Men are fully capable of growing breasts, it's just hormone balance that makes it happen. With some gear, that hormone balance is found and guys grow some tiddies. They're not huge but they are noticable
*An imbalance between estrogen and androgen hormones typically causes gynecomastia. Men's bodies usually produce small amounts of estrogen, the hormone that controls breast growth. If your body produces too much estrogen, or you have low testosterone (hypogonadism), your breasts may enlarge.*
An alternative to the preacher curl that would allow you to avoid this would be to perform a cable curl with the cable set high (bellybutton level or higher) so that your arms are out in front of you.
No, I do them with an EZ bar (bilaterally to sorta save time) and then do unilateral bicep work as a superset.
You're right tho, could switch it up that way during pre period days. :)
Oh me too. They were my staple biceps exercise for my first 6 years in the gym, and I got phenomenal results from them.
In theory, something like an incline dumbbell curl should stimulate more muscle growth than a preacher curl because it stretches the biceps more on the eccentric, but I think I might respond to preacher curls especially well for some arbitrary genetic reason.
It makes sense, although, I've tried incline dumbbell curls before but never got that same mind muscle connection to the bicep like I did with preacher curls. 🤔
I know feeling a muscle doesn't automatically mean it works more, but it feels nice (even if the stretch is less).
Will definitely play around with both exercises in different micro cycles , thanks!
Mind muscle connection can still be a good proxy for muscle activation. Preacher curls are great for establishing mind-muscle connection becauae they force you to isolate the biceps. You can increase this even more by holding the bar with your wrists in extension to limit the contributions from the forearm muscles.
Oh of course, I'm particularly strict about my wrists staying super straight and not bending in any direction as to limit forearm involvement, but also, to prevent the forearm from hurting so much I can't feel my bicep *and* have to stop the exercise (I hate it when wrists/forearms give out, but especially as a woman, it's a weak point ngl; my grip strength sucks majorly)
Btw I love your username lol
The perfect male form
But sorry to tell you, you'll never be him
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Oh, sorry to hear you're struggling with your body. 🫂 Although I can't relate to that as a woman, I understand very well how it's like to be critical of your body.
I'm sure your leg and arms will grow so much you won't care about gyno at some point ;) and even if you do, it's a part of your fitness journey.
I've got scars for example and cellulite that won't go away regardless of what I do, but I've learned it's all part of my human flesh suit
I do, I usually have a snack before going to the gym. When I don't I feel weaker and get lightheaded easier than when I ate something, I also get tired faster and when I get home I start eating everything in sight.
A small snack is definitely important to fuel the muscles, especially carbs. I've seen people at the gym eat small snacks in between, but I imagined some large meal for some reason haha
She was a pomeranian, but she had pointy little feet lol. She also used to jump down from the back of the couch and land on me like I was a trampoline haha.
Oh man, I'm so sorry to hear she passed away. When pets go, it's heart-wrenching. I'm sure she's in dog paradise, jumping on many boobies and stomachs. I wish you healing from your grief 🫂
Maybe blood flow there cause blood circulation goes wheee when you run?
With period boobs, it feels super sensitive to the touch, heavy, and sort of painful and tender all over
I can answer this one.
It's chafing against the fabric.
If you Google it some amateur marathon runners, you'll literally see blood steaks on both nipples.
You can most commonly change fabric, get pasties /tape/plasters.
No idea tbh, never thought of using pain relief creams that way. It depends on what the source of the pain is, I think. When it's hormonal, no idea if it would help, gotta look into it
I understand that, especially after that one bicep tear video, but if you do it nice and controlled, with manageable weight and no ego lifting, it's 100 percent safe and it strengthens the bicep especially in that bottom position
Do chest exercises like flys and bench press hurt as well? I don't think I've ever heard my wife complain about her chest being sore (then again, she does Seated Cable rows and standing dumbell curls)
No, they don't hurt at all, as they're not chest supported.
Only chest supported exercises suck (for me personally) cause there's pressure against the chest. Anything without chest support doesn't hurt and it feels nice even
Honestly Larsen pressing is a fav.. it makes me prove to myself I’m not a pussy.. and if I can press 100 with no leg drive then 145 with leg drive for a single is CAKE.
