Romario managed to achieve 25-inch biceps, but he quickly found out the side effects of bodybuilder injections. Arms turned to rock and the toxins from the synthol led to impending kidney failure. He even became suicidal when it appeared that he might lose his arms entirely.

“I remember the doctor told me that they would need to amputate both arms – they said everything in there, all my muscles, were rock. I want other people to see the dangers; I could have died all because I wanted bigger muscles. It’s just not worth it,” Romario said. “I still feel like taking synthol but I won’t take it again. If you take it once there will definitely be a second time – it’s addictive. I regret it a lot – my ambition is still to become a bodybuilder but I’ve got a long way to go. I know I will achieve it though.”

Even though the bodybuilder injections make arms look like Popeye, this appearance is completely deceiving since such “enhancement oils do not increase muscular strength or performance and are used solely for cosmetic purposes.”

Some of the major potential side effects include “oil embolism, myocardial infarction, cerebral stroke, ulcers and infections.” The worst side effect is the cystic fatty lesions that are created within the muscle that resemble a “Swiss cheese pattern.”

‘I REMEMBER THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO AMPUTATE BOTH ARMS. THEY SAID EVERYTHING IN THERE, ALL MY MUSCLES, WERE ROCK.

‘IT WAS EITHER THAT OR CUT ALL OF MY MUSCLES OUT.

‘AND THEN THANK GOD THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO AMPUTATE – THEY COULD INSTEAD REMOVE THE SYNTHOL ROCKS WHICH HAD FORMED IN MY ARMS.’

NOW ROMARIO’S BIZARRE APPEARANCE GENERATES MIXED REACTIONS FROM PEOPLE IN HIS HOMETOWN.

HE SAID: ‘ONE TIME I WAS WORKING IN A CATHOLIC CHURCH AND A WOMAN CAME UP TO ME AND SAID THAT HER 12-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WOULDN’T COME IN BECAUSE SHE WAS AFRAID OF ME.

‘SHE SAID THAT SHE THOUGHT I WAS A BEAST, A MONSTER – I JUST PUT MY HEAD DOWN AND DIDN’T SAY ANYTHING.

THIS bodybuilder dubbed ‘He Man’ has gained incredible muscles through potentially lethal oil injections.

Valdir Segato’s biceps measure a staggering 23 inches – but now the Brazilian strongman wants to get even BIGGER.

The beefy 48-year-old’s arms have doubled in size from 12 inches.

Valdir, a construction worker from Sao Paulo, said: “This is a dream come true that I searched for and conquered.

“You look at your body and see that it’s growing and you’re going to want more.

“I’ve doubled my biceps to 60cm but I still want to be bigger.”

Despite his humongous proportions today, Valdir hasn’t always been muscly and was addicted to drugs in his youth.

Hesaid: “There was a time in my life that I got involved with wrong things.

“I got involved with drugs and I started losing weight because you don’t eat, you lead a wrong life.