Hey Wunder, hope lifes treating you well bud!!! Anyway im curious about a cpl things.
First whats your biceps routine looking like these days. And second, ive done very minimal reading on the subject of synthol or any other inj site enhancing oil, so im wondering , how long do the effects last?
What's up man?
Okay, let's start with the significantly less controversial subject, bicep routine. Right now I am running a 2 or 3 day a week program, depending on how recovering feels. Either way, none of the workouts of that week will look similar. One will be a heavy day, one will be a pump day and one is a day focusing on drop sets and iso holds. 1 of the days is from John Meadows Creeping Death program. The other two I largely steal/compile from Arnold's BB'ing encyclopedia. Here is a one I did the other day that had my arms (and my partner's) screaming!
A few warmup sets of concentration curls, so 20, 12 and 10. At this point, I'm really trying to visualizes the squeezing of the muscle, and hone in that connection. A have also been DRIVING these thoughts into my mind while warming up:
- SQUEEZE each rep
- Visualize each rep
- Form is crucial, keep elbows stationary (to avoid front delt activity)
Barbell curl - 4 sets of 8, you should be struggling to keep your form at 8
Triset of alternating DB curls followed by preacher curls and finished with EZ bar reverse curls. Try and hit 8 reps for the first 2 exercises, then hit 20 reps for the reverse curls. 4 sets of this triset total, so 12 working sets total.
Alternating DB curls 18 reps per set, but hit 6 reps with your hands almost at your side (think T curls), 6 reps with your hands at shoulder width and 6 reps with your hands "inside" your shoulder's width. 3 sets of that total.
Barbell curls- 8 half reps at the bottom, 8 half reps at the top then finish to failure with full SQUEEZING reps. 3 sets of this.
Okay, now on to synthol. Note, I've never shot anything into my biceps, SEO, gear, peptides etc., so I can't comment much on that.
The effects are largely determined by two factors, what's inside the oil and your training/diet while using the oil.
Let's tackle the first thing first. Some manufacturers put various things such as silica into their synthol, to make it "more permanent." I'm not sure how I feel about this... When it's just oil, it seems to "last" no longer than a month or so.
Now, the "idea" of synthol for most users is for it to stretch the actual fibers (fascia) of the muscle, to allow new growth. This can work in many ways, but it's similar to the "pump" you get while working.
I would look into Big A's protocol. It is important to keep in mind Big A is a huge pusher of the Synthetek products, so his protocol is largely intended to waste as much oil as possible. However, there is also a lot of good info there.