Real life ‘Hulk’ turns his muscles into rock after injecting them with oil

Getting the arms of a “hulk” almost cost a bodybuilder his life, not because he worked out every day, but because of what he put in his arms. Romario Dos Santos Alves, 25, who lives in Brazil, could have died after injecting a cocktail of oil and alcohol into his biceps. He terrifies children with his oversized muscles - his biceps grew to around 50cm and cased him constant pain due to the toxins in the oil. He says it led him to nearly commit suicide when his wife was pregnant and doctors almost had to amputate both his arms.

If you take it once there will definitely be a second time - it’s addictive. I want other people to see the dangers, I could have died all because I wanted bigger muscles. It’s just not worth it.

Alves, speaking to Getty

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