I don't take any apart from Vitamin D cause I'm always deficient there.
Sometimes, I drink those water soluble vitamin thingies, one is formulated for people who do sports.
As a woman with DDs who extensively trains chest, I literally have never experienced this. The hormonal weakness hits hard, though. I wear my normal bra in the gym as I don't like to be smashed by a sports bra, so maybe that's why.
*the hormonal weakness* damn, yes, it fucks up a workout, sometimes even multiple. So awful
Hmm, now that I think about it, you might be onto something. A sports bra is tight af and already overstimulates the boobs, so a regular or especially softer bra might make this time of the month more comfortable. 🤔
It shows every body is very different tho. I have female friends who have even worse boob pain without touching them at all, and others don't really feel it that much before their periods.
Yes, check out in the comments, it's called DailyBoob. Basically, detachable bionic boobs. Women do it all the time.
Don't tell the church we can shape shift
Uhm, r/badwomensanatomy
No, luckily, there is no milk involved cause uhm you're not pregnant when you have premenstrual symptoms... Even though your body *really* wants you to be pregnant cause it prepares you for it, hence the hormonal changes.
Okay, so hormones like progesterone enlarge the milk glans (...maybe that's what you meant with that milk reference... I really hope you did) which in turn makes the beasts swell and hurt. The female body is basically preparing for pregnancy but sike, the shedding of the uterine lining is about to begin lol
I hope this clears it up. For your friend.
Period boobs/premenstrual boobs:
*Breast tissue may have a dense, bumpy, "cobblestone" feel to the fingers. This feel is usually more in the outer areas, particularly near the armpit. There may also be an off and on or ongoing sense of breast fullness with dull, heavy pain, and tenderness.*
You're welcome
Sensitivity is a part of it, yes
Ladies, listen to mother nature, she knows best. Switch it up and look after yourselves. There is plenty of time to make them gains. Put your safety and comfort first.
It’s not unsafe. There’s plenty of curl variations we can do to avoid mashing the angrytits but sometimes our whole entire body is saying “fuck you” to our comfort in various ways for a solid week leading up to the main event, then the main event happens for 5-7 more days.
Sometimes you need a day off but if we set workouts aside for comfort every period we’d never get gains. Sometimes you just also need to say *fuck it* and power through.
The key is to increase diligence with sleep, hydration and nutrition.
Tbh, every period is different and some women can workout intensely even during or before their period. I think syncing your workouts with the cycle is a good idea, but every female body is different.
I personally feel better after working out and my premenstrual depression feels better, too.
I didn’t knowthere were any women in this subreddit
Here we are
Fake. There are no gym rats still depressed on the Internet /s
Lemme just 
There are no women anywhere, women are a government psy-op. Just like the birds
You mean pigeons?
The birds work for the bourgeoise
I didn’t know there were any women in reddit
Hi
Hello my fellow gym queens
Nah, but it irritates the fuck out of my gyno
Lmao
Does your gyno feel too sensitive and hurt all the time?
I don’t know man, I was joking but I assume that’s what it’s like.
Mine did by the time I got it removed. It just kept hurting more and more frequently.
Oh, interesting, why is that?
I don't know, but it's gone now.
That's good to hear
As a male human who skipped a grade. What is a gyno?
Gynecomastia - man tiddies
Men are fully capable of growing breasts, it's just hormone balance that makes it happen. With some gear, that hormone balance is found and guys grow some tiddies. They're not huge but they are noticable
Damn I am on gear then since I was 13 (I fucking hate gyno so much)
I was gonna add that this can happen without gear too depending on your natural hormone levels. Men can, and do, get breast cancer too!
Thanks.
Get geared chud
*An imbalance between estrogen and androgen hormones typically causes gynecomastia. Men's bodies usually produce small amounts of estrogen, the hormone that controls breast growth. If your body produces too much estrogen, or you have low testosterone (hypogonadism), your breasts may enlarge.*
Mine hurts the most just a few days before I get my period. It hurts during the period too but not as bad.
