WHAT the heck are these!??

B_Running
B_Running Posts: 158
in Fitness and Exercise
During the middle of my upper body workout, I looked down at my arms and I noticed tiny red dots all over! Not raised or itchy dots, just dots. I felt and still feel perfectly fine...

Could they be broken capillaries/blood vessels from lifting heavier weights?

FYI - I didn't take or eat anything preworkout...

A professional medical diagnosis would be greatly appreciated :flowerforyou: ...or just some opinions/personal experiences. I'll take whatever I can get.

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  • shennard80
    shennard80 Posts: 23 Member
    Probably broken capillaries like you said. I used to get them all the time on my shoulders when using the standing calf raise machine because of all the weight on my shoulders. It never hurt and but looked bad...always went away after a couple days until the next time I used it.
  • Mad4282
    Mad4282 Posts: 171 Member
    It could be an exercise induced allergy, one of my girlfriends gets them all over her legs after running, she puts cold compresses on after her workout and that seems to keep them at bay.
  • B_Running
    B_Running Posts: 158
    Thanks for the responses.

    I've gotten red marks on my shoulders in the past from calf raises... these are tiny dots all over my arms -- different from what I saw from the calf raises.

    An exercise induced allergy? I didn't know one existed, although I am not surprised. I've been working out for years and this has never happened...

    Hmm...
  • jesspi68
    jesspi68 Posts: 292
    I know exactly what you are talking about as a quick check of my arms shows me that I actually have them right now! A friend of mine guessed that it was probably broken capillaries also.
  • CarmenSRT
    CarmenSRT Posts: 843 Member
    I get them too. Mine are broken capillaries, and lots of things will cause them. Worst was when I had my daughter. Whole face, shoulders, upper arms and the whites (well, REDS) of my eyes.

    No big deal. :ohwell:
  • B_Running
    B_Running Posts: 158
    So, I've stopped worrying about them... but now I'm just curious, lol. Why did I get them now and not when I was lifting/running/workingout like crazy years ago?
  • Determinednoob
    Determinednoob Posts: 2,001 Member
    So, I've stopped worrying about them... but now I'm just curious, lol. Why did I get them now and not when I was lifting/running/workingout like crazy years ago?

    Are you leaner now? If so they may have been covered by fat before just like people get more vascular when they are leaner. No clue though as I have never heard of such before.
  • B_Running
    B_Running Posts: 158
    So, I've stopped worrying about them... but now I'm just curious, lol. Why did I get them now and not when I was lifting/running/workingout like crazy years ago?

    Are you leaner now? If so they may have been covered by fat before just like people get more vascular when they are leaner. No clue though as I have never heard of such before.

    Yes, I am significantly leaner now and lifting a lot heavier. You're right, I could have always been this way... it is still odd though

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