needle sizes for injection areas?

[marino]

I am new to doing injectibles and I have been relying on buddies and alot of info from CBB and other sites. My question is I have done 8 injections to date of TTE (trenbolone enanthate testosterone enanthate testosterone cypionate) twice a week. My first five injections have been in the delts with 25g pins. I have now done my last three in my glutes. My first was almost pain free second shot felt like a good charley horse for 3 days. This last one still worse. So I've read online that for a bigger body part (eg. glute) to use a larger gauge needle like 22g. Apparently this helps deliver the injection into the muscle better. True, False? Looking for advice. Furthermore I do load with one needle and inject with a fresh one to keep the tip sharp. Thanks for any advice in advance.

[jmaker]

22 gauge ain't gonna feel better then 25. Doesn't matter where you stick it. The first few in the glutes will be sore then they get better every time. Your muscles get used to it.
I've used 25 gauge, 1" for glute shots with no problems.

[Dk]

skins skin.

breaking it with a 22g is gonna hurt more then a 25g.

stick with 25 for everywhere and youll be doing it about the best you can.

The length on the other hand can vary with body part depending on your fat

[waderow]

1" in delts, bi, tri, trap, and i use a 25
1 1/2" glutes and quads, and i use a 22

the 22 makes for a slightly more painful penetration, but the shot is done in half the time. For glutes, this is good, because it is awkward. For quads, the 25s are bendy, so I prefer 22, and I feel my way around nerves if I hit them. With a 25 I have less response in the needle with the slight adjustments

[Dk]

the 22 makes for a slightly more painful penetration, but the shot is done in half the time.

but really how long does it take to inject 1-1.5 CC with a 25, like 15 seconds max? haha.

i usually heat mine up so its a bit easier, plus ive been using EO so a bit more smooth.

but id rather take a little less pain for 10 extra seconds on the shot

[Krozone]

I'll run 1ml through a 25 Gauge and I will take over 1 minute (2 ml = 2 min), never had soreness or any issues ever with a Glute shot. (Quads.. That's another story)

Kro!

[waderow]

but really how long does it take to inject 1-1.5 CC with a 25, like 15 seconds max? haha.

i usually heat mine up so its a bit easier, plus ive been using EO so a bit more smooth.

but id rather take a little less pain for 10 extra seconds on the shot

its hard to reach around like that, and I can hardly scratch the back of my head some days
22 is my choice. for you, use what you like

[Dk]

I'll run 1ml through a 25 Gauge and I will take over 1 minute (2 ml = 2 min), never had soreness or any issues ever with a Glute shot. (Quads.. That's another story)

Kro!

reallly?

i find it only takes a little extra effort to push it in when im doing delts, not sure why. But it always seems to be harder to push.

But still, 0.8CC goes in, in about..Well im actually just about to do a shot so ill actually time it haha

haha ok not gonna lie, after prepping the shot and everything, once i started injecting i was like "oh shit im spose to be timing this" so needless to say i forgot, but it was somewhere in the ballpark of 7-10 seconds

[Dk]

its hard to reach around like that, and I can hardly scratch the back of my head some days
22 is my choice. for you, use what you like

makes sense i guess.

All ive done so far are quad delt and bi. Tried trap but it was awkward as hell so i quit that.

either way, none where i had to do any awkward reaching, well besides trap and that didnt work.

[Led Hed]

I've always only used 25g no matter where I've shot

[marino]

I guess I am lucky I have my wife inject me so it takes any awkward position problem while I am trying to inject. I guess all it comes down to is... endure the short term pain for long term gain. One last note I hear alot of horror stories in regards to quad injections are they really any worse than arms, delts, glutes or just simply getting used to the pain.

[Dk]

I guess I am lucky I have my wife inject me so it takes any awkward position problem while I am trying to inject. I guess all it comes down to is... endure the short term pain for long term gain. One last note I hear alot of horror stories in regards to quad injections are they really any worse than arms, delts, glutes or just simply getting used to the pain.

quads were the easiest at the start of my cycle. they were all i did.

now 12 weeks later. i can almost gauruntee if i stick a needle in my quad im hittin scar tissue. and thats only after 3 months of use..

i hate doing quads now just based on the fact it hurts like hell when i hit scar tissue, which like i said, happens alot now.

[xxSCHiSMxx]

Furthermore I do load with one needle and inject with a fresh one to keep the tip sharp. Thanks for any advice in advance.
Yes, load/draw w/ one pin, inject w/ another.

I use 25g 1" for pecs, delts, bis, tris. Haven't done a quad shot in almost a decade, always too painful for me. To the point where the pain would interfere w/ walking, climbing/descending stairs, working out, etc.

Even 1 - 1.5 cc in the quad would hurt like mutha. Could of been the vet gear, univet test susp, anatest, anadiol. Dunno. Just never bothered going back to quads. I got good rotation going w/ above bodyparts, some times lats and traps are thrown in.

quads were the easiest at the start of my cycle. they were all i did.

now 12 weeks later. i can almost gauruntee if i stick a needle in my quad im hittin scar tissue. and thats only after 3 months of use..
Wow. That's crazy. Quads pretty big muscle, and all that scar tissue in 3 months. You must have inj a lot, and often. :]

Got some scar tissue in my delts, nothing major. Young and dumb, didn't rotate inj sites. :\

[Led Hed]

quads were the easiest at the start of my cycle. they were all i did.

now 12 weeks later. i can almost gauruntee if i stick a needle in my quad im hittin scar tissue. and thats only after 3 months of use..

i hate doing quads now just based on the fact it hurts like hell when i hit scar tissue, which like i said, happens alot now.
Yeah, I did quads only for my entire first cycle and most of my second. I've injected delts as well and though it's a little more awkward it's a lot less uncomfortable.