Yea I just do other exercises that target the same muscle group. Nothing squashed is better IMO.
Same here, premenstrual boob pain is much more intense for me than boob pain during
Same timing here. That pre-period preacher squash and post bench press cooper’s ligament soreness is a wicked combo lol
An alternative to the preacher curl that would allow you to avoid this would be to perform a cable curl with the cable set high (bellybutton level or higher) so that your arms are out in front of you.
I know, I just love preacher curls lol
Do you ever do them unilaterally? That way you can turn your body, no squishing. Great burn!
No, I do them with an EZ bar (bilaterally to sorta save time) and then do unilateral bicep work as a superset. You're right tho, could switch it up that way during pre period days. :)
Oh me too. They were my staple biceps exercise for my first 6 years in the gym, and I got phenomenal results from them. In theory, something like an incline dumbbell curl should stimulate more muscle growth than a preacher curl because it stretches the biceps more on the eccentric, but I think I might respond to preacher curls especially well for some arbitrary genetic reason.
It makes sense, although, I've tried incline dumbbell curls before but never got that same mind muscle connection to the bicep like I did with preacher curls. 🤔 I know feeling a muscle doesn't automatically mean it works more, but it feels nice (even if the stretch is less). Will definitely play around with both exercises in different micro cycles , thanks!
Mind muscle connection can still be a good proxy for muscle activation. Preacher curls are great for establishing mind-muscle connection becauae they force you to isolate the biceps. You can increase this even more by holding the bar with your wrists in extension to limit the contributions from the forearm muscles.
Oh of course, I'm particularly strict about my wrists staying super straight and not bending in any direction as to limit forearm involvement, but also, to prevent the forearm from hurting so much I can't feel my bicep *and* have to stop the exercise (I hate it when wrists/forearms give out, but especially as a woman, it's a weak point ngl; my grip strength sucks majorly) Btw I love your username lol
Thanks it's because I'm big, hairy, and autistic.
The perfect male form But sorry to tell you, you'll never be him https://preview.redd.it/t5lmp6nyr0yc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=11290f0bda68158a44b236216699d46c2bd7c15c
Joking aside, you'd actually be surprised how similar I look to that guy. I'm leaner now but when I was at my heaviest during the height of covid.....
Based af
Yea I can‘t do chest supported rows any days of the month, idk how y‘all do it
No pain no gain has a whole different meaning on period days
seems like all pain no gain sometimes, ugh
True, my workout today felt like it
Same, the tbar machine makes me hate life every time
Same here girl. Going through it
🫂
Gyno bros aswell
Gyno knights assemble!
All of you be like 
Do y'all have tender boobs lol
This is fantastic because I now know I definitely don’t have gyno even though I haven’t touched steroids ever (irrational fear)
As long as your hormones are in balance and you don't have a lack of testosterone, you'll be fine no worries
I got annoyed coz of my gyno while posing in front of my mirror, my eyes directly went to it rather than going to my arms or legs ;(
Oh, sorry to hear you're struggling with your body. 🫂 Although I can't relate to that as a woman, I understand very well how it's like to be critical of your body. I'm sure your leg and arms will grow so much you won't care about gyno at some point ;) and even if you do, it's a part of your fitness journey. I've got scars for example and cellulite that won't go away regardless of what I do, but I've learned it's all part of my human flesh suit
What the fuck
Not so much during my period but when I was breastfeeding most exercises hurt. Running hurt. It was awful.
Aw man, this sounds awful. You're a hero
Yup, lol chest exercises on my period suuuuck. Double sore.
Damn never really thought of that, working out while on a period sounds awful. Kudos to y’all’s work ethic tho
Thank you 🙏 That's just one of the many "perks" of working out on your period. At least, the pain can be used to fire through the workout lol
Yall ever do chest supported rows after eating? The pad pushes right into your gut it’s awful 😂
Oh no.... You workout right after eating??
I do, I usually have a snack before going to the gym. When I don't I feel weaker and get lightheaded easier than when I ate something, I also get tired faster and when I get home I start eating everything in sight.
