Alternative injection sites other than shoulders for a lean guy

[johndoesmith]

I'm pretty lean, not like athletic, but one of those naturally thin guys. I've been having a little bit of pain with deltoid injections, but not really sure of where else to use because I like using 27g 1/2 inch syringes because there's no dead space. I know that with 2x a week injections, that little bit left in the detachable needles will add up to a decent amount.

I would imagine quads would work for shallow IM, but other than that, I can't think of anything.

I want to stay IM because I just started, so any changes would invalidate my labs. I am with defy, so they're fine with me doing subq if necessary.

 

[trt4me]

I do shallow IM to quads with a 29g.
Very easy and painless and per labs I absorb very well. Lots of area to move injections and comfortable.

 

[johndoesmith]

Quads might have to be it then, deltoids have been causing me some pain. Especially yesterday, but that mighta been because I sorta went through a pimple, man was that painful! Afterward I had some muscle cramping, but I can't even notice it, and it's been about 20 hours.

Does anyone know if different muscles absorb differently, at least enough to make a difference in bloods?

Other than quads and delts, I can't really think of any other muscle to be hit with a 1/2inch needle.

 

[kspat]

when you do shallow IM injections into your quads with a 29g, do you pinch the skin up? or do you just stick it right in at 90°? do you push the needle all the way in?
thank

 

[1Draw]

Here is a cool website that gives you detailed instructions for injections delts, pecs, quads, triceps, etc.

http://spotinjections.com/index3.htm

 

[Loki]

Why not the hip/glutes? This seesms to be by far the easiest and least amount of discomfort for me...

 

[Fireproof]

I tend to rotate through the Delts and Quads. But I can contort enough to also get the Glutes if desired. However - the other sites are so easy I've stopped doing that.

 

[johndoesmith]

Why not the hip/glutes? This seesms to be by far the easiest and least amount of discomfort for me...

I don't think I'd be able to go shallow IM with a 1/2 inch needle, thats the only reason I'm avoiding ventro and dorsal glutes.