The Man Whose Arms Exploded: Gregg Valentino

The Man Whose Arms Exploded (Gregg Valentino)

Gregg Valentino has been featured in several shows and videos like this one:


He is know as the man with the world's biggest biceps.

Here's what a lot of people don't understand: Valentino did not get in this condition from steroids.  He got this way from synthol injections.  Synthol is an oil which, when injected into a muscle, causes it to expand.  From what I understand, muscle eventually fills in the space left as the oil is absorbed in the body.

Just do an image search of synthol and you'll see plenty of deformed bodies that look suspiciously like Valentino's.

I think it's ridiculous to use this guy as a poster child for the dangers of steroids.