Anadrol (Oxymetholone) Steroid – Uses, Side Effects, and More

Which is the most potent anabolic steroid we can use? When it comes to orals, there’s one clear answer: It’s Anadrol (Oxymetholone). You might not hear it talked about as often as Dianabol, but Oxymetholone has a cult following for guys who know their anabolic steroids. Anadrol is widely considered to be one of the best bulking steroids available and is very popular because it works fast to help you pack on the gains at the start of a cycle.

Even if you’ve used every other steroid besides Anadrol, it would be hard to prepare yourself for just how powerful it is and what it does. Few steroids can pack such great weight and strength¹ in such a short period. But you don’t get results like this without an equally negative outcome on the other side². What I’ve found after years of research is that every single person who uses Anadrol has a different experience. That makes it hard to know what to expect, especially if it’s your first time.

Anadrol isn’t always an easy AAS to use. Perhaps more than any other steroid, it’s the individual user response to Anadrol that gives bodybuilders a love-or-hate relationship with it. But if you plan your dosage and cycle well, you can get unmatched results from Anadrol. So, are you ready to learn all there is to know about Oxymetholone? Let’s go!

Medical disclaimer: The following guide is based on personal experience and does NOT promote the illegal use of steroids (PEDs). Consult a healthcare professional before using PEDs.

What is Anadrol?

Oxymetholone, the chemical compound with the brand name Anadrol, is an anabolic and androgenic steroid available in oral form and is one of the most well-known and respected steroids in the bodybuilding, strength, and powerlifting world. Anadrol is derived from dihydrotestosterone (DHT)³ and has a short half-life of 8 to 9 hours, so it is a daily dosed anabolic steroid.

Anadrol is known alongside Dianabol as one of the two best orals for bulking. It can add massive bulk in a short period precisely because its original purpose was to help people suffering from muscle-wasting diseases⁴ put on weight quickly through increased appetite and encouragement of muscle growth. Additionally, it was developed to treat anemia, which tells us that Anadrol has a very positive impact on red blood cell function – a critical area for strength, power, and muscle growth⁵.

Anadrol can be a challenging steroid to use and comes with its share of risks, and it’s not an AAS that I usually recommend to the beginner. But once you determine what dose works best for you, your gains on Anadrol will be huge in size and strength.

A Quick Look at Anadrol

• Other Names: Oxymetholone (generic), Anadrol-50, Anapolon, Drol, others.
• Primary Use: Treatment of anemia, muscle wasting conditions, and osteoporosis. Commonly used off-label for physique- and performance-enhancing purposes (bodybuilders and athletes).
• Administration: Oral form (tablets). Typical dosage ranges from 25-150 mg per day.
• Cycle Length: Usually run for 4-6 weeks due to its hepatotoxicity (liver toxicity). Often stacked with injectable steroids like testosterone for enhanced results.
• Benefits: Extreme muscle gains, maximum strength and stamina, improved endurance and recovery, kick-starting quick gains at the beginning of a cycle, effective for bulking cycles.
• Side Effects: Suppression of natural testosterone production, liver toxicity (hepatotoxic), water retention, gynecomastia, headaches, increased blood pressure, hair loss, cholesterol imbalance (increased LDL, decreased HDL).

Note: Anadrol is a powerful steroid with significant risks. It should only be used under medical supervision or with thorough research and understanding of its potential side effects. Misuse can lead to severe health complications.

Anadrol History and Overview

Anadrol is another old anabolic steroid dating back to the late 1950s. Although it’s an incredibly effective steroid for some medical uses, its use declined due to the risks associated with the liver⁶.

Anemia is the primary medical condition that Anadrol has been used to treat. The increasing effects of Anadrol on red blood cells made it appealing as an anemia treatment. It has been found to boost red blood cells up to five times their normal production level⁷. Anadrol has also been used medically for osteoporosis and muscle wasting due to its excellent muscle growth effects, even in those people who don’t participate in regular resistance training⁸.

Anadrol is just one brand name of Oxymetholone, but it’s by far the most well-known one. Anapolon, Oxyanabolic, and Nastenon are just a few of the other brands this steroid has been sold under. It remains a top-rated oral steroid among male and female bodybuilders.

Mechanism of Action

Anadrol is a modified form of the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT)⁹. Most of my favorite cutting steroids belong to this DHT-derived category of anabolic steroids (Winstrol, Masteron, and Anavar, to name a few). But Anadrol has very different effects on the body to those AAS.

Anadrol becomes active in muscle tissue with a minor chemical modification, whereas DHT becomes inactive when unmodified.

The result?

Anadrol can promote potent activity in muscle tissue¹⁰, making it such an effective bulking AAS. We can get a good idea of Anadrol’s potency by comparing its anabolic and androgenic rating to the standard 100/100 of testosterone:

• Anadrol anabolic rating: 320
• Anadrol androgenic rating: 45

Even though technically, DHT-derived AAS shouldn’t result in estrogenic conversion and side effects¹¹, Anadrol is well-known for these adverse effects (water retention and gynecomastia, for example). This makes Anadrol a very different user experience than the other well-known DHT-derived steroids and is a good reason we shouldn’t assume that all DHT steroids are alike.

Effects of Anadrol (Benefits)

Anadrol’s benefits are legendary in the bodybuilding world. After all, a steroid doesn’t get used for decades unless it’s delivering some excellent results. Anadrol is useful in two main areas:

• Starting a bulking cycle
• Contest preparation, whereas an experienced user you want to fill out after a heavy diet and cutting cycle

Anadrol is a potent steroid, and its use shouldn’t be taken lightly. While its beneficial effects are fantastic, they have equally potent side effects (see below where I detail these). Here are the benefits you can expect when you use Oxymetholone:

Kickstart Compound

Anadrol acts fast, so it helps you bulk up very quickly, while other injectable steroids in your cycle take their time to start working. Most people will combine Anadrol with slow-acting injectable steroids in a stack for this reason.

Increases Appetite

This helps you gain weight quicker because you want to eat more¹². However, this is another area where careful dosage is critical. Taking excess Anadrol can have the reverse effect of decreasing your appetite, which will negatively impact your gains and performance, so if you want peak appetite while on Anadrol, stick to a dosage of under 150mg and preferably around the 100mg daily mark.

Stacking

Anadrol is rarely used on its own, so it must work in synergy with other compounds, and that is indeed the case. While Anadrol’s effects take off fast, your other steroids in the stack take their time to kick in.

Anadrol stacks well with just about any other steroid out there¹³, and the most common stacks include any form of testosterone (all Anadrol users should be adding testosterone as a bare minimum) and works particularly well with Nandrolone-based steroids (Deca-Durabolin and Trenbolone), while it’s very commonly stacked with the powerful cutting steroid Winstrol.

Muscle Gains

Many of us consider Oxymetholone to be the most potent muscle-building AAS. Anadrol’s ability to promote muscle growth is exceptional. Still, just like Dianabol and unlike most other DHT-derived AAS, you need to expect some (or even a lot) of your gains to be water retention, so some weight will always be lost post-cycle. Anadrol will pack size on you quickly if you’re eating the calories required; noticeable physique changes will kick in within the first week.

Strength

Significant strength gains are always desirable with a bulking steroid, and Anadrol delivers more than that in this area. Your strength will skyrocket on Oxymetholone, and with its quick-acting effects, you’ll often feel it a short time after taking a dose (which is why it’s usually taken 1-2 hours before working out).

