Same bro! I was young and dumb and didn’t know better. Like sticking yourself with a fucking roofing nail. Fuck those harpoons. 29g .5” pins now.

I use 23 gauge too so the oil comes out easier but for delts(side &rear) and arms I wouldnt do deeper than a 5/8 I also don’t pin more then 1.5 ML’s in each so if it’s pin day I’ll do rear or sides 1.5 each. If you’re using 1ML or less bro you can just use a 1/2” 27 gauge insulin pin shit is like butter.

That size in your delt. My god no wonder. Especially being green. Also if you don’t get in the right spot it’s no good either. Here.

https://www.spotinjections.com/index3.htm

That’s a fucking harpoon switch to a smaller gauge. The pain your feeling isn’t the oil, it’s the destruction of tissue you caused Moby Dick

I'd advise switching to 27g-31g insulin needles man. I personally use 29g to draw and pin with, using a harpoon is definitely not helping pip in this case lol. The 23g will create a lot more scar tissue overtime as well

I know you stated this is first cycle have you been on TRT, or is this your first couple injections of anything?

I run the 3ML pin under the hot sink water lol never had an issue there is a cap on the syringes. Just pat all water off before you uncap.

I like to use a heating pad. It’s safer I feel like. Wrap the vial in clean paper towel or load the syringe and do the same which is how I do it. Put paper towel covered syringe in heating pad folded in half. Go about your business or whatever you need to do for a few minutes and come back. Say 5 minutes on medium or high. Depends on your pad. Good to go. This way you aren’t heating up vial over and over. Not that it will hurt it bc it shouldn’t. I just like to keep things as sanitary as possible.

Do 1/2 cc with 1cc mast

You can’t, if too much hot water is applied it will turn into methyl-testfagbolone. If you think the pip is bad now, just wait you won’t walk straight for a week.