SERMs are medications that interfere with estrogen receptors via the hypothalamus in the brain, decreasing the production of the female sex hormone and thus increasing testosterone. Once endogenous testosterone has been restored, if a user wants to continue taking AAS, we have found hCG to be effective at maintaining fertility in doses of 500 IU every other day. High doses and longer cycles will cause a more severe suppressing effect. One study showed that ex-steroid users had less subcutaneous fat mass, possibly due to the fat-burning effects of steroids. This more pronounced fat-burning effect with Anadrol may not be obvious to some users, especially as it can be disguised with water retention on cycle. All anabolic steroids burn subcutaneous fat, as they are all forms of exogenous testosterone, a fat-burning hormone. Both anabolic steroids will increase intracellular water retention and glycogen, thus enhancing pumps in and out of the gym. Your gains will depend on your dose, cycle length, diet, and workouts, but it is possible to gain 20 lbs of muscle within several weeks of starting Dianabol because this is a very fast-acting steroid. LDL cholesterol is a fatty, oily-like substance that clings to the walls of the arteries, making it increasingly difficult for blood to flow to vital organs. Some side effects are severe and potentially life-threatening, while others are mild and more tolerable. Dr. Ziegler later regretted giving Dianabol to athletes, who were carelessly overdosing and abusing the steroid he created. This is when the veins become more visible, often seen spiraling through a person’s muscles, resembling a human roadmap. For a bodybuilder, a higher red blood cell count can result in more repetitions being completed during sets, thus being able to train for longer periods of time. This is a steroid that has been used for decades, so hundreds of thousands of users have shared their results and experiences one way or another. That said, Dianabol can help make losing fat easier while using it, even if it’s not your primary goal. Needless to say, weight or mass gain results with Dianabol are as good as possible. Thus, as Dianabol can be obtained easily in Thailand, importing it to other countries is how bodybuilders in the US and the UK can get pharmaceutical-grade Dianabol. In order for bodybuilders to obtain such products, someone will have to get them illegally imported. Furthermore, 25% of UGL products contained no trace of steroids (32). The reason why oral Dianabol has a much shorter half-life (3-6 hours) is because of liver metabolization, which speeds up the removal of the compound from your body. As injectable Dianabol can take longer to have an effect, users may want to increase the duration of their cycles. Tamoxifen and clomiphene can also be taken during cycles to prevent excessive estrogen levels that can cause gynecomastia. The above punishments aren’t just applicable to Dianabol but to anabolic steroids in general, according to the Controlled Substances Act. Also, Dianabol and other anabolic steroids can be bought easily in Thailand, where they’re technically illegal to purchase without a prescription (being a class S controlled drug). Thus, Dr. Ziegler’s intention wasn’t just to create a compound that was more anabolic than testosterone but one that would also be less androgenic. Ziegler had created a steroid with more than double the anabolic rating of testosterone (210 vs. 100). This is because liver and cholesterol values can rise to high levels when both are taken in tandem. Thus, Dianabol is actually the more potent steroid mg for mg, but because Anadrol is typically taken in higher quantities, side effects can be a little more troublesome in our experience. In general, 37% of steroid users will experience some form of gynecomastia (11). This can leave users looking puffy, bloated, and smooth-looking; hence, why it’s typically used in the off-season. As your body retains more fluid and your weight increases, so does your blood pressure (9). At 20mg daily or more on a Dbol-only cycle, you can introduce an AI, and if you dose it correctly, you should be able to control suppression-related side effects. If you’ve got high-quality Dbol, a 15mg daily dose will give a fantastic introduction to this steroid with manageable side effects. Although a mighty AAS, beginner steroid users can still usually tolerate it well at lower doses, and 15mg can provide excellent results (despite what some people might say). Dianabol was long ago stopped being used as a medical drug due to its toxic effects on the liver. However, taking large doses or excessively long cycles increases the risk of liver injury. We often see ALT and AST markers rise significantly on-cycle but commonly drop back down to normal levels post-cycle. We have found this to be problematic from a cardiac perspective, as water retention causes blood to become more viscous, effectively impeding blood flow to vital organs. Anadrol and Dianabol can add 30–50+ lbs of strength to users’ main lifts, with Anadrol being at the higher end of this range and Dianabol towards the lower end. Roughly 30% of this weight gain will be in the form of water, which is thus temporary. We have seen Anadrol and Dianabol both cause notable weight gain in users, approximately 20–30 lbs in those new to these compounds.