Endurance

We don’t often associate bulking steroids with a significant boost to endurance, but Anadrol excels in this area¹⁴. More endurance means you’ll be able to stave off fatigue for longer while training – resulting in more significant and faster gains. This is thanks to Anadrol’s ability to substantially increase your red blood cell count, which allows increased oxygen and nutrient transport to the muscles.

Joint Support

A risk factor with the sudden increase in strength Anadrol provides is the possibility of injury when lifting weights that your joints might not yet handle. Anadrol can likely provide some level of joint strengthening and support, especially with it not being a dry compound; however, you should still avoid injuries to joints and tendons with your newfound strength ability.

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Note: While Anadrol provides more benefits, the above are the primary ones of most concern to us. Faster recovery, great pumps, increased aggression, and the speed at which Anadrol takes effect are all additional benefits to look forward to with this AAS.

The fact that Anadrol is an oral steroid is a benefit for anyone who is not keen on using injectables. Orals come with some significant downsides, but from an administration point of view, nothing can be easier than swallowing tablets.

A standard cycle can have you putting on 25-30lbs, and although some of this will be soon lost as water, even retaining 15lbs of muscle is a physique-changing result. Massive pumps are another related aspect, and users will often describe them as the best pumps they’ve ever had.

Anadrol Dosing and Administration

Anadrol is one of few anabolic steroids where many clinical studies exist to guide us in dosage ranges¹⁵. Regardless, I always recommend starting at a lower dose when using a powerful oral like Anadrol and working your way up if you can handle the side effects.

Anadrol is a very simple steroid to take and does not require the stress and pain of injecting like most other compounds. A once-daily dosage is the path that the majority of users take.

Most Anadrol tablets come in 50mg dosages, making it convenient to consume the optimal dosage of Anadrol, which is either 50mg or 100mg daily. More is not necessarily better when it comes to Anadrol. Studies have shown that you can hit peak gains with a dosage of around 100mg daily, with gains falling after this amount while side effects increase¹⁶.

Therefore, the optimal dosage of Anadrol needs to be carefully considered so you’re getting the perfect balance of positive results without stressing the liver to the point where you cause damage plus experience other side effects that would negate your gains. Everyone will differ, but in most circumstances, you will benefit significantly from a dosage of 100mg per day while keeping to a cycle of 4-6 weeks maximum.

Doses

We can look at medically prescribed dosages of Anadrol to see its power¹⁷. When used for muscle wasting conditions, Anadrol is often prescribed at just 2.5mg per day. At that dose, this steroid still promotes weight gain very well. Issues like water retention should be almost non-existent, and stress on the liver and cardiovascular system should be significantly reduced.

Yes, those using Anadrol medically are not out to bulk up, but they do need to put on weight quickly, and it’s a testament to Anadrol’s superb mass-gaining effects that such a minimal dose can be so effective.

When used for anemia (due to Anadrol’s ability to increase red blood cells), Anadrol is usually dosed based on body weight, with 1mg to 2mg per kilogram being the standard. At 1-2 mg/kg/day, this can result in quite high doses that rival those that bodybuilders use, and thus, side effects can be expected.

Due to Anadrol’s potency, we do not stray far from those medical doses. Liver toxicity, water retention, and cholesterol impacts mean that very high doses of this harsh steroid should be avoided even by experienced users.

Beginner

Although Anadrol isn’t a beginner’s steroid, your first time using it should be conservatively dosed regardless of your experience with any other AAS. You’ll want to evaluate your response because it can be variable among individuals (and tracking your cardio and liver health is recommended with bloodwork). Beginners can start at 50mg daily, although even 25mg will produce noticeable results, often with minimal side effects.

Intermediate

50mg is a dose many users won’t ever want to exceed, but if you’re tolerating it well, doubling the dose to 100mg will boost strength and size gains to an incredible level.

Advanced

With clinical studies sometimes using doses of 150mg per day or even more, we know it’s possible to use Anadrol at these dosage levels. If you’re an individual who responds poorly to Anadrol (whether it’s water retention, cholesterol, or your liver), then 150mg can be challenging to tolerate.

Female

Female doses of Anadrol can be surprisingly well tolerated at higher levels. Past medical studies have found that virilization was minimal in females¹⁸ who received no less than 50mg daily for at least three months. Female bodybuilders typically take between 25mg to 50mg per day. Virilization is always possible at any dose, and females should be looking for voice changes or body hair growth.

Dosing Schedule, Half-life, and Cycle Length

Anadrol’s half-life is not well understood. As an oral steroid, we can expect it to have a very short half-life, at least compared to injectables. Estimates of the half-life of Oxymetholone put it somewhere in the range of 5 to 9 hours.

One option is to take Anadrol twice daily by splitting your dose. Some users will split the daily dose into three administrations – this is entirely personal preference but also depends on your dosage. But a good number of users still swear by taking the entire Anadrol dose all at once each day. Why? It can be quite effective when taken an hour or two before working out. Although we shouldn’t consider it a pre-workout compound, most guys will find a noticeable boost in strength and pumps when timing it this way.

Anadrol cycle lengths should be kept short mainly due to what Anadrol will be doing to your liver and cardiovascular system. If you can’t manage water retention through your diet, this is another reason to limit your Anadrol cycle length: Excess water retention leads to increased blood pressure.

Would I use Anadrol and not be getting regular bloodwork? No way. I want to know what’s going on. With that said, if you’ve done a few Anadrol cycles and have a good handle on how you respond at specific doses, then you might choose to be less worried about getting blood done so often.

An 8-week cycle is a comfortable balance between benefits and risks, but there are extensive anecdotes and even studies of people using it well beyond that time limit. But I can’t state enough: The longer you use Anadrol, the closer you’ll need to monitor liver health and use a supplement like TUDCA (Tauroursodeoxycholic acid) for liver support¹⁹.

Likely Results

If you’ve used other DHT-derived steroids before, you’ll be used to their dryness and lack of water retention. This is not the case with Oxymetholone, and it can cause a significant amount of fluid retention! The results from Oxymetholone are exceptional when it comes to size gains, and water weight contributes to this – expect impressive fullness and volume and an overall pumped look and feel.

Anadrol can blow up your muscles big and fast. How fast and how big?

• 10 lbs in the first week is possible
• 25-30lbs for a standard cycle is common

Yes, a lot of it will be water and lost soon after. But you’ll look fantastic, and people will be in awe at the rapid change in your physique. You won’t feel pumped and huge only after working out, either. You can expect that fullness to be with you 24 hours a day.

The downside to all this is that you lose muscle definition, and if you suffer terrible water retention, you’ll be walking around with a moon face and an over-bloated look – a sure sign to others that you’re using AAS. But Anadrol was never an under-the-radar steroid; you should know that before entering.

Surprisingly to some, women will also use Anadrol occasionally for its muscle and strength gains and lower risk of virilizing side effects compared to most other AAS.

Anadrol Cycles

Anadrol’s high-level hepatotoxicity, and to a lesser extent, its cholesterol-altering and water retention effects, combine to make this a steroid that isn’t suitable for long cycles.

As always, there will be people using it for ten weeks or more, but in my (and many other people’s) opinion, I will always want to limit Anadrol to a 6-week cycle. Even four weeks is long enough to have you putting on considerable size; remember that this is a very fast-acting steroid that has you gaining within the first week!

Anadrol Cycle for Men

Most men will be using Anadrol alongside a modest dose of testosterone. Test dosed at 400mg/week with Anadrol at 100mg or less is a surefire path to incredible results for males.

