You don't have to give up lifting, or give up lifting heavy. Your diet is everything here, and 'clean' or 'healthy' or whatever else are facetious words. Their meaning is malleable and different to everyone.

I lift heavy, but my diet is carefully (and deliciously) structured. I get the right fats, enough protein, I don't load up on carbs simply because it's the popular default answer. I currently have one zit.

I don't want to go to the trouble of typing out a huge post only to be ignored, so if you want more info, let me know and I'll post it.

 

Ayla,

Do you have issues with oily skin? While weight lifting aggravated my acne, what it really caused to get out of control was the amount of oil my skin produced. It was so uncomfortable I stopped weight lifting.

You don't have to give up lifting, or give up lifting heavy. Your diet is everything here, and 'clean' or 'healthy' or whatever else are facetious words. Their meaning is malleable and different to everyone.

I lift heavy, but my diet is carefully (and deliciously) structured. I get the right fats, enough protein, I don't load up on carbs simply because it's the popular default answer. I currently have one zit.

I don't want to go to the trouble of typing out a huge post only to be ignored, so if you want more info, let me know and I'll post it.

 

I am thrilled that a properly structured diet works for your acne but that is not the answer for everyone. In my case, lifting heavy weights and gaining significant muscle mass definitely increases my sebum output and makes me break out. I stick to a very strict diet as I have laid out in detail on several posts over the last few years. Actually, I have switched over to a Ketosis diet about 3 months which has very little carb in take to begin with. There is no one-size-fits-all answer. And although I am sure you do lift heavy, a woman can't increase her testosterone to levels that even remotely close to that of a man in most cases. You see, its not the heavy weight lifting that gives one acne, its the high levels of DHT. And although a female weight lifter can significantly increase her DHT, comparing the hormone levels to that of a male lifter is like comparing apples and oranges.

You don't have to give up lifting, or give up lifting heavy. Your diet is everything here, and 'clean' or 'healthy' or whatever else are facetious words. Their meaning is malleable and different to everyone.

I lift heavy, but my diet is carefully (and deliciously) structured. I get the right fats, enough protein, I don't load up on carbs simply because it's the popular default answer. I currently have one zit.

I don't want to go to the trouble of typing out a huge post only to be ignored, so if you want more info, let me know and I'll post it.

 

Ayla,

Do you have issues with oily skin? While weight lifting aggravated my acne, what it really caused to get out of control was the amount of oil my skin produced. It was so uncomfortable I stopped weight lifting.

 

I guess my short answer would be yes. There is increased cell-turnover that causes the skin on your face, and everywhere else, to slough off at an increased rate. Because of this, it may appear that there is more oil, when in reality it there is simply less trapped oil.

How long were you lifting before it became too bothersome?

You don't have to give up lifting, or give up lifting heavy. Your diet is everything here, and 'clean' or 'healthy' or whatever else are facetious words. Their meaning is malleable and different to everyone.

I lift heavy, but my diet is carefully (and deliciously) structured. I get the right fats, enough protein, I don't load up on carbs simply because it's the popular default answer. I currently have one zit.

I don't want to go to the trouble of typing out a huge post only to be ignored, so if you want more info, let me know and I'll post it.

 

I am thrilled that a properly structured diet works for your acne but that is not the answer for everyone. In my case, lifting heavy weights and gaining significant muscle mass definitely increases my sebum output and makes me break out. I stick to a very strict diet as I have laid out in detail on several posts over the last few years. Actually, I have switched over to a Ketosis diet about 3 months which has very little carb in take to begin with. There is no one-size-fits-all answer. And although I am sure you do lift heavy, a woman can't increase her testosterone to levels that even remotely close to that of a man in most cases. You see, its not the heavy weight lifting that gives one acne, its the high levels of DHT. And although a female weight lifter can significantly increase her DHT, comparing the hormone levels to that of a male lifter is like comparing apples and oranges.

 

Yes and no.

You are absolutely correct in that my testosterone levels will never be close to your yours (and please go tell all the girls with pink dumbbells this, too). While I will never produce the same amounts of testosterone or DHT - my receptor sites, and all females,' are infinitely more sensitive to it.

So, if my body contains only 1/10th the level DHT as your body, but my receptor sites are 10 times more sensitive, we have the same end result. See?

