I would like to say that 99 % of bodybuilders are dead against the use of synthol...as body building is about looking good and symetrical.
Not something acheived here.

why dont you get a reporter to do a piece not aiming to alienate bodybuilders as steroid using freaks. Most bodybuilders are genuinely nice people.

eagle1985, oldham,

Seriously this is old news. Body building mags were reporting use of Synthol back in 1996 and it was probably old news even then.

The only astounding thing about this article is that anyone would still consider using it.

Losers...

Sebastien, Auckland, NZ,

Just when I thought the human race could'nt possibly be any worse,this comes along.What have these morons got between their ears?

Edwina Rigby, Chorley Lancashire, England

Too bad there's nothing as effective to help them use the spoonful of grey matter they might still retain

Ronnie, Paris,

Hell, guys, this is OLD news. This stuff has been around for a while. Check out Greg Valentino, the man with the 35inch arms. One of his arms popped one day he had crammed so much of this stuff into it, and he has recently been released from prison after dealing drugs. Now, he specialises in selling synthol. Come on, Times, a bit more research would have made a better article!

David van der Hugo, Sendai-shi, Japan

Why???

Damian, Reading, UK

If your stupid enough to actually do some thing like that, then you deserve every thing that come with it after. Girls dont like it and boys will just make a joke of it so whats the point if it doesnt make you stronger?? Live life to the full, instead of looking like a freak !

Mark, maidenhead, uk

Oh! What length people will go to satisfy their vanity. Don't expect the NHS to deal with the consequences afterwards.

Wing, Poole, UK

Synthol, also called syntherol, was not originally intended as a form of “posing oil” for bodybuilders. It was created specifically for injection, that's why it contains a pain killer. But if they stated thate, it would require approval from FDA and other gov agencies. So you call it posing oil. But no one has ever bought it for any other purpose but injection. It's been around since 1996.

Tim Fogarty, Los Angeles, CA

someone needs to use that stuff to do an awesome michelin man halloween costume

Dirk, london, uk

What's news about this? People have been using Synthol for years, and everybody knows the dangers and how stupid it looks. Oh, well, guess we'll get everyone's attention with another sensationalist article.

Jim Strathmeyer, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

More muscles than brains, and the muscles are fake.

Ladies, are you attracted?

Thomas, Atlanta, GA, USA

As long as we continue to glorify bodybuilding people will continue to look to drugs like this. When will we learn? People will always follow fad. It is time we end this obsession.

Gary, Brooklyn, NY

the problem is that the professionals use the stuff, just more moderately.

it becomes a psychological issue with the user wanting to get bigger as they feel inadequate.

mark, london, uk

I thought body building was supposed to have some sort of aesthetic component. He has no muscle definition at all, it's uneven looking... he looks like he's retaining fat or something in some very strange places.
I can't imagine anyone wining looking like that; hopefully if it stays unpopular in competitive body building it will die out among the hobbyists.

Jack, Ontario, Canada

This is really silly, they are talking abouut it as if its a "craze" or something that is popular. Just look at the picture its clearly only extreme cases of people with psychological problems that would ever consider doing this!

Max Power, London,

Its like a bad joke.

Sofia, Birmingham, West Mids - UK

Can't believe people inject this stuff. How stupid can you get. They look like freaks.

Carla , haverfordwest, uk