Men can expect significant increases in strength within the first two to three days, and it only gets bigger and better. Noticeable fullness and thickness to the muscles become prominent early on, but with that comes some bloating (which varies among us).

Taking more than 50mg will give most of us a noticeable decrease in appetite. This can be where you’ll reduce the dose or not want to take it any higher – you want to maintain your target intake of calories each day to make it worth using Anadrol.

One theme that continually pops up is guys find a big difference in their Anadrol experience from one dosage to the next. Some of us don’t do well with 100mg but do amazingly at 50mg. This comment sums it up nicely: “At 50mg, huge strength gains and fullness. At 100mg, I feel very fatigued, bloated, and tired”. This is why you must evaluate your response and prepare to adjust your dose up or down to get the best results.

All men will be happy with the size gains made with Anadrol. Keeping them on after the cycle is where the big challenge is. I see plenty of comments like “gained 15lbs, but it was mostly water!” – resulting in a drastic weight loss after your cycle. This is normal for Anadrol and should be expected.

Like most men who take AAS, mood changes can be very noticeable, which you’ll hear about often with Anadrol. Guys are saying things like “feel way more aggressive” after taking a first dose of Anadrol because it kicks in quickly. Aggression can be a welcome effect if you know how to use it properly and leave it in the gym.

Lower back pumps become an issue for some guys. This can impact some movements like deadlifts, and it’s worth considering a taurine supplement to try and combat this.

Anadrol Cycle for Women

Despite its potency and the fact that most females will look at using Anavar and even testosterone instead, Anadrol is a pretty tolerable steroid for women.

• When used clinically on female patients, high doses have been prescribed and generally tolerated by women.
• Virilization becomes a secondary concern with Anadrol. It’s the liver toxicity that’s of greater significance here.

What results can women get with Anadrol? Women will see gains in strength that are rarely achievable with any other PED. Naturally, this leads to being able to lift heavier weights, but caution should be taken not to overextend and cause injury to the ligaments or joints.

Overall, weight gain will also include water, and women must work hard after the cycle to maintain any muscle gains. 10lbs of weight gain on a 25mg/day cycle for eight weeks is achievable for females. Acne and some virilization are possible at this dose, but if the cycle runs for no longer than eight weeks, these effects should fade away completely.

On the downside, women suffer the same bloating as men do with Anadrol. This can even extend to fingers swelling up, so females should monitor blood pressure on the cycle (as well as cholesterol and liver enzymes). Women note “awesome pumps” on Anadrol and praise this AAS, which females often overlook due to its harsh reputation. In reality, Anadrol’s impacts on the liver are ultimately the most significant risk for women rather than temporary virilization.

Beginner Anadrol Cycle

Anadrol can be considered a more advanced steroid to start with, so if you’ve never used any other anabolic steroids previously, you would be better off starting with a milder steroid, such as a standard testosterone cycle, before moving up to a harsher compound like Anadrol.

But if you’re not a beginner to steroids in general but are now wanting to use Anadrol for the first time, then it can either be used on its own or in a basic stack with injectable testosterone. This is a powerful mass-gaining and strength stack, with Anadrol kicking you off to a quick start and testosterone contributing to more gains as the cycle progresses.

Many people will swear by only using Anadrol with a testosterone base, but using it alone is also a viable option. A beginner can easily start on a 50mg dosage and see exceptional results quickly, but if you’re concerned about the side effects and this is your first ever Anadrol cycle, a half tablet of 25mg will still be highly effective and will reduce adverse effects until you learn how to control them. A 4-week cycle is considered suitable for a beginner.

Intermediate Anadrol Cycle

Once you’ve gained confidence using Anadrol on its own or perhaps with a moderate dose of testosterone in a simple stack, you might be considering adding another steroid compound to boost results to another level.

A basic testosterone and Anadrol stack is a bulking powerhouse; few will need more than that combo. Anadrol at 50mg weekly for 4-6 weeks and Testosterone (choose your preferred ester) at 500mg weekly for 12 weeks will deliver superb results.

Intermediate users can benefit greatly from a 50mg Anadrol daily dosage with fast gains in strength and mass. Increasing to 100mg daily can be considered if you have the side effects under control. At this point, you should use either 0.5mg or 1mg of Arimidex daily during the cycle to mitigate those estrogenic side effects. A 6-week cycle length is recommended as the maximum to avoid severe liver toxicity.

Advanced Anadrol Cycle

Advanced users will use Anadrol as a small but powerful part of a cycle that includes several other compounds. Stacking Anadrol, Trenbolone, and Testosterone is a very advanced cycle, with Trenbolone being an extremely powerful steroid only suitable for experienced users.

50mg daily of Anadrol for the first six weeks, alongside Testosterone at 500-600mg weekly and Trenbolone at 150mg weekly for 12 weeks, will not only produce amazing strength and bulking gains, but it will be a harsh cycle when it comes to side effects.

However, if used at the front end of your bulking cycles, 100mg of Anadrol daily for 4-6 weeks is likely where the most advanced users will start, combined with 1mg of Arimidex every day to combat side effects.

While many advanced users (and even some beginners) boast of using Anadrol at 200mg or more daily to get substantial gains, this comes at a significant risk of both immediate side effects and liver damage²⁰.

Author's Note: For real, NO-BS information on using steroids be sure to check out Straight from the Underground (my recommended underground steroid handbook). Everything in this book is based on first-hand experience, not theory.

Anadrol vs. Other PEDs

The most obvious AAS you will want to compare Anadrol to is Dianabol. These are the two most potent oral bulking steroids available, and you can only use one at a time – which is better for you? Superdrol is another AAS worth lining up alongside Anadrol. And finally, Trenbolone is often called THE most potent and harsh steroid. But how does it compare to Anadrol?

Anadrol vs. Dianabol

Dianabol will almost always come to mind when thinking about oral bulking steroids. After all, Dbol was one of the favorite AAS of the golden era bodybuilders and remains as popular as ever today.

Dbol and Anadrol have a lot in common:

• Both work fast and give huge gains
• Both cause water retention
• Both are liver-toxic

But despite Anadrol often being considered the harsher of the two, it’s much more suitable for female use than most other AAS (including Dianabol). I consider Anadrol to be harsher overall. It will stress the liver more and pose an increased risk to the cardiovascular system.

I’d never recommend Anadrol for beginners, but new male users can usually tolerate short cycles of Dianabol very well as long as the dose is kept moderate. Another downside to Anadrol is that it can decrease your appetite, while Dianabol can increase the appetite of some users. Dianabol is more famous because it’s a more manageable steroid and less taxing on the body overall.

Anadrol vs. Superdrol

Superdrol is also a DHT-derived oral AAS. Superdrol is the oral version of Masteron, but its effects are nothing like Masteron. Masteron is mainly a cutting AAS, while Superdrol is one of the most potent muscle-building steroids.

However, Superdrol has a benefit over Anadrol: Both are fantastic muscle gainers; however, Superdrol gives you those gains without water retention. Superdrol can be harsher on the joints than Anadrol. This is no surprise, considering it’s a dry compound.

Both Anadrol and Superdrol are very liver-toxic, so there’s no difference in the recommended length of time we should be using them. Most people who have used both Superdrol and Anadrol find that the sides of Superdrol are worse to deal with. This includes things like roid rage and severe changes to cholesterol and the liver.

