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Something I always wondered about synthol vs frequent gear pinning

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So my understanding as to why people use synthol is to stretch the muscle and also cause scarring to make the size added permanent..Now the tutorials I see people are adding 3ml's per muscles and only doing this twice a week.. sometimes three times.. Now I can say muscles I've put the most gear into with one pin do have scarring and do look bigger.. You may also notice this after a few weeks on pinning delts how they seem to have a pump when you're not even working them. So this just makes me wonder couldn't you basically do site enhancement with your gear if you pinned it more frequently in the same muscle rather than synthol?
I did find a thread on a diff site with someone saying they did get the similar effects as using synthol by just pinning certain muscles more frequently with gear.

Let me know what your think or if you've tried this with your gear then share your experiences

2500hd's picture

I've read that spot injecting doesn't work blah blah but my biggest body parts shoulders and quads are the ones I inject the most. Honestly i think spot injecting stretches the facia. so what about using testosterone undecanoate(nebido)? The half life is around 16 days as an alternative to synthol. Just an idea

OmNom's picture

Yup the places I inject most have plenty of scar tissue and went from lagging to ahead of other muscles

OmNom's picture

Good to hear your experience.. Yup I don't see why 3 cc's of gear wouldn't stretch your muscle just like similar to synthol even if it doesn't stick around as long.. and I couldn't find anything about it lasting for years in the muscle lmao

humpnpump's picture

I've never used synthol but the philosophy behind synthol is it takes a lot time to dissolve which expands the muscle. It can take 5 to 10 years before that shit disenagrates and your back to normal. Using regular gear also expands your muscles and tissue and is dissolve in a reputable timeframe. IMHO Synthol is only for those who wish to compete and have to get result quickly. Where as the average gym rat can get similar result over time from just pinning gear.

Iron_Addict0929's picture

Pretty much sums it up. Synthol does nothing but expand the fascia and take up space and it does not degrade anytime soon so the oil hangs out for a very long time. Much different than standard carrier oils in aas, which create a small depot a disperse pretty quick. I've never personally done it, not my thing but I have no problems with it. Just about every pro BB uses it and when done right it doesn't look bad. Done wrong, well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX1UKEIFICg

Cmndr. Shepard's picture

What about the video underneath that? Does this really happen?! Did he put too much at one time or got infected?

http://m.youtube.com/watchv=EyhOmBPtGNM

Iron_Addict0929's picture

Yeah, that's possible. It could be too much at once, an over accumulation over a period of time. It could be non-sterile oil, just like with gear. Also at risk for embolisms with synthol, especially given the volume of oil. Like I said, there are synthol freaks that are the exception, the example of how not to do it. Then there would be just about every single pro bodybuilder that had used it to some degree to bring up something lacking. Shoulders, bis and tris and very common and if done right, wouldn't really look suspect on a pro physique. It all depends on what you're going for. My goals aren't geared in that direction so I would never use it, but I wouldn't fault any aspiring pro/ pro bodybuilder for using it. It's fairly common ground in the upper ranks

OmNom's picture

Yeah I wasn't planning on taking synthol.. But that's exactly what I was wondering.. If you'd get similar results from gear pins over time.. Now the only thing I'm wondering is would it be ok to pin the same muscle twice a week or even 3 times a week.. I've always waited to pin the same muscle once a week tbh

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I was under the impression it was both the oil and the scarring from synthol