Site injection have always been a controversial subject, in this article I will try to explain the theories behind muscles site injection and its effect. This article is for information only, one shouldn’t self inject themselves with any substances without medical supervision.

Does injecting steroids and other compound in specific muscles promote localized growth?

The answer to this question is yes and no, if site injections works so well with all compound, then bodybuilders would have the largest muscular butts on the plant!
We already know the steroids promote muscles growth, this doesn’t work in the specific muscles with esterfied steroid (esters is the attached to a steroids to control its release) there are many esters such as enanthate, acetate, propionate, cypionate.. etc, it’s always mentioned in the content of the steroids, for example testosterone enanthate, is testosterone attached with the ester enanthate, to slow the process of the release or testosterone and make it a long term compound.

with esterfied steroids, direct growth in the muscles with site injection doesn’t occur, for the drug to be active, the ester should be removed, and 98% of esters is removed in the blood stream, so this happens after the substance leave the muscles, 2% happens in the muscles, but not enough to make an effect, when the gear is in the blood stream, every muscles has the chances of using it and binding to its androgen receptors site,  making a hormone-receptor complex, then enters the cell nucleus, where it binds to DNA, and activating specific genes which causes muscles growth.
This is why injecting steroids in the glutes cause overall muscles growth.

So direct muscles growth does not happen in the injection site with esterfied steroids, what about esterless steroids?

Esterless steroids actually helps with localized muscles growth, steroids like Winstrol injectable, Testosterone Suspension, Liquid Anadrol and Injectable Dbol may improve the muscle growth at the muscles they are injected in, they don’t have to be released into the blood stream to be active, they are already in the active form, since the area exposed to the greatest free biologically active compound is going to be the injection site itself, and the androgen receptors are going to be far more saturated than those far from it.
This doesn’t mean you will have huge muscle gain and enormerous size with site injections, it just helps making sure that the certain part get best share of the compound and making the best chance for its growth in the cycle.

Some of your probably been using esterfied steroids, like sustanon, Deca for site injection and noticed some size improvement following the injection for afew days, this is not permanent, it’s just the swelling caused by the oil of the steroids, as soon as the oil leaves to the blood stream, the muscle will return to normal, however it may help over the very long run if you inject all your gear in specific muscle that if lagging, not by the effect of the steroids or substance itself, more of oil stretching the fascia or muscle fiber in the muscles, over the long run, may stimulate growth in an indirect way.

Site Enhancement Oils

Site enhancement oils (Synthol),such as pump&pose & Esikclean, it’s one of the worst things that hit bodybuilding scene, it’s the one responsible for deformed muscles we have been seeing, probably you already seen some barely average bodies people with over 50cm arms, looking very strange and miss proportioned, I feel sorry for some of them. Some of them look like they have tumors in their arms, make you go like: the poor guy and they are proud of that ridicules look!!
Now I’m not here to judge, but obviously these people need some help, and not with their bodies, more of their heads!

Here are some pictures of Syntol victims:

So what exactly is synthol?
Synthol products are basically oil product that are injected in the muscles, with no certain effective compound in it, it doesn’t have something to stimulate muscles, it’s just sterilized oil (medium chain trigcelede), that build up in the muscle and takes long time to metabolize by the body, causing the muscles to swell and look bigger.

they are mostly sold over the counter as posing oil, making it easy to get by many, and with promises of gaining 2-3 inches to your arms, lots of people start using it, and the result is what we all see of deformed muscles these people have.

There is no doubt that synthol product works, it’s a double aged product, if used wisely, it can helps along way with lagging body parts, such as arms, calves, deltoids.
But if overused, you will end up as a joke, and if misused, you may end up with serious condition and even death.

First, let me explain how it works, injecting this oil in your muscles, caused the oil to build up within the muscles, and lifting it up, that’s why it’s always important to inject this substance very deep within the muscles, the deeper you do the more natural look you will still have, injecting it very close to the surface, you may end up with nipples like on your arms.
having the oil build up in the muscles which takes months to dissolve and be metabolized by the body, may produce permanent muscles growth by its fascia stretching properties, as we mentioned earlier, this stimulate growth in an indirect way.

Synthol is best use with common sense, don’t expect to make you arms from 40cm to 50 while still looking natural, just use it reasonably, to improve lagging body parts, while maintaining natural look. The problem is, we as human are greedy, and you see how fast you gained this inch in your arms, so you will be wanting another inch, and more and more, ending up with deformed look huge arms, and kissing your bodybuilding career goodbye.

Cautions with site injections:

• Its always important to use sterilized injection procedures, and with site injection it’s even more important, an infection in the butt is easier to handle than one in the arms, check injection procedures for guidelines.
• Just as a precaution, always keep a good anti-biotic such as Cipro around, if you notice an abscess starting, usually notice in irritation, swelling and red appearance that is hot to touch after a short while of your injection, followed by fever, start using Cipro and go the nearest clinic to be checked.
• Site injection may make training hard, even impossible for some, start low and build up slowly.
• Never use a product that you aren’t sure about its sterility.
• Always draw back, when injecting, and make sure no blood coming out and you injecting in the muscles, not a veins.
• Be reasonable with site injection, and don’t let greed get you.
• Site injection best works for small groups, such as biceps, triceps, deltoids and calves, for picture for site injection guide (click here)

 Shady Eid is a certified personal trainer, writer and competitive bodybuilder based in UAE. For questions and comments you can contact him at: Shady@arabianmuscles.com

Disclaimer: This article is for information use only, the writer and the site is not responsible for any other use of the content. Steroids use is dangerous and can cause lots of legal, health problems.