Can working out and weightlifting cause acne?
I never had acne before until I started weightlifting 6 months ago. Every time I worked out, my face felt extremely hot even thou I had appropriate rest and took plenty of water. Pimples came up 1 or 2 days after that and breakout all over my face.
I read some articles about it. They say that because weightlifting can raise the testosterone level, your hormones...that is needed to build muscle so it can developed acne. Not really because of sweating or anything else.
So I stopped working out after that. But acne is still all over my faces, and getting worse over the next 2 months. It took me 3 months, after trying many acne treatments like Acnefree and Proactiv, for my face to cleared up a little bit.
I'm happy at the result and I believe that Proactiv will control my breakouts. I decided to work out again. Then, acne comes back again. Not really that bad like before, but new breakout happens everytime after I worked out.
I really enjoyed weighlifting. What should I do now?
September 1st, 2010 - 09:49
Yes…the toxins in your body are released through sweat and tear drops…and if they touch your face and you don’t wash it directly after wards it can cause some acne.
Maybe to its the stress your putting on your body…[[[ BTW i used proactive and it dried out my skin and i had 2wice as more acne as before...]]]
GOOD LUCK =P
September 1st, 2010 - 09:49
I don’t know but maybe its the sweat.
September 1st, 2010 - 09:49
i dont think that working out does what happens is when you work out you sweat and that will cause pimples so my advice is to wash your face after wiehtlifting and to continue what you like doing
September 1st, 2010 - 09:49
hmm. depending on your age and what you eat could cause it. I also enjoy weightlifting but i have an itchy rash on my stomach, chest, and inner thighs. So I feel you man. For you though, don’t even worry about it. Try to take a shower after you lift. The most important thing is do not quit lifting because of acne it will go away eventually. My opinion is its your age.