I have seen a number of videos of guys who have injected Synthol (a substance made of oil, pain killer, and alcohol) into their muscles. It looks completely natural (sarcasm—in reality, it looks ridiculous). Why? Why would anyone do this? I can’t even begin to speculate. I don’t really want to.
Too many of us want to be great but aren’t willing to put in the effort. However, we can’t cheat greatness.
These guys who inject oil in their muscles not only don’t look good, there is no strength behind the muscle. Synthol-filled “muscle” is not muscle. Muscle is earned. Muscle is built with hard work, diet, and repeat. If you want something earn it. Sure, they say “fake it ‘til you make it”, but that isn’t the case here. Fake muscles are, well, fake.
It is cliché, but hard work pays off. When we work hard, we feel rewarded. I can’t imagine the reward in artificially inflating one’s biceps. The reward is in the sweat, the delayed-onset muscle soreness, the whey protein shakes, etc. You want to be great? Be great. Don’t pretend to be great.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!