Getting ripped takes effort. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson didn’t get to look the way he does by sitting on the sofa with a packet of Doritos propped up on his pecs. It took years of sweat, pain and ...

Bodybuilders and others who want to take a shortcut to bigger muscles may be tempted to inject a compound called synthol directly into their muscles. While the effects are almost immediate, and ...

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Kirill Tereshin, 29, has been injecting synthol into his arms for many years and is now facing the possibility of losing both. The MMA fighter is reportedly suffering from a severe infection that ...

Arlindo de Souza, better known as 'Brazilian Popeye,' died at 51, which has sparked discussions about the safety of site ...

A bodybuilder who suffered body disfigurement after reportedly getting a synthol injection has died. Ronny Rono, whose story was published in the Standard newspaper on September 1, 2019, died on ...

A bodybuilder dubbed “Russian Popeye” is facing the possibility of a double amputation after years of synthol injections caused one of his muscles to burst. Kirill Tereshin, 29, has been injecting ...