Increase in Testosterone = Breaking Out?

[bigwhat62]

first, if this is in the discussion section please move it.

ok, so i had take about a 6 month break from lifting and i had nice clear skin. face, chest and upper back are the key places. i am 25 so i thought my days of pimples were long gone. so after my lifting hiatus i started lifting heavy and doing squats which i never use to do. now i have broken out on my upper back, chest and some on the face. i always shower right after a workout and i even started using a body wash specific for this. anybody else experience this or something similar. so did the extra testosterone cause me to break out?

i do drink lots and lots of water daily. this bums me out cause i am finally going to be in shape. i'll have a physique i wouldnt be embarassed to walk around shirtless at the pool/beach. now i feel i have to stay covered up hide my bad skin complexion.

[Mehdi]

first, if this is in the discussion section please move it.

ok, so i had take about a 6 month break from lifting and i had nice clear skin. face, chest and upper back are the key places. i am 25 so i thought my days of pimples were long gone. so after my lifting hiatus i started lifting heavy and doing squats which i never use to do. now i have broken out on my upper back, chest and some on the face. i always shower right after a workout and i even started using a body wash specific for this. anybody else experience this or something similar. so did the extra testosterone cause me to break out?

i do drink lots and lots of water daily. this bums me out cause i am finally going to be in shape. i'll have a physique i wouldnt be embarassed to walk around shirtless at the pool/beach. now i feel i have to stay covered up hide my bad skin complexion.

Moved to "Life".

Breakouts = digestive system that can't clear the toxins, so it gets through your skin. I think a possible change in diet coupled to you starting lifting is a bigger cause.

What works for me: lots of veggies (spinach!)/fruits, staying away from dairy products (cheese), zinc supplement. Clear skin.

Dairy - especially cheese - always cause me breakouts. Zinc helps with skin health.

[bigwhat62]

i am not sure what it is then. cause i am eating healthier than ever in my life. whole foods, naturals organic fruits and veggies. i almost never eat junk food too. when my skin was clear in between my long working out break i ate really bad and had no break outs.

[bigwhat62]

thanks for the redirection

[Mehdi]

i am not sure what it is then. cause i am eating healthier than ever in my life. whole foods, naturals organic fruits and veggies. i almost never eat junk food too. when my skin was clear in between my long working out break i ate really bad and had no break outs.

Short list of food that can cause reactions:
Soy, eggs, cheese, milk, gluten, tomato, shellfish, cabbage, brocolli, berries, nuts

Acne can be caused by increased testosterone levels too. But with a good diet & zinc supplement (might want to take an all in 1 supplement), no more problems.

[bigwhat62]

my intake on all foods listed is less or the same as ever. i take one a day multivitamin for men that does have extra zinc. i narrowed it down to testosterone, i will give it some time cause it seems the worst of it has passes.

[Mehdi]

my intake on all foods listed is less or the same as ever. i take one a day multivitamin for men that does have extra zinc. i narrowed it down to testosterone, i will give it some time cause it seems the worst of it has passes.

How much mg of zinc? anything below 30mg is wasted money.

[bigwhat62]

just looked it up 15 mg, so not good.

[b_beer]

I also heard the zinc in multivitamins is useless since calcium inhibits zinc aborption. But it might be just a statement by ZMA companies to sell more of their product.

[bigwhat62]

i'll just look into a zinc supplement to add to what i already take. not sure what i can do about the calcium-zinc concern cause i love my milk.

[b_beer]

Just make sure to have a few hours in between. If I remember correctly like 1,5 hours before/after consuming calcium.

[bigwhat62]

Just make sure to have a few hours in between. If I remember correctly like 1,5 hours before/after consuming calcium.

thanks, thats a good tip. i never knew about zinc helping in this area. seems a lot of my problem is clearing up, but the faster the better.

[slowasmoses]

bigwhat: I think I remember reading on a post that you moved from San Antonio to Houston. Is this your first Spring in Houston? The allergens and humidity are a booger in Houston compared to San Antonio. They can have a big effect on complexion. Move to the West Coast and work out there for a couple of months to see if everything clears up

[bigwhat62]

bigwhat: I think I remember reading on a post that you moved from San Antonio to Houston. Is this your first Spring in Houston? The allergens and humidity are a booger in Houston compared to San Antonio. They can have a big effect on complexion. Move to the West Coast and work out there for a couple of months to see if everything clears up

this is my first spring here but the breakint out kind of started late jan. my seasonal allergies havent been bad at all. i would love to go train in the old skool gyms in cali, you know the outside type ones. oh well, i cant afford cali. thanks for the info, i will see if my break outs clear up as the my allergies do too. seems like some good rationale.

[Warren]

I was just about to post something similar but then found this thread so I will just say it in here.

I'm 19 and never had acne through my early teens. I was grossly underweight and ate very little and my skin was clear 90% of the time. Now when I started looking into weights and eat more my skin takes a drastic turn for the worse. WTF?

I now have more products then a super model, have been taking zinc for about 2 months and nothing will keep it in control. I even took drastic measures by stopping going to the gym and stopping eating lots of foods. In the end, I lost all my gains and my skin didn't improve that dramatically.

Am I helpless?