man boobs

This is actually a fairly common condition in men, especially older men. However, for younger men that develop it, it can obviously be seen as more of a problem. The medical term for it is gynecomastia and is essentially an excessive development of the male mammary glands. Weight training will not resolve the problem. If your friend isn't willing to live with it, he should take a trip to his GP and they can advise what the options are. I do know some of them but am not going to speculate here because I am not a doctor.

Hope this helps.

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cambridgemuscle

my mate has man boobs.
he's got a bf of 12%, six pack, muscles and he's been training almost as long as me.
you name the split and we've done it. dips/pec deck/ decline benches the lot and he trains HARD. Yet he can't seem to shift for the love of god the fat that covers his pectoral region. He's never juiced and says the problem developed naturally through puberty.

Any ideas? Does he need surgery?

Surgery is an option, and is generally the form of liposuction to remove the excess breast tissue. So it is keyhole surgery rather than major surgery.

However, they may be other less invasive treatments to try first, which is why you should speak to your GP about it.

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NikNak

This is actually a fairly common condition in men, especially older men. However, for younger men that develop it, it can obviously be seen as more of a problem. The medical term for it is gynecomastia and is essentially an excessive development of the male mammary glands. Weight training will not resolve the problem. If your friend isn't willing to live with it, he should take a trip to his GP and they can advise what the options are. I do know some of them but am not going to speculate here because I am not a doctor.

Hope this helps.

i thought gyno only happened when you were shut down after a cycle.

big Jay

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cambridgemuscle

i thought gyno only happened when you were shut down after a cycle.

big Jay

Gynecomastia is specifically excessive mammary development in men. They may be another similar term for what you refer to but I am not sure. :smile:

Hm.. moobs. :|

cambridgemuscle

my mate has man boobs.
lol! my mate finds man boobs rlly sexy!

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erk

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Possibly gyne.. perhaps run rebound or nolv? - some have had results

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RetiredAccount89

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NikNak

Gynecomastia is specifically excessive mammary development in men. They may be another similar term for what you refer to but I am not sure. :smile:

it could also be that he has kleinfelters syndrome.

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foolfarian

it could also be that he has kleinfelters syndrome.

googled that mate. its very rare and he's not at all feminine. i wouldn't know about his balls though. lol.

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foolfarian

it could also be that he has kleinfelters syndrome.

Isn't kleinfelters syndrome also associated with some element of retardation and learning difficulties? This along with the other symptoms would lead me to think that if he had this syndrome it would have been diagnosed at quite a young age, and hence he would be aware of it...

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lessthanthree

So are you going to see the GP about it?

not my body is it? i'd probably check out the options tho.

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Barny

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Sounds like gyno to me too!

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amo1

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how big do man boobs need to be to be classified as man boobs?

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erk

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just search gynecomastia on google

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amo1

how big do man boobs need to be to be classified as man boobs?

Well basically, there is nothing dangerous about it, it's just an asthetic thing. If you are happy with the way you are then no need to worry. However, if they are rather large and causing you a problem then take a trip to your GP :smile:

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username18215

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There was a program about it on C4 a while back. Doesn't matter how much you diet etc. it's not fat; the tissue is actually being stimulated to grow as in a women.

It's called Gynaecomastia.

http://www.thesite.org/healthandwellbeing/generalhealth/menshealth/manboobs

useful link.

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