So basically a few years ago I was 150 lbs at 5'10 and skinny fat. Was motivated to start lifting by a personal trainer friend and over the course of a little bit over a year I went from 150 to a relatively lean 180-185 because I lifted 6-7 days a week and followed a strict meal plan.

The problem is adding that much mass that quickly gave me some bad stretch marks on my back, where my chest meets my armpit, and on my upper leg.

Is this just the price I gotta pay for bulking up so quickly? I've only had one girl bring it up and it was in a very non-judgmental type of way but still. It's probably the only aspect of myself that I'm actually self-conscious about. I'm in great shape, got a decent job, have been doing the best I ever have with women.

Any serious lifters in here suffer from this as well?