Man Almost Lost Arm After Injecting Himself With Oil And Alcohol To Get Bigger

In Goiania in Brazil, a bodybuilder almost lost his arms after injecting a cocktail of oil, painkillers and alcohol into his biceps in his bid to look like the Incredible Hulk,

Father-of-one Romario Dos Santos Alves, 25, was injecting oil, painkillers and alcohol into his biceps, called synthol, for three years and he now faces a wide range of serious health issues.

The former bodyguard said using synthol cost him his sanity and nearly his life as he tried to kill himself when his wife was six months pregnant.

Speaking about his obsession, Alves said: “I saw some really big guys in the gym with huge arms and I started to make friends with them. They introduced me to synthol and I got excited about the results – I lost control. My muscles started to solidify and I couldn’t even inject my arms – they were full of rocks.

I decided the only thing I could do was buy specialist needles to inject. The kind of needles used on bulls – there are no stronger needles around – I know it seems stupid but I had to get my synthol fix. If you take it once there will definitely be a second time – it’s addictive. I want other people to see the dangers, I could have died all because I wanted bigger muscles. It’s just not worth it.”