How did you guys get the nerve

[FarBeyondDriven]

easiest way I have found is to score the amp around the line or concaved part with a file, then pops open real easy. Just my favorite way, I hate breaking amps and watching my precious juice spill. Don't have to inject any air for pressure, no brainer I know. First shot, I was nervous too, just did it, and it started getting easier and easier, then started seeing results and I looked forward to sticking myself. Quads are easier to do, a slight bit more painful, but you can watch the action a lot easier. Don't forget to aspirate either, after you have set the needle pull back and if you see a couple air bubbles your cool, if you see blood pull out and try again you hit a vien. It won't kill you injecting in a vien though. Good luck bro and congrats.

 

[stackndeca]

i honestly kinda get off on it. not in a sexual way but like an adrenaline(?) type rush.

 

[Casamere]

Here's An Old Trick...

Hey Friend,

As for opening the glass amps...

An old lifter showed me that you can easily take a ball point pen cap and place it over the top of the amp, and snap off the top without any worry of cuttin yourself..

Works like a charm..

 

[Nathan]

Honestly dude, it's not a big deal at all. I wasn't nervous at all really on my first shot. It pretty much went like this:

Yawns. "Well, better do my shot now before my roommates get home." Got up went to bathroom with equipment.
Yawns. "I wonder if this will hurt. Let's see if I somehow figure out a way to kill myself doing this...I'm sure that won't be a problem this being me and all."
*Poke* "Didn't hurt. Huh." Shrugs. "Now where's that vein...?" Finishes injection and cleans up. "That was a stimulating experience. I think I'll go throw some eggs at a pony or two."

It isn't tough I assure you. The hardest part is keeping the needle still but you'll be fine.

 

[Austin316]

I still think 16 is too young Oak, heck 19 prob is too, but its gotta be better than 16. I hope you have some height at least. ANyways, don't think about it, just take a deap breath, relax, and stick it in there. Don't think about weather it will hurt or not. There really isn't anything to it, its not exactly a science

 

[noons80]

You can buy an amp opener but I always just break the tip off with my hands. You gotta be careful though not to break the whole amp. To make it break off easier take a file and score around the neck of the amp then it just pops right off

 

[BigBazooka]

Oak, the best advice i can give you, is learn how to train and eat. I've seen your pics and it looks like you don't know enough about training or eating right..

 

[SpikeDog]

Yes, score the amp,, even a knife will work. I usally put a towel over the top of the amp and snap it. i have crushed a few but you could not draw the glass up into the needle. It is easiest to draw up the juice with a larger needle, maye a 16 or 18, then switch needles to inject. I use a 22 and alomst never feel a thing. It has always freaked me out a little. I'm not fond of needles so I stand in the mirror in front of the sink and then turn on the water. I am not sure why. I guess it seems like I am doing something else. Then I look into the mirror at my hair or my traps and think about what I am looking at as I push it in rather slowly. By the time I decide wether or not to get a hair cut or to trim my nose hair the thing is in. I know it sound funny but the sound of the water and the thought process makes it easier.

 

[hamper19]

dude.....my first shot went like this....................6 pack....then filled the needle.........stared at my quad for a while........wiped it down with alcohol.......got another beer.......looked at it again...........thought ...man maybe i should shave the hair off my leg......then i held it up......looked at my quad again.......held the skin tight....took a deep breath....then BAM!!!!!!!!!......the needle was in......THEN....i sat there for like a few minutes before i even pushed the as in there.....i was like damn...i just put a needle in my leg...lol..................aspirated.........then went through with it....to be honest.....i never really got used to it..........have fun............

 

[jakethemus]

At what speed should you put the needle in?
I'm gonna use a 1 inch needle how deep should I insert it into my glute?

Jab it in fast like you are throwing a dart. You really need a 1.5 inch pin for the glutes and push it all the way in.