Dianabol (Metandienone) Steroid – Uses, Side Effects, and More

Dianabol (commonly called Dbol) is the quickest way of building mass and strength. This is a fast-acting, short half-life steroid. Unlike most of the other powerful anabolic-androgenic steroids out there, Dianabol is mainly used in an oral tablet form rather than injections, although an injectable form also exists.

Dbol is one of the rare steroids out there, which was created purely to enhance athletic performance¹ in steroid users rather than initially developed for other purposes, such as to treat medical conditions or for use in animals. It provides big muscle and strength gains², which boosts nitrogen retention and works fast, making this a staple compound in most advanced stacks.

If Arnold Schwarzenegger used it in his prime, you know it’s got to be good. It’s now well known that Dbol was one of Arnie’s two favorite anabolic steroids (the other simply being testosterone). But if I have to state the obvious, you won’t look like Schwarzenegger did in his prime just by running a few Dianabol cycles. That guy worked HARD for years, and Dbol was just one tool that helped him get there. Once you learn how to use Dianabol properly, it will help transform your physique as almost no other AAS can. Keep reading because there’s a lot to get through here!

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 Dianabol?

You have heard of Dianabol if you’re interested in or just curious about anabolic steroids. Dbol is the AAS that’s perhaps talked about more than any other besides plain old testosterone. For most bodybuilders, Dianabol is THE steroid we want to try above all others. With so many incredible photos of Dianabol’s physiques out there, who wouldn’t want a piece of the action?

Dianabol has a reduced androgenic nature compared with testosterone due to a slight alteration to the chemical structure of the hormone, but it still retains a highly anabolic effect. Therefore, Dbol can be considered a true performance-enhancing androgen and anabolic steroid that has well-known and studied benefits³ going back decades. Dianabol is considered to be much more powerful and effective than even the highly regarded steroid Anadrol.

Dianabol is a C17-alpha alkylated steroid⁴ that allows Dbol to be taken orally. Most injectable steroids are not C17-alpha alkylated types, but Dianabol is also made in a much less common and less popular injectable form, which is also of the C17-alpha alkylated type. Therefore, both forms have the same impacts on the liver⁵. The vast majority of users will only use oral Dianabol.

Just about anyone who uses Dianabol does so for two main reasons:

• To gain massive size
• To achieve immense strength

It is well known that Arnold Schwarzenegger was taking Dianabol in his early bodybuilding years, and we can all see what it did for his physique. To this day, men still strive to achieve the perfect Arnold-like body, and Dianabol remains a valuable tool to help reach that goal.

A Quick Look at Dianabol

• Other Names: Methandienone, Methandrostenolone, Dbol, others.
• Primary Use: Treatment of hypogonadism and muscle wasting conditions. Popular off-label for physique- and performance-enhancing purposes (by bodybuilders and athletes) such as bulking and rapid muscle growth.
• Administration: Oral form (tablets). Typical dosage: 20-100 mg/day (often split into multiple doses due to its short half-life of 4-6 hours).
• Cycle Length: 4-6 weeks (due to hepatotoxicity). Often used as a kickstart compound in bulking cycles, stacked with injectable steroids like testosterone or Deca-Durabolin.
• Benefits: Rapid muscle and strength gains, improved recovery and endurance, effective for bulking cycles.
• Side Effects: Testosterone suppression, water retention (bloating), high blood pressure, acne and oily skin, gynecomastia (due to estrogenic activity), liver toxicity (hepatotoxic), cholesterol imbalance (increased LDL, decreased HDL).

Note: Dianabol is a powerful steroid with significant risks, particularly to the liver and cardiovascular system. It should only be used after thorough research and understanding of its potential side effects. Misuse can lead to severe health complications.

History and Overview

Dbol is one of the oldest anabolic steroids, created in the mid-1950s. Dianabol is the most well-known brand name for the anabolic steroid Metandienone⁶. Dianabol is the only term we ever use for this steroid, along with simply calling it Dbol or D-bol. It was used for a short time medically as an androgen replacement therapy, but more effective AAS were soon developed for that purpose.

With the extent of liver toxicity that Dianabol can cause becoming evident to medical professionals, Dbol would never remain in medical use because it wasn’t suited for longer-term clinical usage and was withdrawn from approved medical uses in most countries. However, bodybuilders didn’t take long to catch on to Dianabol’s benefits. This led to Dbol becoming a favored steroid for bodybuilders of the “golden era” throughout the 1970s, thanks to its ability to quickly promote massive gains in muscle.

