FINAJECT
Substance: trenbolone acetate
Finaject was an injectable steroid of
veterinary medicine which was extremely popular in bodybuilding and
powerlifting during the 1980's. "Was"?, some of you will
wonder. Well, we can easily ex-plain this. All those of you who still do
not know, do not believe, do not want to realize the facts, or still let
unscrupulous black market dealers convince you to purchase Finaject,
should pay attention to the following statement: ORIGINAL FINAJECT HAS
NOT BEEN MANUFACTURED IN NINE YEARS! (Finaplix will be discussed at the
end of this chapter.) Since 1987 neither Finaject nor Finajet has been
manufactured in either France or Great Britain, nor in any other country
worldwide. Residual supplies are available at this time; however, in all
likelihood they are used up or superposed (past their expiration dates).
For this reason, trade with faked Finaject is booming on the black
market where the athlete can find a 30 ml or 50 ml vial of dark-brown
glass that usually comes with a red cap. The label or sticker is in
French and shows the compound as "Finaject 30." The
manufacturer is apparently Distrivet s.a., 35 bd des Invalides, 75007
Paris by "Groupe Roussel UCLAF" The expiration date and
manufacturing date are either missing or printed in the same type as the
rest of the label. In some cases the vial comes in an additional package
(see photo in chapter on Fakes.) The multicolored imprint on the carton
can be wiped off with your finger if you wet the label and apply some
pressure when rubbing. This would never be the case on an original
package. All fakes are lacking traces of the substance "trenbolone
acetate." So what does this compound con-tain? An analysis made in
September '93 showed a very small amount of "testosterone enanthate."
This finding, however, does not mean much, since the next vial that is
analyzed might contain something completely different. The 50 ml oil
solution costs $350 -400 on the black market, which is a lot of money
for a little "Testo." No matter what, the best you can do is
stay clear of compounds with the imprint "Finaject." The same
is obviously true for the En-glish Finajet.
Although it does not make much sense to describe in detail a com-pound
and its characteristics when it is no longer available (yes, we will
talk about Finaplix) we would like to make an exception here. Some day
perhaps "Fina" will be produced again, although this seems
unlikely. Too many times in Europe it was illicitly abused in the
treatment of animals destined for food processing. This shows what a
high potential for abuse there is. Finaject is a very strong and
androgenic compound which also has a high anabolic effect. it gives its
users a fast and powerful strength gain without causing exces-sive gain
in body weight. The reason is that "Fina" does not cause a
water retention in the body. This was the reason why it was so popular
among power lifters who had to stay within a certain weight class. The
strength gain is comparable to the famous "mass ste-roids"
Dianabol, Anapolon 50, and Testosterone. What is special about Finaject
is the substance trenobolone acetate which plays an active role during
fatburning. It was a favorite among competing body-builders during
preparation for championships since it helped ath-letes whose fat
content was already relatively low to obtain a good muscle hardness and
density. When the nutrition was right, it was possible that one could
obtain with Finaject simultaneously both a high strength gain and a
qualitatively high muscle gain-, and the entire muscle system continued
to get harder.
Since Finaject is the acetate form of trenbolone, its effect lasts only
a short time and frequent administration is necessary. Most athletes
inject I ml (30 mg) every second day. Higher dosages such as, for
example, 30 mg/day or 60 mg every two days, however, were not unusual
since an enormous strength gain and also a strong but still high-quality
muscle gain was obtained. Finaject does not aromatize since its
substance is not changed into estrogens. In combination with Winstrol it
has a dramatic effect on the body's appearance. To achieve a gigantic
strength gain bodybuilders used to combine 30 mg Finaject every 1-2 days
and 50 mg Winstrol Depot every 1-2 days (also known as Strombaject)
during preparation for a compe-tition and the buildup phase. No other
combination gives the ath-lete such an incredible hardness and such a
defined muscle gain. The possible physical change obtainable in only a
few weeks is enor-mous enough to shock some non-involved observers.
Believe us, competing bodybuilders love this combination especially.
Finaject was also part of probably the most effective stack for mass
buildup. Together with Dianabol or Anadrol 50, and testosterone, "Fina"
builds up strength and mass in record time. So much about the positive
aspects of Finaject which, unfortunately, are often spoiled by its
considerable negative side effects.
