How bad is it really?

[kx250rider]

I don't even feel them anymore, but once in awhile, I'll get a painful lump deep in the muscle due to a deep bruise. Maybe one out of 100 injections. You'll learn exactly the best spots and angles on your own body, which will be different from person to person. On me, the rear delts, the glutes are painless, but the front delts or quads tend to leave me with a sore muscle for a day or 2. You need to use a muscle that's thick; in order to reduce the injury from the stretching when the liquid is injected. I've experimented with just about every muscle I can reach which is thick enough to receive an injection, and I found that some hurt like f**k, and others don't. But other bros might have opposite findings.

The best tips for painless needles would be: 1) Proper site selected 2) QUICK & steady hand; meaning stick the needle all the way in, and in one pop. Not hesitating, as that DOES hurt as the needle slowly slices it's way through the skin. 3) Inject slowly. You can leave the needle in the muscle for an hour, and it's not going to hurt. Take your time injecting after the needle is in place. 4) Rub HARD with a tissue afterward, and massage deeply. That breaks up the ball of liquid and starts it absorbing.

As other said, a little pain is part of the deal. Not just injections, but pulls & strains, and smashed fingers, etc., are all part of the sport of bodybuilding.

Charles
NOT a doctor... Just sharing personal experience which is in NO WAY qualified!!!!

 

[stevesmi]

^^^ that is excellent advice charles.. good to have you back posting on here. you definately know your stuff on AAS.

you've been gifted a plat before so I will hit ya with some K for that excellent post

 

[jimp]

I think your friend is screwing with you. When I first started a friend told me he would show me everything. when it came time for the first shot I got everything ready and he said "ok - the very first shot has to go in your nuts" I nearly shit myself! LOL
it just a shot brother, don't sweat it.

 

[twenty47]

i think it depends on the person. i ran the same prop as Subs and i couldnt even workout let alone barely walk when i did quads. and couldnt raise my arm when i pinned delts. so i had to stop it. while he said it barely hurt..


this cycle ive been mixing 80mg of prop with either .6 test e or .7 Eq eod. The EQ cuts the pain to almost nothing. with test e the next few days the spot hurts and is sore but nothing a grown man cant handle or workouth through.

ive never used sust but ive had dudes that have experience say its not bad and then others say it was like my first experience with prop only. guess u will find out lol. personally the idea of prop does not appeal to me. id rather just mix the two and get more prop while the slow stuff is kicking in and then do away witht he prop week 5.

 

[oklahoma86]

Honestly I have never had an issue with Sust, at all really, I love the stuff! No more soreness than any other test I have used. Occasionally (for some reason only on the lower area of the quad on my right leg, and I cycle between upper and lower exterior quads on both legs) I have had the oil on the needle (I always make sure I push the air out and let a couple drops run down and lube the needle) sting when I stick the needle in, and I can feel a little heat develop, but this goes away pretty quick (less than 10 minutes) after injection. Sustanon was great for me, it never hurt, and also in my opinion I strongly reccommend the 25g needle, length is your choice but dont go less than 1".

The 25g is narrow, but to me that keeps you from injecting too quickly, it doesnt hurt more to leave it in longer! Plus it produces very little scar tissue, and another bonus is that the 'hole' it leaves is much less likely to allow oil/blood to leak back out of the injection site. I have only used 22g, 1.5" needles to inject besides 25s, and to me they are longer than they need to be, and the longer the needle the more distance the tip sweeps around from movement (simple physics!) reletive to the "axis" where the needle meets the skin surface... which means more scar tissue and soreness causing tissue damage. When I was using the 22s (because I ran out of 25s and had a ton of syringes with 22gs already on them) I noticed that when I pulled the needle out, even at full depth a lot more blood and oil would drain out than I was used to... It would make me mad cause it seemed like so much oil! Normally I would get maybe a single, tiny, drop of blood after injection, but with the larger needle it would be a deep red spot the size of half a dime or a dime on the alcohol pad (I always hold a fresh pad over the injection site while I massage it). It wasnt a lot, really... but it felt like I was wasting a ton!!

If I were you I would just take a few more deep breaths during your inject and use the needle that hurts less (they both feel about the same), scars less, controls delivery, and looks a lot less scary!! Just my two cents!

 

[twenty47]

i use 23's and 25's. i like both. neither hurt when i jab. i used a 22g needle on my delt one time just to try it since i had a bunch to use for drawing. it bled pretty good and stung.


honeslty the pain of the needle peircing the skin is like nothing. and this is coming from someone who was scared of needles horribly before i decided to man up and get on the sauce. the first time i pinned was my right quad with a 23g 1.5 inch. i put the needle tip right up against my skin and slowly pushed it in lol. it still really didnt even hurt. i get nervous before i pin and i think the nerves make me not feel the pin.

 

[ALIN]

I'm going to start my first cycle this fall of sust 250 twice a week. My buddy keeps teasing me about the pain I will have from the injection. how bad is it really? I've read about it but not sure what I'm in store for. I'm going to inject my quads. He's only done one cycle about a year ago of sust and he said he couldn't sleep on that side, hurt to walk or go to sit, and forget doing any leg work for about 3 days. Is this true or is he a pussy like I think he is? Lol

I honestly have no problems with pain at all with SUST. Use a 23-25g pin and it should be smooth. Be sure you inject
deep IM where ever you do inject.