MAAS-9
#MarkoAASGuide
#LabSetup #CyclePrep #TRTReady
Before the first pin ever hits skin, you need your lab dialed in.
No, not a Breaking Bad trailer or whatever lab my friend @PGC1a_RB is cooking Pho in....
I’m talking about the home chemist’s drawer — the toolkit that keeps your cycle sterile, accurate, and trackable.
If you’re going to inject hormones you bought on the internet, at least look like you’ve got your shit together - as my buddy @Ironhands57 does.
1️⃣ Injection Hardware
Syringes:
1 mL or 3 mL Luer-Lock only (no slip-tips, no Amazon mystery packs)
Designate each for single use; you are not a street junkie - never reuse, ever.
Buy 100 at a time and be ready to reorder – they go faster than you think.
Needles:
Drawing: 18-20 g, 1 inch
Injecting: 25-27 g, 1–1.5 inch (glutes = 1-1.5", delts/quads = 1") – I use a 1” for everything IM. Sometimes use a ½” for delt shots of peptides or HGH (when out of SLINs)
Rotate sites religiously — glute → quad → delt → ventroglute. (watch YouTube videos in IM injection sites)
I find I can push oil through a 27g easily from a 1mL syringe, but I need a 23g/25g to push oil from a 3mL syringe without my thumb cramping up.
Again – buy 100 or more at a time – you’ll find an empty box soon enough.
NEVER inject with the needle you draw with – aways use a new injection needle (unless you’re using a fixed needle SLIN (not ideal))
Alcohol Swabs & Cotton
If you run out, your cycle is over until you restock. Period. NEVER REUSE ANYTHING.
2️⃣ The Clean Zone
70% isopropyl wipes or spray
Nitrile gloves (oil is bacteria food)
Paper towels > cloth rags
Lighted magnifier if you’re mixing peptides or filtering oil
Think of this like food prep — would you eat off that surface? Then don’t pin from it.
3️⃣ The “Chemist” Tools
Filters: 0.22 μm sterile syringe filters for re-filtering UGL oils.
Crimp tops / sterile vials: transfer & store your own mixes safely.
Bacteriostatic water: for peptides or HCG reconstitution.
Insulin syringes “SLINs” (29–31 g): for subQ or peptide shots.
Mixing Beaker / Hotplate: optional, for advanced users brewing carrier oil blends (if you don’t know, don’t).
🧫 SIDEBAR: Re-Sterilizing Used Vials — Marko’s “Don’t-Die” Method
You’re out of empties.
You’ve got filtered oil ready.
And that old vial is winking at you.
Short answer — yes, you can reuse it… if you do it right.
1️⃣ Strip it down
Toss old stopper + crimp.
Wash glass with hot water + soap and soak 20 minutes.
Rinse with distilled H₂O → final rinse 99 % isopropyl.
2️⃣ Bake the glass
180 °C (356 °F) × 60–90 min.
Cool in the closed oven = no dust seasoning.
3️⃣ Prep new closures
New sterile rubber + caps preferred.
If reusing (not recommended): soak 20 min in 70 % iso, then boil 30 min.
4️⃣ Assemble clean
Gloves on, wipe bench, transfer baked vial, insert stopper, crimp, wipe again.
5️⃣ Fill through a 0.22 µm filter
Hydrophobic (PTFE/PES) for oil, hydrophilic for water.
Filter directly into the vial, cap, label, store cool and dark.
Reality check
✅ Filters out bacteria and spores.
❌ Does not remove endotoxins or viruses – you may still react.
❌ If it still looks cloudy or smells off — toss it.
Sterility > Strength.
Every infection you prevent is worth more than another 3000 mgs of gear.
And remember this – your gear is most likely contaminated by YOU. It's you’re poor handling practices that are likely to contaminate that hard to get Primo, so be obsessive about cleanliness.
🧫 End SIDEBAR
4️⃣ The Tracking Arsenal:
Digital kitchen scale (0.01 g precision for oral powders)
Mini-notebook or spreadsheet: every pin, compound, and lot # logged
Label maker or tape & Sharpie: date, concentration, expiration
Weekly printout sheet (see MAAS-7 tracking setup)
If it’s not written down, it didn’t happen — and when your bloodwork spikes, you’ll have no clue why.
5️⃣ Storage & Disposal:
Temperature: Keep oils 68-75 °F. Avoid freezing or direct sun.
Light: Amber vials for a reason. UV kills potency.
Sharps container: $5 at CVS. Don’t be the idiot tossing pins in the trash.
Mini-fridge: For peptides, HCG, insulin. Label EVERYTHING.
Mini-safe: Got kids? The gear goes in a safe box with a combination lock, or your 12 year-old is going to quickly appear to be abnormally hairy and jacked.
6️⃣ Emergency & Safety Kit:
Antibacterial ointment + band-aids
10 mL sterile saline (for flushing accidental abscess area)
Thermometer & BP cuff
Antibiotic on standby (doctor-prescribed only — don’t self-dose blindly)
If you’re going to play chemist, you better play nurse too.
7️⃣ The “Luxury” Upgrades:
Vial warmer (faster draws, smoother IM pins)
NeedleGuide auto injector for that fast and accurate jab
Vortex mixer for peptide blends
Vial Crimper hand crimping tool
Mini-ultrasonic cleaner (for glassware)
Dedicated toolbox or tackle box for everything above
Autoclave - but you can use a pressure cooker too
Organization is underrated masculinity.
Marko’s Rules of the Lab:
Sterility beats strength — every single time.
Never reuse anything that pierced skin.
Label like a psychopath.
Treat your body like the test subject it is — with respect.
If it smells off, it is off. Toss it.
Poll:
What’s the dirtiest thing you’ve seen someone do on cycle?
1️⃣ Reuse a needle
2️⃣ Skip swabbing
3️⃣ Store vials in a gym bag
4️⃣ “Dry pinned” straight from a bottle cap
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