Mechanism of Action

Dianabol is an oral anabolic steroid derived from testosterone. Despite Dbol being based on the testosterone hormone, its speed and potency of effects are significantly more potent than testosterone. Dianabol was designed to have reduced androgenic activity compared to testosterone, with an androgenic rating of around 60, while having a much higher anabolic effect that can potentially be twice that of testosterone.

As you would know, Dianabol is an oral steroid. This means it passes through the liver (causing some hepatotoxicity) and starts taking effect quicker than most injectables. At its core, Dianabol promotes anabolism, muscle growth, and strength gains like testosterone does – it does it more robustly. In particular, these processes are critical to the mechanism of action of Dianabol and the reasons why we love using it:

• Protein synthesis
• Nitrogen retention
• Glycogenolysis

While protein synthesis and nitrogen retention⁸ are generally well understood, fewer people know about Dianabol’s glycogenolysis activity and why it’s so beneficial: Increased muscular energy as Dianabol promotes the increased conversion of glycogen into glucose.

When you’re training at high intensity, glycogenolysis is critical for ATP⁹. ATP is what your body uses for muscle contraction. Lifting weights at your maximum intensity depletes your stores of ATP. With Dianabol, you can increase glycogenolysis to resynthesize your muscles’ store of ATP, and you can continue with muscle contractions, essentially allowing you to lift for longer. Combined with drastically increased nitrogen retention and protein synthesis, it becomes clearer why Dianabol is such a powerhouse steroid.

Effects of Dianabol (Benefits)

Dianabol’s big benefits center on two main things: Strength and mass. That’s why we use Dbol. There’s no slow and steady with Dianabol, either. It’s all about getting big and doing it fast. The essential benefits and effects of Dianabol are:

• Increases mass rapidly
• Increases nitrogen retention
• Boosts power and strength
• Enhances and speeds up muscle recovery
• Reduces fatigue, allowing for longer workouts
• Lower androgenic effects than other steroids
• It works well with many other steroids
• It doesn’t require painful injections

One of the most common uses of Dianabol is as a bulking steroid during the off-season because it can deliver rapid and high-quality mass-building results. Here are the benefits and effects you can expect to see (and feel!) with Dianabol:

Mass Gains

Everyone uses Dianabol to gain mass, gain a lot of it, and gain it quickly. You know it will work fast with the possibility of running Dianabol for only four weeks. No other steroid will have you put on so much weight in such a short time, but beware that blasting Dianabol at high doses will almost certainly result in a fair amount of that weight being water.

All Dbol users should be aware that only some weight gained will be muscle, which you aim to keep after your cycle, resulting in a drop in overall weight as water is shed.

How much mass can you gain using Dianabol? Anywhere from 15 lbs and up is achievable, and while a lot of your early mass gains in the cycle will be water weight, as you progress, your weight will increasingly be muscle mass. It’s possible to gain 20 lbs of mass within just a few weeks of using Dbol at 30-50mg daily, as long as you’re eating to gain weight and pushing hard in the gym.

Strength Gains

Dbol is one of the very best strength-boosting AAS. Expect to see strength gains within your first two or three days. Personal records easily break through on your first Dbol cycle; you’ll feel like an absolute monster with the weight you can now lift.

Dianabol is thought of as one of the premier strength-gaining steroids, and it can be easy to get overconfident once the additional strength kicks in very quickly, leading to a desire to lift perhaps beyond your current ability, resulting in injury. But if you lift heavier, you will, and as long as it’s done right, you can expect these strength gains to lead to more and more mass being packed on. Many guys report lifting 100 pounds more by the end of the cycle.

Fast Recovery

All AAS will speed up your muscle recovery, and with Dbol’s effects on protein synthesis, you can expect your regular recovery times to halve or even better – getting you back to training sooner with less downtime.

Pumps and Fullness

Dianabol users will get some fantastic pumps. Some of us find back pumps become an issue, principally at higher doses. Once you start feeling those pumps in the gym (and outside of it), it’s a great sign that your Dbol is working as it should be – and it feels incredible.

Joints and Bones

A less well-known benefit of Dbol is its ability to repair and strengthen joints. You’ll need this with the increased weight you’ll be lifting, and it also contributes to the all-important acceleration of recovery. But if water retention becomes overwhelming, this can hurt joints, and you’ll lose out on this advantage of Dianabol.