"Fina" is quite kidney-toxic and after a certain time of
intake, it may cause pain in the kidneys. The first sign of possible
kidney damage manifests itself in a very dark-colored urine. Some
athlete will prob-ably still remember the day when he excreted blood in
his urine for the first time. It is important that Fina not be taken in
high dosages over a prolonged period of time. It must also be observed
that the amount of fluids is increased to at least one gallon/day so
that the kidneys are well flushed. Finaject has considerable
androgenic-caused side effects both in women and men. Athletes often
report head-aches, nasal bleeding, high blood pressure, oily skin with
acne, and in part an enormous increase in aggressiveness. The high blood
pres-sure is surprising since "Fina" does not cause water and
salt reten-tion which are normally the main cause of this condition. The
skin can also considerably worsen which again manifests itself in a
higher production of the sebaceous gland resulting in severe acne and
larger pores. Especially negative is the characteristically high
aggressive-ness of athletes. "Fina" gets into your brain and
can cause consider-able mood swings in its users. One is extremely
irritable and can "act out" quite abruptly. Daniel Duchaine in
his Underground Steroid Handbook 2 hits the nail on the head: "Someone
on Finajet is no fun to be with." Women, in short time, can
experience most undesirable cosmetic changes which often are
irreversible. Despite this, many top female bodybuilders and
powerlifters have included "Fina" in their training program
for competitions. Finaject is no steroid for male/female leisure
bodybuilders and, if at all, should only be used by advanced and
ambitious competitive athletes. Sensible women refuse to take it.
Although "Fina" does not aromatize, its users often report
gynecomastia. We believe that the reason for this is that dur-ing the
late 1980's many athletes-and today all users-do not in-ject original
but faked "Fina." Since the fake usually turns out to be a
common testo this seems to explain the feminization symptoms. Original
"Fina" was often recognized by the pain it caused at the point
of injection even hours after the injection. Some athletes com-plained
about hot flashes, nausea, and, in the event of veterinary compounds,
"steroid fever." The original "Fina"-as mentioned
be-fore-has not been manufactured in years and many have been re-placed
by Parabolan which is made in France and comes from the field of human
medicine. Parabolan, as a substance, also contains trenbolone but
without the acetate form (see Parabolan).
As promised we conclude by discussing Finaplix which has be-come
increasingly popular in recent years. When we previously talked about
Finaject or Finajet, we referred exclusively to the injectable solution
dissolved in oil. Finaplix, however, is a little more difficult because
there is no place to insert a needle and draw a solution. Finaplix is a
veterinary drug which is not for injec-tion but is to be
"shot" into your system. You have read cor-rectly: animals are
shot with Finaplix using an implant pistol. Finaplix is only available
in this one form of administration, in the form of pellets which are
small, cylindrical implants similar to tablets. We hope but do not
guarantee that no one will hold such a pistol at his behind and pull the
trigger. Athletes who are afraid of injections apparently have even
drunk the content of ampules! We can only explicitly warn you not to do
so. Back to its form of administration: Two different sizes are
available. Finaplix-s stands for 70, Finaplix-h for 100 pellets which
are en-closed in a cartridge. These pellets are obviously not intended
to be swallowed. Their basic chemical structure is developed in such a
way as to break down very slowly; that is, the substance re-lease is
delayed. Once implanted, its substance is expected to work for a certain
time in a way similar to progesterone or estradiol patches for women.
One-way of administering the substance found in the pellets consists of
first grinding the pellets into pow-der by use of a mortar and pestle.
Then the powder is put into a container, adding 2 ml of distilled water
or sesame oil. (Two pel-lets should be enough, since one pellet contains
20 mg trenbolone acetate.) Then combine powder and liquid and draw up
the solu-tion using a syringe. At this point we want to emphasize once
more that this procedure has a great number of risks. The inject-able
solution was not created under sterile lab conditions and an injection
could cause infections and many other complications.
Another way of administration which is far less dangerous, can be
prepared as follows: the ground pellets are mixed with a mixture of 50%
water and 50% DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide). Then the mixture is put on the
skin and allowed to soak in. Dimethyl sulfoxide is used to transport the
substance trenbolone through the skin. Using this method approximately
40 mg of the substance can get into the blood without much harm. On the
black market a box of 100 pel-lets costs up to $300. So far we have not
seen any fakes.