if you eat like a fatty.

By: Vlad

Vlad — Sat, 21 May 2011 16:04:40 +0000

I’m the “StrongLifts Member Vlad”.

To whoever says soy contributes to gyne: I consumed a shitload of soy during my fat loss period because I’m lactose intolerant.

Calories in vs calories out. Train well, eat well, sleep well!

By: geoff

geoff — Fri, 20 May 2011 18:41:36 +0000

I don’t get it, if you eat at a caloric deficit then won’t your strength gains suffer? Should strength be a priority or fat loss because clearly the two goals cant be achieved simultaneously…

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:31:53 +0000

I’m 5’8, 155lbs, ~18% BF and I’ve never done any Barbell lifting before, but have done various body part splits to both bulk and lose some fat, with average success.

Basically, I want to know what the guy featured in this article did. He’s lost loads of fat, but put on muscle as well (which I know isn’t really possible). Has he done this in two stages?

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:10:42 +0000

I’m 21 and have struggled with man boobs as long as I can remember. It’s by far what I think about the most when considering my body image. Everyone says it’s a matter of weight loss, but my experience suggests otherwise: until recently, I was a frequent runner and if anything underweight, however, the extra fat or swollen tissue around my pecs remained. Over the past 6 months I have put on A LOT of weight with Stronglifts and by simply eating more than I ever have. Currently, I can squat 265. Without a doubt, my chest looks stronger and bigger, but there is still that stubborn fat or whatever it is. It’s not really a matter of weight loss, I don’t believe, because I’m certainly not overweight. I’m totally out of ideas and would appreciate any ideas. Thanks!

By: NoodlyJames

NoodlyJames — Thu, 19 May 2011 10:01:07 +0000

Man boobs have multiple causes and the boobs are of different compositions. Assuming that the boobs are fatty then weight loss will work fine. However, if there is an increase in the ductal tissue then weight reduction may not be enough. Happily the most common cause of gynecomastia is the excessive estrogens present during early puberty. Given that you are a young male it is fair to assume that ducts will disappear with time and normalization of the hormones.

I should also point out that fat causes man boobs by increased estrogen production directly. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11511861

Another MAJOR cause in young males is chronic marijuana usage. Provided that this applies to you, cutting back on the 420 might help.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20393092

By: Alexander

Alexander — Thu, 19 May 2011 02:54:47 +0000

Conventional milk, soy, and beer can contribute to gynecomastia. Chances increase during puberty.

By: Saintj

Saintj — Wed, 18 May 2011 22:35:03 +0000

I take that back, I do want to bulk up my arms/back/chest/legs…and shrink my dominant “beer belly”..

By: Saintj

Saintj — Wed, 18 May 2011 22:29:51 +0000

I have the same question as Tom, I don’t need to bulk up, but definitely want to get stronger and burn fat(as fast and as much as possible) I’ve done a radical change to my diet and just looking into starting stronglifts with minimal lifting experience..I’m 27, 5’10, 210 lbs. I work as a paramedic with sparadic shifts so getting a good workout schedule has proven to be very very difficult..but that’s something I’m working on. But back to Toms question, how much calories should I be taking to gain strength while burning the fat..

By: neil

neil — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:31:42 +0000

Tom post your stats and we can answere your qustion. body weight lifting experiance etc. most people if they eat 2500 a day clean high protein while doing stronglifts or similar program will lose a lot of fat and gain reasonable strenght(although not really any noticable muscle at 2500) Theres 2 schools of thought, bulk first then shed the fat you gain, or reduce body fat to 10% or so then gradually gain. most on this site will say bulk first as its a strenght training site which is fair enough. I disagree but im a bodybuilder so do what suites your goals