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It has been a very open secret for years now that bodybuilders, wanting to make up for genetic deficiencies in their bodies sometimes resort to Synthol to literally pump up their muscles when cosmetic surgeries and implants don’t suffice.

What is Synthol?

Synthol is a site enhancement oil (SEO) that bodybuilders inject directly under the muscle sheath. Using traditional weight lifting techniques, it can take years to add an inch or two to your arms, steroids may speed this up to a matter of months but guess what, Synthol can do this in a matter of minutes!

Muscle is muscle… right? WRONG!

Sure, you can go from 18 inch arms to 20 inch arms over several courses of Synthol (some have reached 30 inches btw) but unlike traditional weight lifting (juiced or not), these are not FUNCTIONAL muscle… actually, they aren’t even muscle. You end up with beautiful bags of oil that don’t have much definition and look like… well… bags of oil!

The muscles that are hard earned have gained strength, power and have an increased mitochondrial count. Your central nervous system has adapted and increased its capacity to process neuro-muscular related information. The muscle fibers themselves have increased in both width and count. You get NONE of these benefits using Synthol. Put another way, Synthol can be simply seen as the equivalent of a liquid implant that slowly goes away with time, harming your muscles in the process.

What are the risks of Synthol?

Unlike Steroids where you just need to inject into the muscle, with Synthol, you need to inject right under the muscle sheaths which is dangerously close to nerves and other things you don’t want to ever want to get near to. Abscesses are always a concern with any type of injections but the added problem with Synthol is that if you get one, you might as well go to a butcher to get it removed and drained due to its possible depth. If that isn’t scary enough, if you hit an artery and fill it with Synthol, you may KILL that muscle!

Synthol taken to extremes

Simply say the name “Greg Valentino” to ANY bodybuilder and you will get a reaction. This guy had a great physique until he discovered the trappings of Synthol. What is the result? Well, 27 inch arms (one of which acquired an abscess) and basically swift condemnation by the majority of the physical fitness world. He isn’t a bad person, he writes for some magazines and actually knew what he was doing to himself… so he isn’t some crazy lunatic. Here are two pictures that are not edited in any way.

The Bottom Line

If you want to become big and muscular… Synthol isn’t a valid shortcut for hard work and dedication.

Update: Check this gallery out! Scary stuff! http://artsyspot.com/what-went-wrong-synthol-victims/