Dianabol Dosing and Administration

Dianabol is an AAS where there’s little room to move on dosing. Even an increase of 5mg daily can take your side effects to a point where it becomes challenging to mitigate.

I always say it’s worth sacrificing a few pounds in gains to get those side effects under control with a slightly lower dose. The optional dose for YOU will be different than for me, but 40-50mg is where a lot of men find the best balance.

Doses

Dianabol was long ago stopped being used as a medical drug due to its toxic effects on the liver. Dosages, when it was used for this purpose, were typically up to 10mg per day for men, and women were sometimes prescribed 2.5mg per day. Here’s a general guide to the Dianabol’s bodybuilding doses for different experience levels:

Beginner

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). If you’ve got high-quality Dbol, a 15mg daily dose will give a fantastic introduction to this steroid with manageable side effects.

Intermediate

Taking it to the next level at 30mg daily will begin more severe water retention, but the muscle and strength gains will start coming on thick and fast. Yes, other sides will also increase at this level, but the majority of men can tolerate 30mg of Dbol well.

Advanced

50mg is where many of us will maximize our Dianabol dose, but as always, some will push the limits further and go for 75mg or even 100mg per day. That is an extreme dose of Dbol, and you can expect severe water retention and the associated risk of high blood pressure and liver toxicity. This blasting at high doses would not want to be done for more than a few weeks maximum.

Female

It is widely recommended that women don’t use Dianabol because virilization is almost certain to occur. Some women can use this steroid at very low doses, but there are undoubtedly other far more suitable compounds for females that don’t cause such pronounced androgenic effects.

If a female is determined to use Dianabol, a starting dose of just 2.5mg daily is ideal. Increasing the dosage to 5mg daily is possible if adverse effects are manageable. Very few women will choose to extend beyond this point. Still, a small minority of females are known to take 10mg of Dianabol per day, and this is considered a high dose where virilization is almost certain to occur.

Very few women will find it beneficial to use Dianabol beyond 5mg at the most, with its anabolic effects being more than powerful enough to deliver extreme results at the dosage.

Dosing Schedule, Half-life, and Cycle Length

Dianabol’s half-life is very short: Anywhere from three to six hours. So how should you dose Dbol throughout the day?

• I like to split it into two or three – depending on how much I take. Even then, it’s difficult to keep blood levels steady.
• The other option is a once-daily administration taken an hour or two before working out to maximize the effects while you train.

Dianabol is one of the only AAS men who can run as a sole compound without a testosterone base if you do things properly. Dianabol IS suppressive, but at a moderate dose and short cycles, it’s possible to run Dbol alone and not suffer from low testosterone. It’s the estrogen crash of suppressive AAS that causes the problems for men and Dianabol aromatizing into a somewhat weaker version of estrogen.

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. Arimidex, dosed at 0.125mg to 0.25mg and taken twice weekly, is often successfully used in this Dbol-only cycle strategy.

Cycle length, regardless of whether it’s Dbol only or a stack, I always limit use to 6 weeks. I’ve heard of guys using Dianabol for longer cycles, but you better watch out for your liver values closely.

Likely Results

Most guys going into a Dianabol cycle will, at a minimum, be looking to gain 20 lbs in mass. If you’re taking in enough calories daily to support your gains, enough muscle mass can be built to gain significant weight even once water weight is lost post-cycle.

Once you start stacking with testosterone and other AAS compounds like Deca, you can see gains in the 30 lbs realm. Despite the lost fluid weight, the lean mass you can keep on will still be more than what we can achieve with just about any other steroid.

Strength gains will be through the roof (Dbol is, after all, one of THE premier strength-boosting AAS). You should notice a significant strength increase before week 3. Benching 30 lbs more by week three is quickly done, and those pumps! As long as you can avoid lower back pumps, the pumps on Dianabol are one of the best things about this AAS, in my opinion. Expect excellent muscle fullness and a huge blown-up look that WILL get attention – whether you want it or not!

Dianabol Cycles

Dianabol cycles are all about strength and mass gains, making this AAS possibly the most popular off-season bulking steroid. It has two excellent strategic uses in a cycle as well:

• As a kickstarter – To start making gains quickly in the first 4 to 6 weeks of the cycle, then continue with other AAS.
• To bust through plateaus – Avoid stagnation of results in the middle of a cycle by running Dbol for four weeks to break your plateau and continue your progress.

The multiple ways we can use Dbol will impact your results to an extent, but one thing is sure: Dianabol delivers massive gains regardless of where you place it in the cycle.