Personal preference and response will be the deciding factors between Anadrol and Superdrol. Guys typically find one is more tolerable to use than the other, but make no mistake: Both can deliver incredible size and strength gains within a short time.

Anadrol vs. Trenbolone

Trenbolone is notorious for its harsh side effects. Although an injectable steroid, Tren is very liver toxic, although Anadrol is still considered riskier to the liver.

I will use Tren for longer than Anadrol – 8 weeks on Trenbolone is usually my minimum (many will use it for 16 weeks or longer). Trenbolone will give you relatively fast results, but not as fast as Anadrol. But here’s the thing… Trenbolone’s gains will be dry and maintainable, whereas much of the weight gained with Anadrol is lost.

Trenbolone’s additional side effects (and it’s a very long list) are worse than anything that Anadrol can throw at you. Your testosterone will bounce back fairly quickly with PCT following Anadrol use, whereas with Tren being a Nandrolone AAS, you can stay suppressed for months afterward. I find Anadrol the more tolerable AAS to use between these two.

Stacking Anadrol

At the very least, Anadrol will always be run with a testosterone base in a stack (for men only). This can be a TRT dose of testosterone to maintain estrogen levels and normal function. Or you can increase the testosterone dose to contribute more anabolic effects.

Whether you’re a beginner or advanced user, the majority are going to be using Anadrol as part of a stack (whether it be with just one or multiple other steroids) at the start of a cycle, which provides a big kick start for the rest of the cycle when the other steroid compounds will take over in effectiveness. At the same time, Anadrol stops at 4-6 weeks. Any stack with Anadrol is going to produce highly effective and quick results:

• In a cutting stack, it’s common to stack Anadrol with Winstrol at a dosage of anywhere between 25 to 100mg of Winstrol, but keep in mind that Winstrol is also very liver toxic²¹. A quality strength and cutting stack of Anadrol at 100mg and Winstrol at 50mg is tried and tested by many users.
• Another stack is Anadrol and Dianabol (both are c17-alpha-alkylated steroids) with lower dosages of each, with Dianabol extending to 6 weeks and Anadrol stopping at four weeks. For this stack cycle, using Anadrol at 50mg daily and Dianabol at 25mg daily will likely produce dramatic results very quickly. This stack is not a wise choice or one I would ever recommend.
• Trenbolone and Masteron can also stack well with Anadrol. If you want to bulk up fast with Anadrol, then later eliminate water retention and achieve a defined, dry physique, then a drying steroid like Masteron can work very well for this purpose.

Perhaps the simplest and guaranteed to provide extreme results stack consists of 50mg of Anadrol daily for the first six weeks, combined with Testosterone Enanthate at 500mg weekly and Deca-Durabolin at 400mg weekly for 12 weeks.

A two-week break follows the cycle followed up with three weeks of PCT (100mg/day Clomid for ten days, then followed up with 50mg/day Clomid for another ten days). This stack will allow rapid gains at the start with Anadrol, while testosterone and Deca kick in as slower-acting injectables for the remainder of the cycle.

Anadrol + Testosterone (Bulking Stack)

This stack uses a higher dose of testosterone than just a base, and it’s the most common way that Anadrol is stacked because you can never go wrong with adding testosterone to a cycle where muscle gains are your primary goal.

There are several ways to combine these two, but I like Anadrol as a kickstart when using a medium to slower-acting testosterone. You can then choose to extend your testosterone use for as long as desired, but I limit mine to 12 weeks here.

Benefits:

• Big muscle and strength gains
• Fast gains early on
• Quick recovery
• Full and pumped look
• Enhanced mood and energy
• Possible fat loss
• Bone and joint support

Dosing:

• Week 1-4: Anadrol: 50mg/day
• Week 1-12: Testosterone enanthate 600mg/week

Possible Side Effects:

• Water retention
• Testosterone suppression
• Gyno
• Acne and hair loss
• High blood pressure
• Increased cholesterol
• Liver toxicity

Results

Strength and muscle gains will come on very early, with Anadrol kicking off this cycle while you wait for Testosterone to take effect. While water retention can be high in those first few weeks, it should moderate after you come off Anadrol, and lean muscle will become your prominent weight increase.

Testosterone can improve vascularity, and if you want to harden and dry up toward the end of the cycle, we can optionally run Anavar for two to three weeks to finish off.

PCT

If using Testosterone Enanthate, wait two weeks before starting PCT. For PCT, use Enclomiphene: 25mg for the first three weeks and 12.5mg at week 4.

Anadrol + Deca-Durabolin (Bulking Stack)

Here, Anadrol is used as a kickstart compound, with the slower-acting Deca kicking in later and testosterone being primarily used for support purposes only. Both Anadrol and Deca will give you water retention challenges, but by moderating your dose and eating well, this doesn’t have to become a big problem.

Benefits:

• Big strength gains
• Significant size gains
• Joint support
• Nice pumps
• Fast recovery

Dosing:

To give Deca time to kick in, we start it two weeks before Anadrol:

• Deca: 300mg/week (Weeks 1-10)
• Anadrol: 50mg/week (Weeks 3-10)

Possible Side Effects:

• Testosterone suppression
• Liver toxicity
• Cholesterol and blood pressure increase
• Water retention
• Gyno
• Deca dick
• Decreased appetite
• Mood changes

Results

Strength gains will come on slow and steady early on, but kick up several gears once you start Anadrol. How much weight you can gain is entirely up to your effort, but once water weight is lost post-cycle, lean gains of up to 15 lbs are achievable. Deca will introduce additional joint support to this cycle, which is welcomed and will support your ability to lift heavier with Anadrol’s massive strength increase.

PCT

Deca will leave long-lasting metabolites in your system and potentially shut you down for many months. Regular PCT may not work effectively after this cycle, and ongoing testosterone cruising is often needed.

Anadrol + Trenbolone + Testosterone (Bulking/Recomp Stack)

You could use Sustanon if you prefer on this cycle or your own choice of testosterone, but I recommend a fast ester if using injectables. This is a very advanced stack (both Tren and Anadrol can be considered two of the most potent AAS, including their sides). But serious mass can be gained very quickly. Anadrol is only used for the first three weeks, and then Trenbolone will help dry out some of that water weight.

Benefits:

• Huge gains
• Fast results
• Massive strength
• Hardness and vascularity (after stopping Anadrol)
• Pumped and full look
• Fast recovery
• Big pumps
• Enhanced energy, mood, and confidence

Dosing and Cycle Length:

• Testosterone: 600-700mg/week
• Trenbolone: 300mg/week
• Anadrol: 50-100mg/day (first three weeks only)
• 0.5mg Arimidex daily
• Cycle length: 8 to 10 weeks

Possible Side Effects:

• Testosterone shutdown
• Water retention
• Gyno
• Liver toxicity
• Cholesterol and blood pressure increase
• Acne
• Hair loss
• All known Trenbolone sides: Night sweats, insomnia, jealousy, anxiety, Tren cough
• Appetite suppression

Results

This cycle is all about making fast, huge gains. Prepare to work hard and eat a lot to get the most out of it. Anadrol will blow you up early, but once Tren takes over, that water weight will start receding, and you’ll notice increasing muscle hardness and vascularity. Gains of 20lbs are possible if your diet supports it.

PCT

Trenbolone will leave long-lasting metabolites in your system and potentially shut you down for many months. Regular PCT may not work effectively after this cycle, and ongoing testosterone cruising is often needed.

