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    starting delt injects tonight any tips?

    I have 25ga 5/8 pins that I will be using for my delts. Are there any helpful tips for aspirating. Looks kinda tricky to aspirate and keep the needle from moving around. I've read some posts and ****injections.com but was wondering if something works better than the other.

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    No tips just need to stick pull back on plunger no blood inject nice and slow.



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    BREATH lol

    i have told that to so many first timers and they say that is the most important thing... just like lifting

    people get nervous and rattle and lock up and forget to breath bringing on lightheaded dizzyness and other weird things.
    but injecting is the same for all locals'

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    I sit at a table with my elbows on it.....makes it move around less

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    I've been doing injections for quite a while so that doesn't bother me. Just wanted to see if there was anything to make it easier before I start.

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    get a bigger pin. doesnt 25 guage take forever to draw?

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    Quote Originally Posted by neverenuff21
    get a bigger pin. doesnt 25 guage take forever to draw?
    I draw with an 18 and shoot with the 25.

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    i got lumps hitting the front delts because i couldnt reach the side or rear they lumps just went down so my wife will do them for me know I hope. I think it was from not as much muscle as the side or rear.

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    Well I just got done with my delt injection. Went pretty smooth and pretty much painless. But I did have a problem keeping the pin steady while trying to aspirate . Probably be sore as hell tomorrow. They need to make a damn syringe with a ring or something on the plunger.

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    I sit on a chair and let my arm hang down. Make sure that it is relaxed, push the pin nice and slow, asperate and shoot. To asperate, I hold the barrel with my thumb and ring finger and use my middle and point finger to pull back the plunger. When asperate for delts, I just pull back just enough to feel a slight resistance since it is hard to do in that position.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lzicc
    I sit on a chair and let my arm hang down. Make sure that it is relaxed, push the pin nice and slow, asperate and shoot. To asperate, I hold the barrel with my thumb and ring finger and use my middle and point finger to pull back the plunger. When asperate for delts, I just pull back just enough to feel a slight resistance since it is hard to do in that position.
    I will give that a try next time. I tried to hold the syringe with my fingers and pushed the plunger back with my thumb, then switched and injected with my index finger.

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    Congrats on poppin ur delts cherry. Enjoy the many more to come

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    Ist delt shot

    I did my first delt stick last week and was nervous as hell seeing as iv only shot in the glutes before.My shoulder was bothering me and i had to shoot some D anyway so i came on the board got some tips and went to spot injects. and shot away. No problems ,no pain and the shoulder feels like new.
    Whats next the PEC !!!!lol I dont think ill try that one soon . With my luck ill stick my heart lol.




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    Quote Originally Posted by albert
    I did my first delt stick last week and was nervous as hell seeing as iv only shot in the glutes before.My shoulder was bothering me and i had to shoot some D anyway so i came on the board got some tips and went to spot injects. and shot away. No problems ,no pain and the shoulder feels like new.
    Whats next the PEC !!!!lol I dont think ill try that one soon . With my luck ill stick my heart lol.




    IF YOU WANT SOMETHING YOU NEVER HAD YOU HAVE TO DO SOMTHING YOU NEVER DID
    I'd only shot glutes before too. The last one I did last week was a real mother because of scar tissue. I figured it was time to move on. I am going to try legs next. I will be shooting every week forever so I'm going to have to have as many spots as possible. The delts are definately alot easier as far as not having to twist yourself in a knot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by justtrnd40
    I have 25ga 5/8 pins that I will be using for my delts. Are there any helpful tips for aspirating. Looks kinda tricky to aspirate and keep the needle from moving around. I've read some posts and ****injections.com but was wondering if something works better than the other.

    Delts 25g X 1"

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    Funny, Im less afraid of shooting delts then glutes. I cant bring that needles close to my ass, id rather it on my arm

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    Quote Originally Posted by lzicc
    I sit on a chair and let my arm hang down. Make sure that it is relaxed, push the pin nice and slow, asperate and shoot. To asperate, I hold the barrel with my thumb and ring finger and use my middle and point finger to pull back the plunger. When asperate for delts, I just pull back just enough to feel a slight resistance since it is hard to do in that position.
    that is exactly what i was going to suggest, but looks like you beat me to the post. that seems like the easiest way to asperate as far as what you can do with that hand at the angle you end up at for the delt. i've never had any problems doing it that way. i actually manage to asperate quite easily and well though. guess it just takes time. then again, i also spent like 10 minutes before my first shot in my delt to try and figure out how i was gonna do it and planned it all out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mr. snakes
    Delts 25g X 1"
    I've seen alot of people using 5/8ga pins for delts so thats why I went with them. My shoulders aren't small by any means but they are not huge. Arm feels fine today so I'm going to stick with the 5/8 for now.

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    go with a bigger needle itgoes in much quiker. the longer the dart stays in you arm the more its going to hurt after

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    HOW TO INJECT YOURSELF AND NOT LOSE YOUR LUNCH
    By Dr. David T. Ryan
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    We decided to print this article for the safety of all athletes that choose to use anabolics. We do not condone the use of AAS, especially with young athletes and teenagers. But we do realize that there are people that do use them and wish to give them some information on how to inject properly. If you have any moral or any other objections of the use of AAS, the please do not read the article. This is your choice as is the choice of those that use AAS. We have also decided to print this article as Dr. Ryan has had numerous obstacles in getting this published. We felt that this subject needed to be addressed.]