Kickstarting a cycle is often done in a mass-building off-season cycle. Dianabol provides the rapid mass gains you want while your other injectable steroids are building up in the body. Dianabol will deliver dramatic gains in weight during this time, which you can then compound during the rest of your cycle.

We all face a mid-cycle plateau at one point or another, and Dianabol is also powerful in this situation. This is where gains are slow, or you feel like you’ve come up against a wall and can’t make further progress no matter how hard your workouts are getting. Rather than continuing the cycle with little to no gains, adding Dianabol provides a considerable boost. It can knock that plateau wall down and quickly make your gains look up again.

Dianabol is almost always used for these two specific purposes in a cycle because of its hepatotoxicity, where you certainly don’t want to be using Dianabol for an entire cycle that runs for eight weeks, 12 weeks, or longer.

Dbol can be used with almost every other steroid besides other orals like Anadrol. This makes Dianabol a versatile steroid that will fit right into any cycle, whether you’re teaming it up with just one other steroid or multiples in a more advanced stack.

It is critical to note, though, that Dianabol is not recommended to be used along with another C17-aa steroid because of the increased load on the liver this combination would result in. This includes Anadrol, Anavar, and Stanozolol-based steroids like Winstrol.

Most steroid cycles will only be able to fit in one of these uses for Dianabol due to the break required in between. However, for the most advanced hardcore bodybuilding cycles that run well beyond 12 weeks, Dbol can often be used for both a kickstart and a plateau breaker while maintaining the required break.

Dianabol Cycle for Men

Here’s an idea of what to expect: Men using Dbol will see weight gains like no other steroid. 20lbs? That’s the low end. Think 30 lbs and even more. Expect to lose much of it – up to 80% of that weight – once you stop Dbol. But if you’ve eaten and worked out right, lean gains of 15 lbs or more can be maintained.

There are thousands (millions even) of enthusiastic comments shared about Dianabol. People get excited about using this steroid, and for good reasons! Just a few of the positive reviews I’ve seen are:

• The pumps at the gym are amazing!
• Increases volume and strength unbelievably!
• Very high levels of energy!
• I gained nearly 30lbs in 3 to 4 weeks!

With something as powerful as Dianabol, there will always be negative comments and experiences guys are talking about. But these won’t necessarily stop someone from using Dbol – we know what to expect, and you roll with it.

Something a lot of guys touch on is how family and friends notice the drastic body changes. Having your body blow up in a short time and things like “moon face” developing – men who want to go under the radar should know that Dianabol isn’t letting that happen.

Back pumps are a common complaint from men. This is often at the higher dosage range, and even when you know it could happen, it’s still a bit of a shock to experience it.

Dianabol Cycle for Women

With a lower androgenic rating than testosterone, it would appear on paper at least that Dianabol is usable by women with a lower risk of virilization. But despite this, virilizing side effects are very likely for females who use Dianabol. It can come as a surprise then that many women do choose to use Dbol at low doses, and in many cases, they enjoy its benefits immensely.

In other cases, some women report purchasing Anavar, having it tested, and discovering it is, in fact, Dianabol. In these cases, Dbol might be unknowingly used, and it will provide women with a VERY different experience from Anavar.

Most women who run Dianabol do so for just a few weeks. At week 3, side effects like acne and water retention can become challenging to manage. Females starting at very low doses of 2.5mg (which was once used in clinical studies) can still see weight gain well beyond what can be achieved with Anavar, and women love the strength boost that Dbol provides. Some of the positive things women are saying include:

• Loved it!
• It’s superior!
• Amazing strength and recovery, and zero virilization!

What are they complaining about? Acne and bloating are two of the biggest pet peeves, but women who love Dianabol are often happy to deal with the sides to reach size and strength goals.

Dianabol-only Cycle

Running a Dbol-only cycle is not recommended. The suppression of testosterone makes it too high risk, and this is why, at a bare minimum, Dbol should always be cycled with at least a testosterone compound like testosterone enanthate.

Dianabol is almost always used in a cycle with other steroids. One of its primary uses and benefits is as a kickstart compound in a cycle. Dianabol is an oral steroid that takes effect very quickly compared with most injectables. Therefore, taking Dianabol at the beginning of the cycle for a few weeks, combined with your chosen injectable compound or compounds, gets results going almost immediately, while the injectable compound’s anabolic effects start kicking in later.