Anadrol PCT

Anadrol will suppress your natural testosterone function²² and will require PCT (men only). Women need no PCT after using Anadrol or any other steroids.

But there’s this to consider: Anadrol is almost always used for only the first few weeks of a cycle, whereas other AAS are continued for potentially another month, two months, or much longer.

What does this mean for you?

PCT only starts once all exogenous hormones clear your system. In most cases, this won’t be Anadrol, but instead, the other steroids you’re using and your PCT cycle will need to be planned based on what’s required for those other AAS.

When Anadrol is the primary compound, you must run PCT, starting the day after your last dose. HCG is optional but provides a more aggressive PCT, which can be necessary if you’re heavily suppressed.

An example PCT cycle is:

• HCG: 2000iu every other day (20 days)
• Nolvadex: 40mg/day for three weeks, then reduced to 20mg/day for one week.

Anadrol Side Effects

Anadrol is a serious AAS that can give you more trouble with side effects than most other steroids²³. There’s a good reason (actually several) that we only use Anadrol for short cycles of just a few weeks (yes, some guys will run it for over eight weeks at their own risk).

But despite all its potency and genuine side effect risks, Anadrol CAN be tolerated well by many people, and side effects can be minimized with sensible use. One study showed that while patients frequently experienced side effects, they were primarily mild and always reversible.

Here are the main side effects Anadrol can cause:

Short-Term Side Effects

Most of Anadrol’s side effects can be considered short-term, but with high dose or long-term use, they risk turning into (or causing) long-term health complications. How you use Anadrol will determine how short-term these side effects will be. They include familiar steroid side effects such as testosterone suppression, liver toxicity, water retention, gynecomastia, headaches, increased blood pressure, and negative cholesterol changes.

Mood changes are a common complaint with Anadrol²⁴. This is a temporary side effect but can be debilitating for some people because it impacts every part of your life. This side effect will vary between individuals, but it’s common for people to report a low mood, depression, or severe mood swings.

Some will find paranoia develops, while others suffer from classic roid rage, including aggression and irritability²⁵. These are serious side effects impacting mental health, relationships, work, and other parts of life, and for some users, it may be bad enough to lead them to quit using Anadrol completely.

Anadrol’s impact on the liver is the biggest concern with this steroid. Although repeated and prolonged stress to the liver from using Anadrol can become a serious long-term problem²⁶, with moderate use, your liver should recover with enough time in between cycles and by maintaining a good liver-friendly diet (without alcohol) and optionally a liver support supplement.

Estrogenic Side Effects

While Anadrol doesn’t convert to estrogen, estrogenic side effects are not only possible with this steroid but can be quite severe. This is due to direct stimulation of the estrogen receptors rather than aromatization.

Water retention is the most notorious physical side effect of Anadrol. You can reduce this by eating a low-sodium diet and drinking much water. If your diet is high or moderate in sodium, expect water retention to dominate your Anadrol cycle. Some users can like a bit of water retention if the smooth muscle look is your goal. But the extra fluid won’t be your friend if you want a nice muscle definition and vascularity.

Gynecomastia is also a possibility with Anadrol²⁷. Some guys are more gyno-sensitive than others, and again, it’s at higher doses that you’ll be more at risk, but most users will find it easily mitigated.

Because these estrogenic-type side effects aren’t caused by estrogen conversion, aromatase inhibitors won’t help. Nolvadex or Clomid can go some way in reducing these side effects. Still, since they’re anti-estrogens, they can bring estrogen levels down too low, which brings about its own set of problems (including worsening the already serious effects on cholesterol).

Hair Loss, Acne and Oily Skin (Androgenic)

Androgenic side effects are where we can get some form of relief with Anadrol, but they won’t necessarily be non-existent. Anadrol’s androgenic rating is about half that of testosterone, but there are other ways androgenic side effects can rear their ugly head.

Although Anadrol is a DHT-based steroid, it can still convert to DHT. This process is different from how DHT conversion works with most other steroids, but it leads to a similar risk: Hair loss on the head. It is an individual side effect based on genetics, and some guys won’t have a problem, but others will find hair loss a problem, which can often be permanent.

Traditional hair loss treatment drugs like Finasteride won’t work when you’re using Anadrol because of the way it converts to DHT. In any case, reducing your DHT levels to combat hair loss can negatively impact your results by decreasing muscle and strength gains.

Acne and oily skin are also problems for some Anadrol users. With more sebum production going on, if you’re prone to acne, you will likely flare up on a cycle, and it can extend to the shoulders, back, arms, and elsewhere, along with the face.

Hepatotoxicity

Anadrol is known as one of the most hepatotoxic steroids²⁸. It will have a stronger negative effect on the liver than any other steroid, and this is the main reason why recommendations for its length of use are four weeks. However, some will use it for six weeks and even longer and claim that the liver toxicity impact is not as bad as some people think.

This is a risky strategy, though, and first-time users of Anadrol should remain on the side of caution when it comes to liver toxicity because you won’t know how you will personally respond to such a potent steroid.

Classed as a C17-Alpha Alkylated compound, which allows it to be taken orally, Anadrol is potentially more toxic to the liver²⁹ than other c17-AA steroids. In any case, stacking Anadrol with any other c17-AA steroid should be avoided. It can be stacked with injectable steroids as they usually cause minimal stress to the liver.

Studies have been done using very high doses of Anadrol in people. The period of use was also long: 16 weeks, taking up to 150mg daily. The result was a five times increase in liver enzyme values. Most bodybuilders will be using Anadrol at no more than 100mg per day, but this is more than enough to cause liver stress.

Other studies at lower doses – 50mg and below – have shown less impact on the liver. Potentially, if you use Anadrol at the lowest dose, liver side effects may be minimized in healthy people. Liver support supplements can optionally provide some protection regardless of your Anadrol dose.

HPTA & Testosterone Suppression

Anadrol will suppress your testosterone strongly, so PCT is required after using it to restore testosterone production faster and avoid low testosterone symptoms. Signs that you might have low testosterone as a result of this suppression include loss of muscle, fat gain, lethargy, depression, and low libido.

Since most use of Anadrol is at the start or middle of a cycle with other suppressive steroids, you will likely have your PCT ready to go regardless of Anadrol’s effects. Anadrol is notorious for causing a form of withdrawal, and suddenly stopping it can cause a range of issues for some of us.

This is also related to the sudden halt of exogenous testosterone, and this crash is a reason why many will want to use an intermediary steroid to help transition out of the cycle and into PCT. Deca-Durabolin is a common choice for this purpose. Not only will it help stop a sudden testosterone crash, but it can also help you maintain your muscle and strength gains.

Cholesterol Impact

Anadrol will cause changes to your cholesterol that involve reducing levels of good cholesterol (HDL) while raising levels of bad cholesterol (LDL)³⁰. Higher doses will make this (and most other) side effects more severe. The serious health risks of these cholesterol alterations involve a thickening of the oxygen and nutrient-carrying arteries, which can restrict the vital flow of blood from the heart to the body.

When used for longer periods, these cholesterol changes can become dangerous. If using Anadrol, your diet should be as cholesterol friendly as possible. If you have existing cholesterol issues, it’s strongly advised to avoid using Anadrol altogether. This change in cholesterol levels can also cause high blood pressure to develop. In the case of Anadrol, it can cause significant and dangerously high blood pressure.

