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Interview: How Synthol Almost Killed Milos Sarcev

by GI Team Published on Apr 3, 2020

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Milos Sarcev details the slippery slope of synthol use and how it nearly killed him.

Milos Sarcev, also known as “The Mind” is an iconic bodybuilder who later turned into an iconic bodybuilding coach. He’s also one of a few former competitive bodybuilders who admits to having used synthol. For Milos, that use nearly led to his death – and he makes it his mission to speak openly about it to warn others of the dangers behind these site enhancement oils. In our latest GI Exclusive interview, Milos Sarcev details his synthol use and how it almost killed him.

When you see site enhancement oils mentioned in headlines, you probably see images of the “synthol freaks.” These are the extreme cases of complete overindulgence into the use of site enhancement oils. But what isn’t pictured as often are the more mild cases of synthol use. There are rumors that many bodybuilders throughout the industry use these oils in small doses to “tighten up” small areas of their physique. This is something that Milos Sarcev seems to confirm from his personal experience.

Milos Sarcev describes a slippery slope of synthol use. Something that started as small enhancements to his physique but soon became an addiction. Soon he was using site enhancement oils to raise the peaks of his biceps and the “deformity” of his physique started to become apparent. Before his physique could get worse – the site enhancement oil nearly killed him.

Milos describes a moment in his life that could have been the last action he ever took. He injected synthol accidentally directly into a vein. The oil traveled to his heart and caused congestive heart failure. Doctors believed he would only have 24 hours to live.

Miraculously Milos Sarcev survived – and he has used his second lease on life to inform the world about his story and the dangers of synthol use. According to him, many more people use these site enhancement oils than most think. It’s dangerous, it can lead to serious health problems or even death. He warns any bodybuilder using these oils to stop immediately.

Watch Milos Sarcev describe the full story of his near-death synthol experience in our latest GI Exclusive interview segment above!

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