The Man Boob struggle

spulia1
spulia1 Posts: 51 Member
edited November 8 in Motivation and Support
Anyone else out there struggling to vanquish their man boobs? I can't be the only one. Anyone out there succeed in eliminating their boobage?

My personal man boob struggle has been life long, and I'm pretty sure it's genetic. My maternal grandfather had some pretty serious boobage, but was a WW2 vet and in good shape otherwise, and when I was thinner (though definitely not thin) I still had man boobs. I've always been self-conscious about them, and even as I lose weight and gain muscle, they just kind of get perkier and fuller. Like... I guess I'll settle for nice man boobs?

Let's commiserate about our man boobs. Share you man boob stories.
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  • TossaBeanBag
    TossaBeanBag Posts: 458 Member
    Sheesh.
  • redfisher1974
    redfisher1974 Posts: 614 Member
    HA HA....
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    Hello, my name is Jeff, and I have Man boobs lol.

    I was convinced I needed surgery to get rid of them. With patience and dedication, you can get to where you want to be. But for me... I honestly do need to get pretty low BF% before I personally am convinced they are gone. like I will start seeing pretty good ab definition well before the moobs are gone.

    the other craptastic thing is that whats last to come off is basically first to come back on. So if you hit a rut they can rear their ugly heads again fairly quickly.

    its possible, keep reaching for that masculine star lol, you'll get there.

    Oh, and yes of course genetics has everything to do with it.
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    i also have nice feminine love handles if that makes you feel any better lol
  • fat2fit4good
    fat2fit4good Posts: 154
    I don't mind my man boobs too much... but they do bother me when I twerk and they hit me in the face...
  • shadowloss
    shadowloss Posts: 293 Member
    I've had them since I was in highschool and they have always bothered me. It wasn't till the last few years, that I realized it was a biological condition.

    The only thing I've been able to do is a lot of upper chest exercise to blend them in.

    Everytime I watch the end of Dodge Ball, when he's sitting on the couch singing about his milk shake, I just cringe on the inside and roll on the floor on the outside.
  • JeriAnne84
    JeriAnne84 Posts: 543 Member
    Hey could be worse. I worked with a guy who had very womanly shaped hips. We might have called him b*tch hips....
  • Dra0i
    Dra0i Posts: 43 Member
    JeriAnne84 wrote: »
    Hey could be worse. I worked with a guy who had very womanly shaped hips. We might have called him b*tch hips....

    Lol (*)
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  • ponycyndi
    ponycyndi Posts: 858 Member
    So it's only sexy if they are spray tanned, oiled, and you can make them dance?!?
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
    edited November 2014
    __drmerc__ wrote: »
    gynecomastia?

    Possibly however,

    Just like women, you can't pick and choose where your body will lose its fat.
    Compression shirts and lowering body fat overall should reduce the appearance of said moobs
  • shadowloss
    shadowloss Posts: 293 Member
    I've found if I don't wear pasties, people don't notice as much! The blend.

    Sorry couldn't resist.
  • CrusaderSam
    CrusaderSam Posts: 180 Member
    Depending on what kind of man boob you have, you can get them fixed for about 2-6k. Not cheep, but not that bad if you save up for it over a few months while you diet.
  • trungalung
    trungalung Posts: 45
    Just bring your body fat low enough and it MAY disappear. I'm at 14% and there's still a little bit left (they bounce when I jump. FML). Hopefully, they'll be gone when I get to 12%.
  • DojoMaster888
    DojoMaster888 Posts: 61 Member
    Know how you feel (see profile pic) just keep leaning up and then when you hit a good bf % start building up the muscle in your chest to fill them out. My opinion anyways.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    My plan is to get down to single digit body fat% before I call my moobs a hormone imbalance. I hate them and it is my main goal for weight loss.
  • SLHysell
    SLHysell Posts: 247 Member
    fat2fit4good wrote: »
    I don't mind my man boobs too much... but they do bother me when I twerk and they hit me in the face...

    I almost choked on my morning coke when I read this. Note to self: you never know when something will literally make you laugh out loud.
  • 100andOnward
    100andOnward Posts: 145 Member
    edited November 2014
    The eternal struggle. I, too, have the perky and rather nice moobs, but they're fading.
  • redfisher1974
    redfisher1974 Posts: 614 Member
    edited November 2014
    youtube.com/watch?v=wfONNfAjyrc
  • TheSatinPumpkin
    TheSatinPumpkin Posts: 948 Member
    Mine does not seem bad vs other areas of my body. It is nice knowing that the moobs enter the room first vs the gut.
  • jonfitz1
    jonfitz1 Posts: 3 Member
    The thing that bothers me most about moobs is the difficulty finding t shirts for the gym. Is it just me or are most "sports" shops hopeless for this? I'd quite like to get some cheap t shirts to use as I lose weight but all the cheap ones are "see through". I end up having to go the more expensive clothes shops just to deal with the problem
  • RunnerStephe
    RunnerStephe Posts: 2,195
    Sports bras for men.
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    If your body fat is 15% or less and they are still there, why not see a Dr. to see what is up with it... May be hereditary (sort of sounds like it) but also, they may be able to help you medically.
  • stacked
    stacked Posts: 51 Member
    this thread is hilarious
  • BramageOMG
    BramageOMG Posts: 319 Member
    edited November 2014
    Like kdeaux said: Body fat above 15% you're gonna have boobs... I'm at +/-11%, and boobies are gone- finally I sold my man-bra's on ebay to some fetish guy.

    And it may just be an optical illusion, but the penis seems to get longer as the moobs shrink.. just FYI
  • redfisher1974
    redfisher1974 Posts: 614 Member
    stacked wrote: »
    this thread is hilarious

    Hey Moobs are a serious issue! J\k

  • fat2fit4good
    fat2fit4good Posts: 154
    SLHysell wrote: »
    fat2fit4good wrote: »
    I don't mind my man boobs too much... but they do bother me when I twerk and they hit me in the face...

    I almost choked on my morning coke when I read this. Note to self: you never know when something will literally make you laugh out loud.

    well I am glad I didn't tell you about my shirtless skydiving incident...
  • spulia1
    spulia1 Posts: 51 Member
    Wow I walked away from this thread after I posted it! Thanks for the support/advice/laughs everyone! Glad to know I'm not the only one!
  • spulia1
    spulia1 Posts: 51 Member
    BramageOMG wrote: »
    I sold my man-bra's on ebay to some fetish guy.

    This is the greatest and best thing I've ever read.
  • kookykrazee
    kookykrazee Posts: 23 Member
    You need Kramer's manzier. But, seriously, I got down to around 190lbs (6'1" tall) and I still have them, though not as much as I do now and am around 215lbs. I hope I can work through this, they really really bug me, not to the point where I will get surgery, but still.
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