Combined with water retention, which also raises blood pressure, we have a steroid that has a hugely negative impact on the heart and cardiovascular system in general. Needless to say, if you suffer from high blood pressure or are even aware of a family history of heart disease, Anadrol should be avoided as you are at higher risk of complications.

Is Anadrol Safe?

All steroids are potentially dangerous, and Anadrol is one of the harshest steroids around that needs to be used with a smart strategy and a good amount of caution. Keeping Anadrol cycles short is highly recommended; otherwise, it could become unsafe, mainly due to the stress caused to the liver.

At higher doses, you will almost certainly suffer severe water retention, which is not only unsightly but, more importantly, can raise blood pressure to dangerous levels. Also, because of its negative effects on the liver, Anadrol would be unsafe to stack with any other C-17 Alpha-Alkylated steroids.

When used sensibly and sparingly, you can reduce most of the dangers of Anadrol, but it’s difficult to say that Anadrol is safe – there are too many risks to consider.

Anadrol Supplement

Outside the world of steroids, research and development have come along in leaps and bounds in recent times. With more and more people leaning towards a more natural lifestyle, steroid alternatives have become an attractive option.

Anadrole is a formula that covers every aspect of bodybuilding and promotes muscle growth, strength gains, stamina, and improved recovery. It is useful for any purpose and goal as it excels in multiple areas, from muscle and strength gains to boosting performance to enhancing recovery.

Author’s Note: I used Anadrole as a part of a 12-week cycle using the Crazy Bulk ultimate stack, and it performed beyond my relatively low expectations.

Anadrole looks to be a very viable alternative to the popular, powerful, and, without a doubt, very effective steroid Anadrol, but a steroid that comes with significant downsides. If you are looking for a steroid alternative that provides most of the benefits of Anadrol with none of the disadvantages, Anadrole will undoubtedly appeal to you.

Anadrole works in several ways, including providing high-quality protein sources packed with amino acids and vitally – ramping up red blood cell production to get more oxygen to the muscles so fatigue is delayed, pumps, and power output increases. Ultimately, we can work out for longer and get to the next workout faster with more efficient recovery.

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Anadrole Benefits

Anadrole is made to give you benefits throughout the entire spectrum of performance and physique enhancement. The significant benefits of Anadrole include:

• Huge gains in strength and stamina
• Exceptional and fast muscle gains
• Much faster recovery so your next workout can be started sooner
• Excellent for getting your gains going fast at the start of a new cycle
• It decreases muscle fatigue and increases the amount of oxygen flowing to the muscles
• Easy and fast to take once a day

This product has many advantages, including the fact that, unlike Anadrol, gains made with Anadrole might be slower and steadier. Still, they won’t fade away after you stop using the supplement and won’t be masked by water retention. In other words, expect your Anadrole gains to be high quality and more permanent. The advantages of Anadrole can be summarized as follows:

• You get significant effects that are similar to Anadrol but without the nasty side effects
• There’s no need for anti-estrogen or other types of drugs to offset side effects
• No post-cycle therapy is required because Anadrole doesn’t play havoc with your hormones
• Gains can be expected to last after your cycle has ended, which is often not the case with Anadrol
• Your gains won’t be masked by water retention
• The cost of an Anadrole cycle is significantly less than an Anadrol cycle

Are there any cons to Anadrole? It depends on your expectations, but these are to be considered:

• You won’t get the full effect of an anabolic steroid; this is basic biology, as Anadrole is not a synthetic hormone
• Gains may not be as massive or as fast, but they will be high-quality

With the right expectations, it is hard to see many downsides to Anadrole, particularly when we look at the benefits and consider the significant cons of Anadrol. Few alternatives will be able to match the power of Anadrol. Anadrole is as close as I’ve found, and by eliminating all the side effects, it simply makes sense to use Anadrole instead if you care about your short and long-term health but still want fantastic results. If you decide to try Anadrole, I recommend buying it here.

Anadrole FAQs

Is Anadrole safe?

Yes, Anadrole is formulated to be a 100% safe and natural formula that doesn’t pose any risk to the liver, kidneys, cholesterol, or any other aspects of your health. It can do this because Anadrole contains no hormones or chemicals – only naturally occurring amino acids, proteins, and extracts.

Can Anadrole be used for cutting?

The primary purpose of Anadrole is for muscle and strength gains. Just as the steroid Anadrol is best for kick-starting gains at the start of a cycle and is usually used in a bulking cycle, the same applies to the Anadrole. Other bodybuilding supplements are more suitable for cutting purposes than Anadrole.

Are there any side effects for Anadrole?

No, my own experience and the company’s statement agree that this legal steroid alternative does not cause any side effects. This means I didn’t have to take any drugs to combat side effects as we must do when using the steroid Anadrol.

What is Anadrole used for in bodybuilding?

It boosts red blood cell production, which carries more nutrients and oxygen to the muscles for more powerful pumps, endurance, faster recovery, and more significant muscle growth. Boosting size, strength, and stamina are the core goals of Anadrole for bodybuilding.

How long until I see results with Anadrole?

Results vary between individuals, but you can expect noticeable results within 2-4 weeks. A recommended cycle length is 8 or 12 weeks to allow time for maximum results.

Will I keep my results after stopping Anadrole?

This is one of the great benefits of Anadrole vs. Anadrol: With the steroid, it is well known that the results can be short-lived and can be lost without some serious work being put in after you stop using the steroid. With Anadrole, you can expect to maintain your gains by keeping a regular nutrition and training plan. It is advised to take a break of 1.5 weeks after using Anadrole for an 8-12 week cycle.

What does Anadrole cost?

Anadrole is much cheaper to use than Anadrol or virtually any other anabolic steroid. Most steroid users will buy Anadrol on the black market, but this still costs a significant amount compared with the legal alternative. You can do a full 12-week cycle of Anadrole for less, and no additional costs of drugs are needed because there are no side effects to counter and no PCT needed.

Anadrol Results

Anadrol delivers compelling results, and it does so quickly. You can buy Anadrol and use it for four or six weeks and experience its full benefits during that short time. It’s often used to kick start a cycle that also includes injectable steroids because of how fast Anadrol gets working right away while you wait for the effects of the slower-acting injectables.

The most talked about results from an Anadrol cycle are what you’d expect: Excellent mass and strength gains on short cycles. The fullness of the physique is a desirable result (especially when sodium in your diet is kept to a minimum), and users notice that pumps are always excellent and not just in the gym.

Not talked about as much is the big boost to mental motivation, confidence, and all-over energy that Anadrol gives you. This boost makes it much easier to stick with your training and take your workouts to new levels.

Weight Gain

Anadrol is a potent weight-gaining steroid. One of its medical uses is to treat muscle wasting, so it excels in this area. Anadrol supercharges protein synthesis, nitrogen retention, red blood cell product, and testosterone. Put all these things together, and you’ve got the ultimate mass-gaining compound. Gaining 15-20 lbs of lean muscle is more than achievable with Anadrol.

Not all weight gained with Anadrol will be pure muscle; it will be far from it. A lot will be water weight (think 40% or even more), which gives your muscles a pumped-up appearance. Some users will like this; others will hate the temporary fluid. It depends on what kind of look you’re trying to achieve.

Gains of 10lbs in the first week of an Anadrol cycle are possible. A 30-35 lbs gain by week 6 is typical; some users quote 40 lbs. How much of it is water will vary between individuals, but it will be a notable percentage of the total weight.

