posted April 13, 2000 01:47 PM            

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Well I finally took my first shot of durateston (same as sust250 for you newbies). Ultimately I was unable to gain a controlled enough position to administer in my glute, so I went for the quad. I was still scared shitless because I had no idea what to expect. It takes alot of courage for that first shot...I STILL can't believe I actually did it!
Anyway, I used a technique I read in a post on this board. I rubbed the area I intended to inject for about 20 min with ice. Doing this, I can honestly say that I did not feel the needle go in. So like any newbie I must have stared at the syringe sticking out of my leg for at least 20 seconds...I'm not sure what I was expecting to happen. I know for a second or two I thought about not aspirating (pulling back the plunger to check for blood) but that would have been foolish. When I pulled back I found I couldn't. From doing RESEARCH (hint for newbies) I realized this was normal and usually means all is well. I proceded to push down on the plunger which took firm even preassure to move. As the oil went in I could feel the preasure it created in the muscle but I wouldn't call it pain by any stretch. Pulling out was no problem either, absolutely no pain.
I was pretty shakey afterwards from nerves but not from the shot itself. I knew the best thing for me to do was work that muscle so after I massaged the inj site for 10 min or so I headed to the gym and did a through leg routine including cardio for 20 min. I was actually afraid to stop moving for fear my leg would freeze up or something. It didn't, of course, but it was uncomfortably stiff which really isn't that bad.
I was very afraid of how I would feel when I woke up today--like I wouldn't be able to move or sometning. My leg is just stiff and sore but no swelling yet. It really doesn't feel that bad (for those of you wondering how sore you will get while using sust).
I feel some of that sust "flu" that is so often talked about (tired, slight body ache) but it isn't bad enough to keep me out of the gym (yet).

Now I will tell you that while the lack of a bad first experience is due in part to a good bit of luck, the rest of you first timers better put some serious thought and research into your first cycle. Go into all of this half-cocked and you might find yourself injecting armour-all into a vein instead of steriods into a muscle. Don't fuck yourself over just because of impatience.

I will keep you updated on my progress (or lack there of) for those interested.

-Z

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posted April 13, 2000 02:59 PM         

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Excellent post! glad to hear everything went ok and most importantly welcome to the Ironbrotherhood!
LIVE MASSIVE
DEMAROID

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posted April 13, 2000 03:37 PM            

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Very nice post for newbies like me. Did you mix that w/ deca or just sus? Did you heated the sus first b4 injecting it? What is your cycle? BTW the parenthesis that you included answered a lot of my questions that I was not ready to post yet. Thanx for the info, keep us updated and best of luck.

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posted April 13, 2000 04:06 PM            

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Well done post. This is the type of quality info that keeps this board on top. Bump!

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posted April 13, 2000 04:33 PM            

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Sorry about that. I got so caught up in the experience that I forgot to say anything about the cycle itself. Just good 'ole test to start out with.

Duratest
wk1 250mg
wk2 500mg
wk3 500mg
wk4 500mg
wk5 500mg
wk6 500mg

Clomid will be taken 50mg eod throughout entire cycle. However, this is all dependent on how my body reacts overall to much higher than normal test levels. Who knows...I might be sensitive to one of the esters, or maybe prone to gyno or water retention or god only knows what else. Playing this game is a risky proposition at best, and I'm willing to error on the side of caution when it comes to my overall health.

I will most likely stack (and mix) deca and test (preferably something without propionate) for my next cycle if all goes well with this one, but for this one I'm just using test.
I didn't heat it up but that was taking a chance on my part. I really should have as a precaution, but as it turned out there didn't seem to be a need. I was able to draw it out of the amp very easily with an 18g x 1" pin. I then removed that hideously large "cannon" and replaced it with a fresh 23g x 1.5". It was still intimidating though...its metal, sharp, and long--'nuff said. Pushing the test through the smaller pin wasn't a problem either. It was slow to inject but I think thats a good thing for us newbies. I don't want to think about what would happen if you jammed that shit in full force.

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posted April 13, 2000 05:17 PM         

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It can be nerve racking for your first time. But next time I wouldnt worry about the ice. Just jab that sucker in there and be done with it. I think the build up to injection is whats making you so nervous. Almost like looking down before you jump out of the plane-

PS Good post...

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posted April 13, 2000 07:17 PM            

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Great info buddy. Thanks......I needed that. Keep us "posted".

deltman

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posted April 14, 2000 12:26 AM            

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Welcome

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