    This whole article started with a shocking conversation I was having with a twenty year friend of mine and lifter. He was explaining about the procedure he would use to inject himself. The process of using an old/used needle to remove the solution from the bottle then applying a new ?fresh? needle to his syringe was rather shocking to me. He smiled and indicated that boastfully that he had done this for over twenty years. All I could think about were the large fibrotic lesions in his glutes that prevented him from further injection in those sites.

    All too commonly the issues that are important are often never discussed by professionals until it is too late. This problem with that type of injection protocol is that you are taking a needle out of your dirty body (do you eat off of your ass?) and apply that needle, for the sake of keeping a sharp point, into a solution, just happy to grow the bacteria that is lodged in the needle and on it?s surface. Consider this, would you stick that needle into a bucket of paint then later shove that needle into your fresh bottle of EQ 200? Please consider that over the years of working medical research; I have seen bacteria grow in acid so strong you would have to open the chemical under a hood or burn your eyes and nose off ? it just takes time! NEVER STICK A NEEDLE FROM YOUR BODY BACK INTO ANYTHING THAT IS STERILE.

    THESE ARE THE BASIC SAFE STEPS IN INJECTION:

    1. Wash your hands and anyone else involved should wash their hands. 2. Use only clean needles to remove and inject any solution. 3. Prepare the area with a prep solution (i.e. rubbing alcohol or other sterilizer) 4. LEARN TO Z TRACK (listed below) 5. Never inject more than 5 cc?s / ml. into any one injection site. 6. Keep all items clean and dry after the injection. 7. Store all items properly.
    Washing your hands may seem simple, but it is a very effective way to prevent the spread of germs and viruses.



    Using a contaminated needle to remove solution from a bottle is playing Russian roulette with your health. Only use clean needles to puncture your skin or that of bottle. A single injection doesn?t dull the needle tip to any degree worth complaining about. It only helps in your head, maybe! Various prep solutions are necessary to clean the injection site; this prevents the normal bacteria that are present on the surface of the skin from being pushed into the body.

    Z Tracking

    This is a simple process of pulling the skin to one side to allow for a hole to be made in the skin and then displacing that same hole after the injection has been made. This displacement stops the leakage of the injected solution to the skin surface.


    Wash your hands and make sure that everyone else does too.
    Prepare the area with alcohol.
    Prepare the injection needle and solution
    Firmly displace the skin to one side.
    Inject the needle and aspirate to make sure you have no blood and then inject contents appropriately.
    Release the skin pressure.
    Remove the needle from the injection point.
    Clean and dispose of all materials appropriately.
    Taken from the nurses hand book (referenced below), notice how the displaced skin will stop the backflow of the injected solution.

    For those of you who would like a diagram: Click Here

    Follow these easy steps to providing a safer more effective injection. Common sense goes a long way in medicine and yes, this is still a form of medicine.

    also check this out...
    http://www.breastcancerprofessional....nc/nursing.pdf
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    great article!

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    yeah, i've only done glutes but want to try quads and delts but i'm scared that i'll hit a nerve!

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    Quote Originally Posted by justtrnd40
    I have 25ga 5/8 pins that I will be using for my delts. Are there any helpful tips for aspirating. Looks kinda tricky to aspirate and keep the needle from moving around. I've read some posts and ****injections.com but was wondering if something works better than the other.
    I hold with my middle finger and thumb and pull up with my index to aspirate . You really don't need bubble going in to prove you are not in a vein, you really just have to give it an upward motion. If you are in a vein the blood will spurt into the syringe.

    Then I put the index on top and push.

    I agree that 5/8" is short. You should have a one inch needle inserted 5/8". I broke a needle off when I had it all the way. Digging it out of my delt was not a happy experience.

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    Quote Originally Posted by znak
    I hold with my middle finger and thumb and pull up with my index to aspirate . You really don't need bubble going in to prove you are not in a vein, you really just have to give it an upward motion. If you are in a vein the blood will spurt into the syringe.

    Then I put the index on top and push.

    I agree that 5/8" is short. You should have a one inch needle inserted 5/8". I broke a needle off when I had it all the way. Digging it out of my delt was not a happy experience.
    Thansk for the info. I have heard of needles breaking off but never had anybody tell me it actually happened to them. I have a butload of 1in,5/8in and 1 1/2in needles so I will try the 1in on my next delt inject. I definately don't need to experience what you did.

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    damn bro, i hope i never experience that!

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    25g 1inch for delts?

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    A 25 gauge 5/8" poke to the delts?? Shit, just aspirate and inject that pussy ass needle

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    Quote Originally Posted by stayinstacked
    A 25 gauge 5/8" poke to the delts?? Shit, just aspirate and inject that pussy ass needle
    whatever dude

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    i just did my first delt tonight, no pain at all! i was expecting some but none, i guess i'll wait till morning to see if it's sore. i used a 23 guage 1"er.

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