However, keeping these gains after your cycle ends is another challenge. It’s virtually impossible to keep all your gains, and most guys will see weight decreases of 30% or more, depending on what strategy you have in place to maintain your gains post-cycle.

Some users will take Anadrol as a contest prep compound, but you would want to be experienced in how you respond to it before taking such a plunge. You’d then obviously have to stop the steroid sometime before the competition to let it clear your system entirely. If done correctly, Anadrol can be a helpful contest prep compound for the most experienced of users only.

Strength Gain

Increased strength is a primary effect of Anadrol, which is why many of us use it. This is the strength boost that will help power your muscle gains. You’ll be adding substantial weight to your workouts, more than could ever be increased naturally.

Breaking through longer-term stubborn strength plateaus is a job that Anadrol can help you with. A weight-lifting plateau can stall your progress and results because you’ve reached your natural limit for how much you can lift.

You can no longer progress and can’t lift any heavier weights than you’re doing now. You need a powerful compound to rise above a plateau like this, and Anadrol will give you a light push-through and more of a bulldozer effect. Expect to be able to add 10, 20, or even 30 lbs to your weights when Anadrol kicks in.

You probably won’t be able to keep all these strength gains after stopping Anadrol, but even maintaining half these strength gains (which is often the case) will be a substantial increase from your previous limits. With these massive strength gains come the awesome pumps that Anadrol is famous for. For many guys, this is the most prized benefit of Anadrol, and it’s widely considered the very best steroid for big pumps.

Using Anadrol purely for pumps isn’t a strategy, but it makes a nice bonus. Some guys even get big abdominal pumps, which comes down to how Anadrol affects how fluids enter and exit the muscles. These big pumps lead to that highly desirable fullness appearance that people will soon be paying attention to outside the gym.

Reduced Post-Workout Pain and Fatigue

Anadrol can provide some benefits for the joints. One of its possible medical uses is for osteoporosis, so it’s clearly shown to have benefits in this area. Anadrol promotes water retention and can help the joints by providing lubrication and reducing inflammation. This improves joint movement and relieves pain.

Suppose you’ve taken a steroid like Winstrol before, which is famous for its joint pain-causing actions due to the removal of water and resulting drying out of joints. In that case, Anadrol has the opposite effect, and it will be welcomed when you’re lifting much heavier weights as you will be on an Anadrol cycle, placing increased pressure on joints in the elbows, shoulders, hips, wrists, and knees.

Anadrol Reviews

Anadrol has been in use for decades, so there’s a lot of talk about it now and over the years. After all, Anadrol has been around long before the Internet existed. Since the World Wide Web became available, people have been using it to share their experiences with Anadrol.

Reviews, comments, photos, and questions about Anadrol from those using it cover the spectrum from very good to bad and everything in between. A common sentiment is that the results are fantastic, but if only those side effects weren’t so dominant, it would be a much easier steroid to use.

Positive Anadrol Reviews

As you might expect, countless positive reviews praise Anadrol’s ability to take strength and muscle gains to stratospheric levels. Plenty of people who are positive about their Anadrol experience do note that they use it with at least one other steroid, which is a usual strategy:

• Standard doses of 50mg daily deliver excellent results for most men. Some will take it for eight or even ten weeks and feel confident about controlling side effects.
• Trenbolone is commonly noted as a companion compound for people who’ve had positive Anadrol experiences, and these two are a formidable muscle-building duo.
• Everyone will be able to achieve different gain levels, but 20lbs in 4 weeks is not unusual, and Anadrol users regularly quote similar results.

Positive reviewers often note their calorie intake to achieve these figures, with 4500-5000 calories consumed daily, a common occurrence necessary to make the massive gains Anadrol is capable of.

Negative Anadrol Reviews

Not surprisingly, most negative reviews and comments about Anadrol focus on its wide-ranging side effects. For some people (especially anyone with minimal steroid experience), these adverse effects of Anadrol can be intense enough to warrant stopping the use of the steroid completely.

However, water retention and high blood pressure issues do not always cause the most trouble for some Anadrol users. Many negative reviews focus on side effects that aren’t often talked about and are not universal (in other words, it could be a bad individual reaction).

Some of these negative reviews complain about bad anxiety occurring and brain fog to the point where Anadrol could no longer be taken at all. Fatigue and lethargy, heartburn, sleeping problems, muscle cramps, and excessive acne are other complaints.

These might not always be deal breakers, but they make running an Anadrol cycle unpleasant. With Anadrol being such a powerful compound, it can only be expected that some users are going to suffer adverse effects as an individual response.

Where to Buy Anadrol?

Anadrol is still one of the most popular oral steroids, so its availability is relatively widespread, and you shouldn’t have a problem locating it for purchase from the usual suppliers. The main question will be whether you can source the best pharmaceutical grade Anadrol or if underground lab Anadrol is more accessible.

Pharmaceutical-Grade Anadrol for Sale

The ultimate form of Oxymetholone to buy is, of course, pharmaceutical grade. Since this steroid is still manufactured for pharmaceutical use in the US and other countries, we know that this perfect purity of Anadrol does exist, unlike some other steroids where underground labs are the only option.

But that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to get your hands on pharmaceutical-grade Anadrol. To obtain it legally, you’d need a prescription from your doctor to use Oxymetholone to treat anemia. Unfortunately, pharma-grade Anadrol is not only hard to find but also very expensive. People must spend several thousand dollars in the US to purchase Anadrol for medical purposes.

Sometimes, pharma-grade Anadrol will be sold on the black market. Naturally, this is not legal, but it occurs for several reasons:

• People who have illegitimately obtained pharmaceutical-grade steroids and on-sold them
• Those who legally bought Anadrol with a prescription but then went on to (illegally) sell it on the black market.

Anadrol is just one brand name of pharmaceutical-grade Oxymetholone. It’s certainly the most well-known one, but this steroid is also sold under other names in various countries, and those trying to seek out pharma-grade Anadrol might come across any of these products from international sources:

• Anapolon, the Oxymetholone brand, is sold in Turkey and Moldova.
• Oxyanabolic and Androlic are Thailand brands.

It’s not uncommon for counterfeit pharmaceutical Oxymetholone to hit the black market under any of these names. These counterfeiters often do a superb job of copying every aspect of the original product, down to any holographic stickers, pill embeddings, or other unique markers on the packaging or tablets. But you won’t get the official manufactured, pure Anadrol you think you’re paying for. While some black-market counterfeit Anadrol may be of decent quality, none can match the real thing.

Underground Lab (UGL) Anadrol for Sale

Because Anadrol is not legal to sell, buy, or use for bodybuilding or any non-medical purpose without a prescription, the underground black market is where most bodybuilders need to go to purchase it. This brings with it a lot of risks in terms of quality and in terms of the process of buying and shipping illegal substances.

Steroids that are made in underground labs can vary substantially when it comes to quality. These labs have no regulation, so there’s no way of knowing what practices, hygiene, and quality control are implemented to create the Anadrol you buy. But when you have no other options, these labs are often the only way to buy Anadrol. UGL Anadrol will (or should be) be cheaper than pharmaceutical grade.

In the worst-case scenario, questionable underground labs can include very little Anadrol in the pills they’re selling. Instead, the tablets will contain cheap filler ingredients. Needless to say, these products won’t give you the results you’d expect from pure Anadrol. They could also introduce a whole lot of unexpected Anadrol side effects.