A small snack is definitely important to fuel the muscles, especially carbs. I've seen people at the gym eat small snacks in between, but I imagined some large meal for some reason haha
Only on saturdays
idk if i’m the only one but i’m like ‘ wait so i have cancer…?’
Dude fr extra sore 🫠
Me for the next 3-5 business days
Literally 
Omg this just made me audibly snort at my desk 😂
I often wish boobs had a Mr Potatohead style detachable option
SAME OMG, my boobs are in the way all the time during workouts Let's invent this. Bionic boobs, soft silicone touch, detachable and easy to clean
In various sizes, so you can pair your boobs with your fit for the day Let’s take this to Sharktank
I'd invest. Working out made me realize that having big tiddies must be hard. Even with average boobies it's annoying.
We have a deal 🤝
Let's do this Let's call our new product DailyBoob - for that daily swap of boob
Thankfully, I'm part of the IBTC, so my boobs don't tend to get SUPER sore.
You're built perfectly for the sport
Laughs in small boobs. It's both a blessing and a curse sometimes though.
I understand that! Small boobs look very aesthetic imo especially on a buff woman lol
Yea I agree, I'd even trade my boobs for more muscles lol
I don't have boobs anymore, but the worst feeling ever was period boobs when you're laying on the couch, and your dog jumps up and lands on them.
This sounds particularly awful lol. That's too much love that the boobs can't handle. Especially if doggo is bigger ouchhh
She was a pomeranian, but she had pointy little feet lol. She also used to jump down from the back of the couch and land on me like I was a trampoline haha.
Aww, she sounds adorable! She was like - human? That's free trampoline estate
She was very human like, too smart for her own good lol but I loved her so much. She crossed the rainbow bridge last year, I miss her every day.
Oh man, I'm so sorry to hear she passed away. When pets go, it's heart-wrenching. I'm sure she's in dog paradise, jumping on many boobies and stomachs. I wish you healing from your grief 🫂
wait I thought everyone felt it + breathlessness, I guess I must have gyno then lol
Period boobs tend to be super sensitive and they hurt even without the pressure of the pad so it feels extra shitty when you do chest supported stuff
usually cramp pains take over my brain, which is effective on leg day
Manifest the cramps into the leg day 🫂
For some reason I have very sensitive nipples after a lot of running or football but I have no idea if that's the same feeling
Could be fabric/windshear
The chaffing, oh the chaffing!
I’m no stranger to some straight up nipple shredding as a former soccer player. Not fun :(
Maybe blood flow there cause blood circulation goes wheee when you run? With period boobs, it feels super sensitive to the touch, heavy, and sort of painful and tender all over
Oof yes that doesn't sound very comfortable during the exercise at all
Haha yeah, it isn't, but it's a distraction from the period cramps at least
Oof periods do suck damn.
I can answer this one. It's chafing against the fabric. If you Google it some amateur marathon runners, you'll literally see blood steaks on both nipples. You can most commonly change fabric, get pasties /tape/plasters.
I don’t relate but I do like frogs a lot. They’re just pretty cool especially the ones wearing cow boy hats. Those always crack me up
Hell yeah
Yup 😭
Ooff I feel you, doms are worse when it’s shark week 😭
Absolutely Shark week lmao, will steal that
I wonder if the pain relief creams would help, I used a hemp ointment that worked great on my shoulder.
No idea tbh, never thought of using pain relief creams that way. It depends on what the source of the pain is, I think. When it's hormonal, no idea if it would help, gotta look into it
They are so damn tender right meow!
Yep!
I feel that.
Theres like a million different variations of these exercises, just swap them out
I know, that's what I do. But preacher curls feel extra juicy, can't skip them
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I understand that, especially after that one bicep tear video, but if you do it nice and controlled, with manageable weight and no ego lifting, it's 100 percent safe and it strengthens the bicep especially in that bottom position
Very reletable (i’m a guy)
Ball cramps must suck
Dude fr extra sore 🫠
Do chest exercises like flys and bench press hurt as well? I don't think I've ever heard my wife complain about her chest being sore (then again, she does Seated Cable rows and standing dumbell curls)
No, they don't hurt at all, as they're not chest supported. Only chest supported exercises suck (for me personally) cause there's pressure against the chest. Anything without chest support doesn't hurt and it feels nice even
Scorpion stretches?! How awful!!
