Q: I’m curious to know how injections into the quads affect training… How sore does an injection make a limb, and does it prevent you from training?
A: There are a lot of factors that present themselves as issues with injection sites. Even shooting your glutes can result in tremendous soreness if you don’t hit the spot correctly, and that can affect your training schedule. So, no matter where you inject, you can always end up with the potential of some kind of injury, soreness, or even worse, infection. But let’s just say that abscess and infection do not result. Soreness is at least probable when you inject a more sinewy muscle with less fat surrounding it.
However, you can minimize the chance of this by using an inch sized needle instead of your normal 1.5 or 2 inch needle you may use in your glute. Also, depending upon the material you’re shooting (water based AS are preferable in these areas) you can increase the gauge of the needle so that it minimizes the chance of injury in muscle tissue. The last thing you want, injecting into the quad is to get a lump there – even a non-infected lump – of undissolved material, or worse, a nodule that does get infected. One way to avoid this is to try not to inject more than 2cc’s into each leg if you do choose the quad.
Of course, the true advantage to choosing a site like this is access and line of sight. You can see what you’re doing and easily inject without going in at an angle as you may do while reaching around to inject your glute.
