We've all heard of steroid use to make muscles grow and to build body mass, but this Brazillian construction worker wanted to look like the Incredible Hulk so he injected himself with daily shots of Synthol oil.
Bodybuilder Injects Oil Into His Muscles To Look Like The Incredible Hulk
#1 His Fake Muscles Could Kill Him
His arms and upper body have practically doubled in size since he began injecting a lethal substance into his muscles. Oil.
#2 He Wants To Get Even Bigger
Valdir Segato, 48, from Sao Paulo, Brazill, biceps' measure a staggering 23 inches, but now the strongman wants to get even BIGGER, against his physician's advice.
#3 Twenty-Five Inch Biceps
The construction worker loves the attention he receives when walking down the street and says his pumped up 12-inch biceps have now grown over 25 inches in size.
#4 He Injects Himself With Synthetic Oil
In lieu of pumping iron, he chose to inject his muscles with something that would make them grow faster. He puts over 100cc's of Synthol into his body 4 times a week.
#5 Synthol Is A Lethal Drug Used By Bodybuilders
Synthol is a potentially lethal bodybuilding injection drug that contains CT oil, lidocaine/lignocaine (a local anesthetic) and benzyl alcohol. The mixture has been used by athletes in the past as a dietary supplement but causes the water in the body to evaporate and the muscles to swell. It's normally injected in the arms and thighs.
#6 His Proportions Are Disfigured
Despite his humongous, disfigured proportions today, Valdir was a very scrawny child. He was often called names like ‘skinny dog' and ‘little skull' which led him to a life of drug abuse. Because of his drug use, he began losing even more weight.
#7 A Friend Started Him On The Drug
He joined a gym at the age of 27 but wasn't satisfied with the results, though he did grow bigger and stronger. At the gym, he was offered to try the Synthol and he let a friend inject it into his shoulder. He says he was in pain but the results were instantaneous.
#8 He Was Hooked Instantly
The mixture works to fill the blood vessels in the muscle with an oily substance and is very painful for about 36 hours after injecting. Despite the pain associated with the drug use, Valdir soon became hooked on the muscle-enhancing substance, injecting it regularly in his biceps, chest, and shoulders.
#9 He Looks Strong But Is Actually Weaker
Though the injections do not make him stronger, he says he does it mostly for the aesthetics of it. He says doctors have told him that the muscles are breaking down and his body is weak but it "looks great". He enjoys the attention he gets from strangers, including women. He is proud to be known locally as ‘He-Man' and ‘the monster' in the street. However, he also has people who tell him he look monstrous, which makes him only want to use the drugs more.
#10 He Admires The Hulk & Schwarzenegger
The humungous athlete said that he got his inspiration from The Incredible Hulk and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger, both of whom he admires. He says, "This is a dream come true that I searched for and conquered. You look at your body and see that it's growing and you're going to want more. They call me Hulk, Schwarzenegger and He-Man all the time and I like that. I've doubled my biceps to 60cm but I still want to be bigger."
#11 He May End Up Having His Arms Aputated
Experts told Valdir that his obsession with bulking up could cause serious problems, including amputation of his arms if he does not stop using the oil injections immediately. He tried giving it up for 3 months in 2015 but got sick and his muscle turned to flab so he began using even more of the synthetic oil to bulk up. He has had close shaves with his health in the past and his neck muscled have been infected on several occasions.