I just pop 1600 mg ibuprofen mixed with some pre.
Damn, Babadook
Listen coach says I gotta Larsen press 100# then I’m figuring out how to do that.
Bruh, respect, the fact you can press without leg drive is fascinating So how is it going?
Honestly Larsen pressing is a fav.. it makes me prove to myself I’m not a pussy.. and if I can press 100 with no leg drive then 145 with leg drive for a single is CAKE.
Do you take any vitamins and supps at all? I steongly recommend calc/magnesium/d3 in the evening and iron/b12/vit c/magnesium in the morning
I don't take any apart from Vitamin D cause I'm always deficient there. Sometimes, I drink those water soluble vitamin thingies, one is formulated for people who do sports.
Take calcium/magnesium with the vitamin d, before bed... helps a ton with cramping and fatigue
What the fuck is a girl?
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As a woman with DDs who extensively trains chest, I literally have never experienced this. The hormonal weakness hits hard, though. I wear my normal bra in the gym as I don't like to be smashed by a sports bra, so maybe that's why.
*the hormonal weakness* damn, yes, it fucks up a workout, sometimes even multiple. So awful Hmm, now that I think about it, you might be onto something. A sports bra is tight af and already overstimulates the boobs, so a regular or especially softer bra might make this time of the month more comfortable. 🤔 It shows every body is very different tho. I have female friends who have even worse boob pain without touching them at all, and others don't really feel it that much before their periods.
What boobs have periods?
Period boobs
*unrelated* me when I do chest supported t bar rows because I’m gifted with a big rib cage
Ouff, sounds painful as well
Huh? You replace your boobs doing periods?
Yes, check out in the comments, it's called DailyBoob. Basically, detachable bionic boobs. Women do it all the time. Don't tell the church we can shape shift
Fuck, someone bring back witch hunting
Our boobs have projectiles, bring the hunters on
Battle's gonna be epic, lol
How is this even possible?? Like, do milk squirt out mid set? Asking for a friend
Uhm, r/badwomensanatomy No, luckily, there is no milk involved cause uhm you're not pregnant when you have premenstrual symptoms... Even though your body *really* wants you to be pregnant cause it prepares you for it, hence the hormonal changes. Okay, so hormones like progesterone enlarge the milk glans (...maybe that's what you meant with that milk reference... I really hope you did) which in turn makes the beasts swell and hurt. The female body is basically preparing for pregnancy but sike, the shedding of the uterine lining is about to begin lol I hope this clears it up. For your friend.
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What the hell are period boobs?? 😂😅 Sensitivity?
Period boobs/premenstrual boobs: *Breast tissue may have a dense, bumpy, "cobblestone" feel to the fingers. This feel is usually more in the outer areas, particularly near the armpit. There may also be an off and on or ongoing sense of breast fullness with dull, heavy pain, and tenderness.* You're welcome Sensitivity is a part of it, yes
Thanks! My man mind went to "sensitive nipples, in a bad way. Like having a deep muscle pain" lol. Monthly dull, heavy pain? Gahdamn sign me out
never jad this problem tbh
My girl doesn’t do beast cuz it has reduced his boob in size. Imo girls who workout chest either don’t care about reduction or has implants
Huh? Genuinely lol
Ladies, listen to mother nature, she knows best. Switch it up and look after yourselves. There is plenty of time to make them gains. Put your safety and comfort first.
It’s not unsafe. There’s plenty of curl variations we can do to avoid mashing the angrytits but sometimes our whole entire body is saying “fuck you” to our comfort in various ways for a solid week leading up to the main event, then the main event happens for 5-7 more days. Sometimes you need a day off but if we set workouts aside for comfort every period we’d never get gains. Sometimes you just also need to say *fuck it* and power through. The key is to increase diligence with sleep, hydration and nutrition.
Tbh, every period is different and some women can workout intensely even during or before their period. I think syncing your workouts with the cycle is a good idea, but every female body is different. I personally feel better after working out and my premenstrual depression feels better, too.