Lower carb, ketosis, can help if insulin sensitivity is a problem, and it usually is part of the equation, but that's not all the math on the board.

There's amount, type, and quality of protein and fat. The micro nutrients whose auxiliary benefits go missed because the body cannot assimilate them properly, enzyme consumption, etc., etc.

What does a day of food look like for you?

Also, my ..partner, Ariventa, whom I met here, lifts, formerly had acne, controls it with diet, etc. I cook for him most days. Prior to our meeting in real life, we had reached the same diet and lifestyle conclusions. We've been following essentially the same diet, exercise, and .......cerebral outlets, stimuli, etc., for several years now, myself for a touch longer.

When we screw up, cheat, whatever, there are the zits. Little warning beacons.

You don't have to give up lifting, or give up lifting heavy. Your diet is everything here, and 'clean' or 'healthy' or whatever else are facetious words. Their meaning is malleable and different to everyone.

I lift heavy, but my diet is carefully (and deliciously) structured. I get the right fats, enough protein, I don't load up on carbs simply because it's the popular default answer. I currently have one zit.

I don't want to go to the trouble of typing out a huge post only to be ignored, so if you want more info, let me know and I'll post it.

 

Ayla,

Do you have issues with oily skin? While weight lifting aggravated my acne, what it really caused to get out of control was the amount of oil my skin produced. It was so uncomfortable I stopped weight lifting.

 

I guess my short answer would be yes. There is increased cell-turnover that causes the skin on your face, and everywhere else, to slough off at an increased rate. Because of this, it may appear that there is more oil, when in reality it there is simply less trapped oil.

How long were you lifting before it became too bothersome?

You don't have to give up lifting, or give up lifting heavy. Your diet is everything here, and 'clean' or 'healthy' or whatever else are facetious words. Their meaning is malleable and different to everyone.

I lift heavy, but my diet is carefully (and deliciously) structured. I get the right fats, enough protein, I don't load up on carbs simply because it's the popular default answer. I currently have one zit.

I don't want to go to the trouble of typing out a huge post only to be ignored, so if you want more info, let me know and I'll post it.

 

I am thrilled that a properly structured diet works for your acne but that is not the answer for everyone. In my case, lifting heavy weights and gaining significant muscle mass definitely increases my sebum output and makes me break out. I stick to a very strict diet as I have laid out in detail on several posts over the last few years. Actually, I have switched over to a Ketosis diet about 3 months which has very little carb in take to begin with. There is no one-size-fits-all answer. And although I am sure you do lift heavy, a woman can't increase her testosterone to levels that even remotely close to that of a man in most cases. You see, its not the heavy weight lifting that gives one acne, its the high levels of DHT. And although a female weight lifter can significantly increase her DHT, comparing the hormone levels to that of a male lifter is like comparing apples and oranges.

 

Yes and no.

You are absolutely correct in that my testosterone levels will never be close to your yours (and please go tell all the girls with pink dumbbells this, too). While I will never produce the same amounts of testosterone or DHT - my receptor sites, and all females,' are infinitely more sensitive to it.

So, if my body contains only 1/10th the level DHT as your body, but my receptor sites are 10 times more sensitive, we have the same end result. See?

Lower carb, ketosis, can help if insulin sensitivity is a problem, and it usually is part of the equation, but that's not all the math on the board.

There's amount, type, and quality of protein and fat. The micro nutrients whose auxiliary benefits go missed because the body cannot assimilate them properly, enzyme consumption, etc., etc.

What does a day of food look like for you?

Also, my ..partner, Ariventa, whom I met here, lifts, formerly had acne, controls it with diet, etc. I cook for him most days. Prior to our meeting in real life, we had reached the same diet and lifestyle conclusions. We've been following essentially the same diet, exercise, and .......cerebral outlets, stimuli, etc., for several years now, myself for a touch longer.

When we screw up, cheat, whatever, there are the zits. Little warning beacons.

 

Sorry, I don't know how to quote smaller amounts of text lol.

Every time I lift really heavy the amount of oil my face produces gets out of control. So it's not this slow gradual thing. The day I lift is the worse and then slowly after a few days without lifting it goes back to normal. I have a hard time believing the amount of oil produce is just an illusion because I wear makeup to control my oil, and instead of it staying matte for 4 hours it only stays matte for about an hour before the oil soaks through.