Thread: Relaxing while pinning

I pin while taking a hot shower
, or just after LHJO

I know a few people who tense up there neck really bad when doing delts.

I do thighs. just sit down turn leg to side. pop it in.

Originally Posted by blazeftp

I know a few people who tense up there neck really bad when doing delts.

I do thighs. just sit down turn leg to side. pop it in.

I've been doing thighs. Not really sure why I tense up. I guess it's just the idea of sticking myself with a pin.

When i first pinned my hands where the worst problem for me.

Now it take it slow.
Put my feet flat on the ground pop the needle in take a few deep breaths, then slowly push it in wait. re grip the needle and slowly inject.

Yeah I do everything as slow as possible. I find it helps with the discomfort afterwards. I'd hate to jam the pin in and hit a nerve but I know some people prefer to jam it. I even push the plunger in really slow and leave it in for 20-30 seconds to let it all absorb. But I feel ya on the hands shaking. My first shot this cycle my hands shaked like crazy but no issues since.

obviously you're taking the weight off whichever leg/glute you're pinning, right? just checking. I usually cross my legs while I'm standing as if I'm going to lean over and do a single leg hamstring stretch and take the weight off the side that is getting stuck.

Yeah I do it sitting down. I tried shaking the muscle to get it relaxed but I still tense up right before I insert. Maybe it's just a mental thing.

dont rush it. relax each step of the way. when you tense up. stop. wait until you relax. then proceed.

During a hot shower . The muscel is so relaxed you don't feel a thing!

Just takes practice bro. Once you do a Prop/Acetate cycle, you will laugh at the thought of pinning. Especially once you switch back over to a long ester.

I used to be only comfortable doing my delt with my dominant hand. Now glutes are my favorite, quads second, delts last. I will NEVER do a calf injection....

Originally Posted by chronicelite

Just takes practice bro. Once you do a Prop/Acetate cycle, you will laugh at the thought of pinning. Especially once you switch back over to a long ester.

Do you say that b/c of the frequency of pins? Or b/c of the pain of injection? I really don't mind pinning at all. I actually look forward to it.

Doing anything repeatedly makes it easier. After a while it will be as second nature as taking a piss. Can do it with your eyes closed.

This is a funny topic for me. I go through these weird periods bout spike'n. Sometimes it don't mean nothin I can be think'n bout somethin else and pin'n, on the phone or somethin lol. THEN there are times when I think bout the fact that I gotta take a shot start'n the nite before and not dig'n it ! lol I been at this for a LONG,LONG time and it just makes me laugh at myself. Anybody else go through that ? You'd think after all this time it'd never be an issue.

Peace and Love

i usually sit on the john will pinning try to relax the area i'm going to inject in while I warm up the loaded dart under hot tap water. usually does this pre-wo on training days and before the shower on non-training days.

Just quit tensing up. That should solve the problem.

I have an issue with pinning the quad because ive never done it...
Ten years ago i only pinned in triceps then I switched to delts and that took like a week to hit a nerve and Piss on that. Went to the old cheeks and I cant even feel the 22 post anymore. Never had an issue with the tensing up but my hands were shakey as a noob.
Just think about how less sore you will be if you chill out and get it overwith

Originally Posted by Supermans Daddy

This is a funny topic for me. I go through these weird periods bout spike'n. Sometimes it don't mean nothin I can be think'n bout somethin else and pin'n, on the phone or somethin lol. THEN there are times when I think bout the fact that I gotta take a shot start'n the nite before and not dig'n it ! lol I been at this for a LONG,LONG time and it just makes me laugh at myself. Anybody else go through that ? You'd think after all this time it'd never be an issue.

Peace and Love

I get this
Did a pin today,
The night before i went to bed i was thinking, Going to be doing a pin tomorrow.
Hope i don't hit a vein....better not be sore...


Just did it there.
No blood but was fucking agony.



Anyone ever get to a point when pushing in the pin where it seems stuck. so you push throw and get a sharp stabbing pain ?

Got my 1 inch pin half way throw, Doing a thigh shot.
Got this kind of painful so pushed throw and usually it goes away but this time it made it worse.

While injecting gear it was very uncomfortable.
Makes it worse as my hands start to shake as its painful.
Reps for your thoughts ?

I've only done 1 cycle & it didnt bother me at all. The only problem was sometimes some of the gear leaked out of the hole I'd just punched & sometimes it bleed like hell, other times no probs. Why did this happen? I think maybe I ejected 2 quickly but I'm not sure as this was my 1st & only experience. I did delts & gluts btw.

Originally Posted by Ejams

I've only done 1 cycle & it didnt bother me at all. The only problem was sometimes some of the gear leaked out of the hole I'd just punched & sometimes it bleed like hell, other times no probs. Why did this happen? I think maybe I ejected 2 quickly but I'm not sure as this was my 1st & only experience. I did delts & gluts btw.

Try injecting slower and leaving the pin in for 20-30 seconds after fully injecting to let the oil absorb. That works for me. Or it may be because you didn't inject deep enough into the muscle. You should be using a 1.5" for the glute and 5/8" to 1" for the delt.

Last time I injected thigh it went in great. No pain. I always take 30-45 seconds to push the plunger in, let it set for a minute then take it out to make sure none comes back out. But this last time about halfway through pushing the plunger in I started to get hot, light headed and sweating profusely. Never had this before. I finished it up and pulled out. A few seconds later I was fine. Then the next day it felt like someone punched me in the leg and it was slightly swollen away from the site. My guess is it was the first time I injected 3ml in my leg for it hurting the next two days like I was frogged? Still havent figured out the sweating. I will just stick to delts and glutes from now on.

Originally Posted by blazeftp

I get this
Anyone ever get to a point when pushing in the pin where it seems stuck. so you push throw and get a sharp stabbing pain ?

Got my 1 inch pin half way throw, Doing a thigh shot.
Got this kind of painful so pushed throw and usually it goes away but this time it made it worse.

While injecting gear it was very uncomfortable.
Makes it worse as my hands start to shake as its painful.
Reps for your thoughts ?

I've felt this many times and it's usually when I tense up and the muscle isn't relaxed. When I was able to stay relaxed, no sharp pain at all. One time I know I either went thru or nicked a vein and felt that pain as well. First few times I felt that sharp pain and it was hard to push in, I kept pulling out and trying a new spot but same thing. At first I thought I hit a nerve but IMO, and I'm no expert, it's because you're trying to push into a tense muscle so it's harder to get the pin in and causes some discomfort. I recall while getting a shot when I was younger in the glute, the nurse wouldn't inject until I was totally relaxed. It took forever but when someone is standing over you with a big ass needle, it's not easy to stay relaxed.

Originally Posted by Supermans Daddy

This is a funny topic for me. I go through these weird periods bout spike'n. Sometimes it don't mean nothin I can be think'n bout somethin else and pin'n, on the phone or somethin lol. THEN there are times when I think bout the fact that I gotta take a shot start'n the nite before and not dig'n it ! lol I been at this for a LONG,LONG time and it just makes me laugh at myself. Anybody else go through that ? You'd think after all this time it'd never be an issue.

Peace and Love

ha, i'm the same way. some times I just don't look forward to pinning............like today

Originally Posted by ROID

ha, i'm the same way. some times I just don't look forward to pinning............like today

Not me. I always look forward to it. Sometimes I want to do it a day early. I guess it'll get old after a while.

mental thing. relax bro.

Thanks ripped golfer, I'll try that next time round.