If underground black market Anadrol is your only option, always try to verify the source by asking more experienced users. While you can never be 100% certain that any particular lab will continue manufacturing high-quality Anadrol, you will find that those who have been buying and using Anadrol for a long time will often have their favorite sources. It’s well worth trying to find this information rather than relying on any marketing or guarantees from the labs themselves.

Availability of Anadrol

In the US and some other countries, Oxymetholone is no longer used medically or has never been approved. In the US, it’s now listed by the FDA as discontinued. With the variation in the quality of the underground lab (UGL) Anadrol, you will want to try to find a good supplier and stick with them.

Underdosing of Anadrol is a common issue. While it’s difficult to pinpoint if you’ve bought a slightly under-dosed product without testing, you’ll often hear about people who have bought 50mg tablets only to have their actual dose be 45mg or less. It’s not just underdosing that you can run into either; some UGL buyers of Anadrol find their tablets are overdosed by up to 12mg per tablet. Besides inaccurate dosing, poor-quality Anadrol products might contain other anabolic steroids or other substances (unknown to you).

Is Anadrol Legal?

Anadrol is a Schedule III controlled substance in the US, and it is illegal to sell, manufacture, buy, or possess. Similar strict laws about anabolic steroid use exist in Australia and some European countries.

On the flip side, there are many countries where possessing and using Anadrol for personal use is legal. The UK and Canada are two prime examples. If you’re a competitor in any sports or contests, Anadrol falls under the same rules as all other AAS in that it’s completely prohibited.

Typical Pricing

Oxymetholone is one of the more affordable steroids and certainly cheaper to use than a cycle of Anavar. The fact that we mainly use Anadrol for only a few weeks also keeps overall cycle costs down:

• Standard 50mg pharmaceutical-grade Anadrol tablets can cost as much as $2.50 or as little as half that amount.
• UGL Anadrol is often priced similarly to pharma grade, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor between the two.

Where you live, and your access to suppliers will make a big difference to what you pay. If you purchase from a local gym contact, you should expect some markup as they aim to make a profit.

Anadrol FAQs

What is Anadrol used for in bodybuilding?

Anadrol is used to promote massive gains in mass, muscle, and strength and to improve recovery. Anadrol can also provide support for the joints. Many bodybuilders use Anadrol as a kick-starting compound to start a bulking cycle with fast strength and weight gains within weeks before a slower-acting injectable steroid is used for the remainder of the cycle.

Are Anadrol gains keepable?

A lot of your Anadrol gains will be water weight, and with such fast gains being achievable with Anadrol, you will lose a lot of the weight just as quickly after stopping this steroid. Most of this lost weight will be water, but keeping your muscle gains can be helped by quickly restoring testosterone function and avoiding a catabolic state when testosterone is low and muscle is lost. Up to half your gains could be water if fluid retention isn’t controlled with a low-sodium diet.

Can Anadrol make you tired?

Anadrol can have different effects on different people. For many, it will increase energy, but others will suffer from fatigue and flu-like symptoms. This can be down to individual response, but it can also be caused by purchasing poor quality Anadrol from black market sources. Depression and mood changes caused by Anadrol in some users can also bring on a fatigued feeling.

Should I take Anadrol with food?

The medical advice is to take Anadrol with food if it causes stomach upset. For bodybuilding, it will depend on your dose schedule. If taking it twice daily, your first-morning dose might be on an empty stomach, but your second dose will be after you’ve eaten at some point. Most Anadrol users prefer taking it with food to help with absorption and reduce stomach discomfort.

Should you split your Anadrol dosage?

Anadrol has a short half-life, so it’s recommended that you break up your dosage and take it twice daily, especially if you’re taking 50-100mg. Users taking low doses will often take it within an hour of a workout and find this gives the best results. Experimenting with different dosing schedules is the best way to determine what will work for you.

Can I stack Anadrol with Dianabol and Test Enanthate?

I wouldn’t for a beginner. I would add a good testosterone base like Testosterone Cypionate or Testosterone Enanthate and focus more on your food intake and workout. If you feel you must, I would split it 50/25 to test the waters, but if you can’t handle it, drop the Dbol till your next cycle. Do 50mg Anadrol to 100mg Dbol if you seem to be reacting well.

Can Anadrol be used for cutting?

Anadrol is not an ideal cutting steroid because of the amount of water retention it causes. This is the opposite of what you want in a cutting cycle, where you aim to achieve a very defined and vascular physique. Anadrol can be helpful between cutting cycles to put on mass but would rarely, if ever, be used in a dedicated cutting cycle.

Why does Anadrol kill appetite?

Anadrol’s effects on appetite will be different for each person. Some users find it increases their appetite, while others find Anadrol does kill the appetite. Then, some see no changes to their appetite when using Anadrol. You won’t know what Anadrol does to your appetite until you’ve tried it, and this effect can also vary depending on your dose.

Does Anadrol shut down testosterone?

Anadrol does cause testosterone suppression, and you will need post-cycle therapy after using this steroid. Since most people will follow up on Anadrol with injectable steroids, your PCT would then only be implemented when you cease all other suppressive compounds. Without PCT, it will be difficult to maintain muscle gains made with Anadrol, as low testosterone causes catabolic activity (loss of muscle mass).

Can you use Anadrol on its own?

Anadrol can be used on its own, but many will use it with a testosterone base. Anadrol will provide substantial gains if you use it alone or with one or more other compounds. One of its best uses is at the start of a cycle to kickstart your strength gains quickly, followed up by slower-acting injectable steroids.

Can Anadrol cause gyno?

Anadrol can cause gynecomastia to develop in some users. This isn’t because of estrogen conversion but because Anadrol stimulates estrogen receptors in other ways. A SERM like Nolvadex might help control gyno, but aromatase inhibitors are ineffective with Anadrol. For most Anadrol users, the appearance of gyno is not as pronounced as the water retention this steroid notoriously causes.

What’s best to stack with Anadrol?

Because Anadrol causes very rapid gains, which can, unfortunately, disappear quite quickly without the proper care, a cycle must be continued with other steroids, and this means that Anadrol will always be used in a stack with at least one other compound. Testosterone is the most common, but advanced users will stack with Trenbolone, a nandrolone steroid like Deca-Durabolin, or even Dianabol.

Can you stack Anadrol with SARMs? Yes, you can! For example, stack it with LGD-4033, Andarine (S4), or RAD-140.

Final Thoughts

Anadrol has legendary status in the bodybuilding and powerlifting world for good reasons. Many stand by it as the most potent steroid in use today, and it’s been used for many decades for this reason. Anadrol is one of the most powerful steroids for raw strength and mass gains and is quoted as having triple the anabolic power of testosterone. Power and stamina shoot through the roof, allowing you to obliterate your personal best in the gym and lift weights well beyond your normal level.

Anadrol has never gone out of fashion. However, as the bodybuilding community has grown and interest in natural and safer options has expanded, more people, including me, are looking for alternatives. Anadrol has a reputation as a harsh steroid, and I’d certainly agree with that. It comes with real risks to liver and cardiovascular health when you’re not careful with how you use it. But it’s also not as bad as it’s made out to be. We only have to look at some doses given in medical trials to see that men and female users tolerate Anadrol well.

I’m not one of those guys who feel comfortable using Anadrol for long periods, but I do feel confident using it at moderate doses (say 100mg at most) for a few weeks to get those incredible and FAST results. Anadrol isn’t for everyone, but it’s one AAS that gives impressive results in our two most critical areas: Muscle and strength. And you really can’t go wrong with that.

— Furious Joe