Want To Get Rid Of Man Boobs?…Read This First

The sheer scale of the issues concerned with the desire that many males have to get rid of man boobs did enlighten me when I commenced looking into it. It is true to say that I had worked with and helped re-sculpt the chests of a few men who had this condition, during my work as a Fitness Professional. However, I considered that I ought to improve my knowledge of these chest issues and the root causes.

After those initial encounters I have acquired much knowledge of the two quite seperate situations which trigger man boobs. To be clear, the more involved of the 2 issues is known as Gynecomastia. As with many scientific words, gynecomastia comes from the Greek…’gyne’, and ‘mastos’ which mean ‘woman’ and ‘breast’ respectively.Gynecomastia is definitely more involved because of the variety of possible triggers, each giving rise to an imbalance in the two hormones ‘Androgen’ and ‘ Estrogen’. The male hormone is Androgen, with the female being Estrogen. In normal males this level stays stable for most of their grown-up life. As soon as the balance of these hormones is altered and Estrogen becomes too excessive, giving rise to Gynecomastia, then the urgency of how to get rid of man boobs looms very large in a guy’s mind.

The second  and more common problem is called Pseudogynecomastia or false gynecomastia, due to the fact that it does look like actual gynecomastia. All that is entailed here is an excess of fat on the man’s breast and the individual with this condition is also likely to have fatty tissue on other areas of his body…i.e. simply overweight or obese.

Knowing which condition an individual has is absolutely necessary in his mission to get rid of man boobs. Only a physician can properly identify which problem a man is suffering from so this is the first essential must-do. To repeat myself, it is not too much of a problem to address and defeat pseudogynecomastia by using a Fitness Advisor. What a man needs is the correct attitude and a properly designed program of workouts and the mandatory lifestyle and dietary changes to get rid of man boobs permanently.

If the chest problem is obviously gynecomastia to your doctor then he will have to undertake further tests to ‘home in’ on the cause. Many triggers for gynecomastia are now known and listed are some of the most common:

• Hormonal imbalance at or around puberty.

• Some medications can affect the hormonal equilibrium.

• Excess alcohol will do the same.

• Habitual cannabis use will change the crucial androgen/estrogen balance.

• Anabolic steroid users frequently grow breasts due to a process called ‘aromatization’ which transforms the extra testosterone into estrogen.

More causes and detailed information are to be found on my website. However, exercise, diet and lifestyle changes are just as vital in gynecomastia as in pseudogynecomastia, as I found when teaching in the gym.

It wasn’t until about 40 years ago that the medical profession started to find out how hormones sometimes become unstable and trigger gynecomastia. As a consequence, any male who really wanted to get rid of man boobs either had to resort to surgery, if he had the money, or buy uncomfortable and restrictive underwear in an attempt to hide them.

Today we know so much more about both gynecomastia and pseudogynecomastia that there ought to be no need to resort to either of these solutions. My research has thrown up a few different but natural approaches launched in recent years and highlight the best of these on my website the ‘Best Chest Guide’.

If you have a look at the rest of the articles on the site you will be much better armed in your quest on how to get rid of man boobs. Remember that I am a professional Fitness Instructor and have the knowledge and experience to judge and suggest  only what is safe and effective.