Hi Gang,
This is my second cycle and I have discovered the absolute best way to avoid PIP (other than not jabbing in the first place). This method is portable to whatever location you choose to pin and works with virtually all shapes and sizes of syringes and needles.
Here is what I use to inject my gear into my quad:
- Syringes are 3cc with 23 gauge 1 inch needles
Cleanliness is key:
- Wash your hands with antibacterial soap
- use sterile alcohol preps to clean your injectables (top of vial) and also clean where you plan to inject your gear... I actually draw my gear with 1.5 inch needle then change to a 1 inch for injection.
Here is the magic:
- Pick your injection sight (quad, glute, shoulder... there are plenty of youtube videos on how and where to inject)
- Relax the muscle that will be injected... if in the quad... sitting down works...
- Hold your syringe with one hand and inject perpendicular to the muscle (take a maximum of 5 seconds to inject the needle into the muscle)
- With two hands ASPIRATE to ensure that you are not in a vein (youtube can help you with that)
- Then take 20-30 seconds (for 1mL) to inject your gear
- After gear is fully injected, wait 30 seconds before pulling the needle out to avoid gear making its way back up the injecting fissure
- NOW FOR THE MAGIC... once the needle is out, take a cotton swap to apply pressure with the palm of your hand to the injection sight for a minimum of 90 seconds this will stop the internal bleeding which is the cause (in my experience) for 90% of the pain
- After applying this pressure you are good to go... no more PIP
Good luck...
This is my second cycle and I have discovered the absolute best way to avoid PIP (other than not jabbing in the first place). This method is portable to whatever location you choose to pin and works with virtually all shapes and sizes of syringes and needles.
Here is what I use to inject my gear into my quad:
- Syringes are 3cc with 23 gauge 1 inch needles
Cleanliness is key:
- Wash your hands with antibacterial soap
- use sterile alcohol preps to clean your injectables (top of vial) and also clean where you plan to inject your gear... I actually draw my gear with 1.5 inch needle then change to a 1 inch for injection.
Here is the magic:
- Pick your injection sight (quad, glute, shoulder... there are plenty of youtube videos on how and where to inject)
- Relax the muscle that will be injected... if in the quad... sitting down works...
- Hold your syringe with one hand and inject perpendicular to the muscle (take a maximum of 5 seconds to inject the needle into the muscle)
- With two hands ASPIRATE to ensure that you are not in a vein (youtube can help you with that)
- Then take 20-30 seconds (for 1mL) to inject your gear
- After gear is fully injected, wait 30 seconds before pulling the needle out to avoid gear making its way back up the injecting fissure
- NOW FOR THE MAGIC... once the needle is out, take a cotton swap to apply pressure with the palm of your hand to the injection sight for a minimum of 90 seconds this will stop the internal bleeding which is the cause (in my experience) for 90% of the pain
- After applying this pressure you are good to go... no more PIP
Good luck...
