pimples or similar stuff from working out?

Question

when i started working out, on my first weeks, i eat some eggs as an alternative to overpriced proteins and stuffs. i eat the white and yolk by the way (yolk should be avoided though). after a month, the areas I'm working out is getting prone to pimples, my biceps and chest and upper back. i guess my cholesterol level got higher because of eating yolks, so i stopped eating any eggs. whenever i stop working out, pimples wore out, but when i train again, they come back. and they leave dark spots. what should i do to prevent/erase those spots? why does pimples appear on the parts I'm working out? please educate me!

Answer 1

You are breaking out for the simple reason you are sweating more. Like as not, you are doing this with a shirt on which is holding the sweat against your skin. Nice warm wet spots are popular with the bacteria that like to cause zits, and your pores are wide open while you are working out. Practically open invitations to them to move in. To help prevent this, wear a workout shirt that is made of cotton, not synthetic- so it can absorb the extra sweat. Make sure it's roomy, not snug on the skin as well. Immediately after you finish working out, take a shower and get nice, clean and dry. For the individual spots, any over the counter pimple treatment will work. You can also use witch hazel as a cool down wipe, to cut down on the breakouts. It is a mild antiseptic, skin friendly, and cheaper than the rinses sold in the acne prep area. Tea trea oil, one drop on the offending spot, at night before bed will also help.
So far as dietary protein goes, eggs and their yolks are perfectly good sources. Your body doesn't care where the protein comes from, actually. If you want to lower cholesterol, up the intake of whole grains, oatmeal is a good choice and cheap as well. For a lower fat/cholesterol free protein source, soybeans and soy products like tofu are excellent souces of alternate protein as well. So is no-fat milk and milk products like yogurt and cottage cheese. What you eat is not linked to the pimples. While a good diet promotes good skin health, and aids in healing- things like chocolate and fat do not increase pimples. That's an old tale, not proven in any studies. Poor diets usually are high in fat and calories, and junk, which mean nutrition overall is poor- and that will encourage breakouts. But a piece of chocolate does not equate to a zit, if overall you are eating healthy. Zits are mostly caused by staph bacteria that live normally all over the body, causing breakouts when they get into the skin via a cut or open pore, or even hair follicle.
The dark spots will fade as the skin heals. It will heal more quickly if left be and treated with ordinary means. Prevent others with what I already told you. If all else fails, see the doctor for something a bit stronger, but otherwise "bacne" and chest breakouts are pretty common and easy to treat.