The Russian "Popeye" of the giant biceps made its debut in the MMA with a real role

Kirill Tereshin -23 years old, a Russian bodybuilder known as Popeye for injecting oil into the muscles to give him the appearance of the famous cartoon, he had a start for forgetting in the MMA: competed against a 20-year-old rival and lost by submission in three minutes of combat.

The event was held in a gym in Abakan, Russia, and the rival was fellow Oleg Mongol, blogger and fighter. During the first moments, Tereshin could defend himself well and even try to hit a few shots. But the experience could be more than the muscles and lost before the end of the first round.

Tereshin became known about two years ago, when he started appearing on Instagram with his disproportionately biceps, reaching a 60-centimeter circumference. The method used has generated a lot of controversy: Synthol is injected, a product containing 85% oil, 7.5% lidocaine and 7.5% alcohol.

The Synthol was created in the 80s. It's not a steroid and generates, effortlessly, what everyone's bodybuilding wants: it develops muscle and increases its volume with less effort .

When he started this practice at age 21, Popeye had some complications. "To reach a large size, you have to inject several liters into your arms.When I did it, I had a fever, about 40 degrees, I was lying in my bed, I had the impression to die, but everything has improved, "he said. Sun So, he went ahead with that.

In any case, the specialists explain that its use is risky: it could generate pulmonary problems, diseases of the nerves and heart attacks.