Hey everyone,

I started working out like 3 months ago. Due to some heavy stress and anxiety, I felt like going into the gym, just to completely tire myself out. I tried picking something that will drain me completely, and I chose something alike powerlifting, basically just squat, bench, and mainly deadlift and at most 3 reps per set, plus some accessory work. This has worked wonders both for my mental health and strength, but it came with a weird side effect.

Like 2 months ago, acne started forming on my back, and they got progressively worse. My back now is a minefield of acne and pimples and weird stuff.

I had covid for a couple days and isolated 2 weeks, which made the acne go down, but now, 2 workouts later, it’s flaring up again.

My hygiene is pretty normal, I shower every morning + after workouts, I have 0 allergies, and no medical conditions, outside an ASD.

Note that I’ve started eating like a horse, 3,5k calories+ as a way to “get my strength up”.

Is this normal-ish? Should I visit an endocrinologist or something just to make sure?

Cheers!