needle pushing itself out ??

[powerrack]

Lately during my shots in my quads or side delts, after I am done the shot, the needle seems to want to come out of of my quad or side delt by itself. I use a 1 inch 25 guage, and am not shooting huge volumes at a time, usually 0.5 cc to 0.7cc in each quad or side delt. Only things I can think of is possibly I accidently tense up the muscle that may cause this. Does this happen to any of you?

My frequency of shooting in these areas are once very 7-10 days.

Thanks for any feedback.

 

[drwost]

I've had a tendency to push with my thumb and pull the syringe with my fingers at the same time and the next thing i knew the needle was just barely in...maybe you're doing that.

 

[thebrick]

Sounds like you are tensing that muscle.

 

[powerrack]

It's probably the tensing b/c it's more of a forceful push out of the area where I am injecting. Any tricks on staying more relaxed, I know for glutes I'd always turn my foot inwards and that would relax the muscle.

 

[scorpion1]

I've had that happen when doing bicep shots. I think it's just your body trying to get something out that shouldn't be there, like when you get a small piece of glass or wood under the skin your body try's to push it to the surface.
Have you ever had the whole needle/syringe turning round by itself quite forcefully, it's really wired!

 

[powerrack]

I've had the turning thing happen but not to often, for me it only twists slightly by itself, usually occurs in my delts. I have never figured out why.

 

[FordTurboDiesel]

Possible backpressure from the resevoir? If you let off the plunger, does it refill slightly? I wuld think if it does that might be a sign of some pressure.

Then again.....I am just speculating.

I would think tensing the muscle would hold it.

 

[STEEDA69]

Yep; Had this happen a few times in the past (delts and quads usually). Your first thought was correct. You are subconsciously contracting the muscle you are injecting. I usually leave the needle in for a few secs after injecting to let the depot dissipate a bit to avoid any "oil spill" and one time the entire needle came out and fell in the sink.

Try to relax! If you're injecting in your quads, I find sitting on my bed and placing the leg I'm going to inject up on the bed beside me so it's in a complete relaxed position. If you let it hang down or put any weight on it, it still seems to tense up. As for the delts, the only suggestion I have for that is to have someone else administer your shots there OR just try to relax as much as possible if you must do it your self.

BTW: The more body fat you lose, the more frequently this will happen! Fat actually helps to "hold" the needle, while muscle contracts to push it back out!




STEEDA~

 

[powerrack]

Steeda, thanks for clearing that up.

I usually sit when i do quads with my leg slightly extended out, I think it is when I am inserting the needle that I probably end up flexing. As for delts I think it just happens when I reach around to shoot them with the opposite hand. I'll focus on being more relaxed.

I think you are right about the bf idea, b/c this rarely ever happens in the glutes where there is more fat.