A friend of mine believes rumors he heard that in SA the rugby team is doing this to pump up their biceps. I dont believe it at all, but wonder what actually would happen. Its an amazing idea.
2006-09-16 11:30:49 · 15 answers · asked by thomastraum 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
You mean BESIDES the person watching you do it saying: "WTF are you doing, FOOL???", and never speaking to you again because you're too much of an idiot to tolerate? Does this boy think that Pro Wrestling is really competitive, too?
On a serious note, does he have any conception of how hard it would be to fill a syringe with, or inject, mayonnaise? Or the gauge of the needle it would require? Think Veterinary, Large Animal. Their biceps would look like dart boards! Let's not even discuss the pressure required to inject it, or the pain involved.
I did, however, call the Poison Control Center (simply because I like to be right), and they said that as it's an oil emulsion, very small amounts MIGHT be absorbed, as some medicines are oil emulsion injectables designed to be absorbed slowly over a period of time. Those medicines are sterile however, and are specifically formulated for muscle absorption. Mayonnaise is not sterile, and injecting enough to pump up your biceps would most likely result in cysts, abcesses or major infections. They also confirmed that you'd have to backload the syringe, and use about a 4 gauge needle, which is much larger than they use for transfusions. YOW!!! To think that I once believed shooting beer to be the stupidest thing I ever heard of! THAT, however, was true.
2006-09-16 12:31:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Uhm... This sounds like the kind of rumor that happens when kids hear the coaches joking after practice... snippets of "injecting mayonnaise" followed by "har har" and then taken WAY too seriously by the eavesdropping rascals, passed on along the grapevine, distorted as it goes...
They may be eating a lot of eggs (pure protein) & doing a lot of weight-training, which would have a similar effect... without the raw, unprocessed foods floating around and decomposing loose in the body. If the body doesn't PUT something there, with cells depositing protein molecules and that microbiology, it's only going to have to work harder at cleaning up the mess and disposing of it...
2006-09-16 18:41:07 · answer #2 · answered by Petey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's foolish and dangerous. Nothing like that will make you pump up your biceps. Putting food in your muscles is gross anyway.
2006-09-16 18:32:29 · answer #3 · answered by pegasus_1174 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Before trying in your bicep, why not try it in a place not seen....try the d*** if it works and your all pumped up, you've got yourself a big money maker there, Hellman's would be workin' overtime!!
2006-09-16 19:37:46 · answer #4 · answered by Laura G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it would definitely be dangerous. it might make muscles look bigger in the short term but it wont stay there forever. it would damage blood vessels and the actual muscles in your arm, something only surgery if anything could fix. stupid idea and a stupid question.
2006-09-16 18:36:04 · answer #5 · answered by broadwaybound 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to believe the people that said there was no such thing as a stupid question, but not any more.
2006-09-16 18:38:25 · answer #6 · answered by Alive? 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ummm, it would cause one hell of an infection, possibly blood poisoning. Not really a good thing to do.
2006-09-16 18:40:13 · answer #7 · answered by kartouche 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well for one mayonnaise spoils and you would get some funky infection i am sure and it would fall off...
jk i dont know
2006-09-16 18:38:50 · answer #8 · answered by Tonya 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably make you toss your salad.
2006-09-16 18:46:15 · answer #9 · answered by Ziva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG, would not even want to know.
2006-09-16 18:33:30 · answer #10 · answered by Jenny 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