Beginner Dianabol Cycle

A beginner cycle using Dianabol will rely on this steroid for muscle and strength gains and also include a testosterone compound to provide the much-needed testosterone support and to keep testosterone levels on track.

A beginner Dianabol cycle can be as simple as the following while adding the desired amount of testosterone into the remaining weeks.

• Week 1-12 – 500mg per week Testosterone Enanthate, 0.5 mg/eod Arimidex
• Week 1-6 – 25mg per day Dianabol

Intermediate Dianabol Cycle

Users of this level might run Dianabol for a longer period at the start of a steroid cycle and a higher dosage while combining it with testosterone and potentially other steroids as well.

Option 1:

• Week 1-16 – 750mg per week Sustanon 250, 0.5mg/eod Arimidex
• Week 1-14 – 400mg per week Deca-Durabolin
• Week 1-6 – 50 mg per day Dianabol

Option 2:

• Dbol: 25mg-50mg daily (Weeks 1-6)
• Deca-Durabolin: 400mg weekly (Weeks 1-12)
• Testosterone Enanthate: 100-200mg weekly (Weeks 1-12)

The addition of Deca-Durabolin (Nandrolone) takes this cycle up several levels when it comes to mass and strength gains, and it only makes use of testosterone for hormone replacement.

Adding Nandrolone to this stack doesn’t necessarily mean you need to increase Dianabol’s dosage because it is still very potent at low doses. However, some users will want to increase to 50mg/daily, and once again, Dbol is used only for the first half of the cycle, with Deca taking over for the remainder.

Advanced Dianabol Cycle

An advanced Dbol cycle uses a higher dosage of Dianabol while combining with at least one other powerful steroid, such as Trenbolone or Deca-Durabolin.

Option 1:

• Week 1-12 – 1000mg/week Testosterone Enanthate
• Week 1-10 – 600mg/week Deca-Durabolin
• Week 1-6 – 50mg/ed Dianabol
• Week 11-16 – 50mg/eod Trenbolone Acetate
• Week 13-16 – 200mg/eod Testosterone Propionate
• Week 1-16 – 4iu/ed HGH; 0.5mg/eod Arimidex

Option 2:

• Dianabol at 50mg/day (weeks 1-6)
• Trenbolone Acetate 400mg weekly (Weeks 1-8)
• Testosterone Propionate 100mg weekly (Weeks 1-8)

Advanced Dbol users often do a short, sharp cycle using other short estered compounds for the most dramatic and rapid results. It’s not only Dianabol kicking off the cycle to great heights in this type of stack; you will add at least one other fast-acting steroid that will supercharge results in the very early days of the cycle. In this case, we make use of the powerful Trenbolone Acetate.

*ed – every day
*eod – every other day

Hardcore Dianabol Cycle

The Dbol cycle below is not something I can recommend in the name of safety. Doses of this nature are hazardous, as they severely open the door to adverse effects.

• Week 1-16 – 1000mg/week Testosterone Cypionate
• Week 1-8 – 600mg/week Deca-Durabolin
• Week 1-6 – 50mg/ed Dianabol
• Week 9-16 – 600mg/week Equipoise
• Week 13-18 – 50mg/ed Dianabol
• Week 17-24 – 200mg/eod Testosterone Propionate, 100mg/ed Trenbolone Acetate
• Week 1-24 – 5iu/ed HGH, 1mg/eod Arimidex

Dianabol vs. Other PEDs

Dianabol stands on its own and will be the go-to off-season fast-acting bulking steroid for most of us. But it’s always a good idea to compare with other AAS because Dbol won’t always be the best option for your goals. I would also like to know how different AAS will bring additional benefits to a stack. It’s also interesting to compare Dbol to other oral steroids as we can see how unique it is (with most other orals being dry-cutting steroids).

Dianabol vs. Anavar

Anavar is an excellent cutting steroid, and it can promote some lean gains but nothing comparable to Dbol.

Being an oral steroid, you’d expect Anavar to be as liver toxic as Dbol, but in fact, it’s pretty mild in this regard – but can cause more stress to the kidneys. Anavar will dry you out and give you some incredible vascularity and muscle hardness, quite the opposite of a Dianabol physique.

Rarely would you want to stack these two oral AAS – but running Anavar for a short cycle after a short cycle of Dbol could help dry out your physique, keeping in mind that it’s wise to limit the length of time you take any oral steroids.

Dianabol vs. Deca-Durabolin

Deca is also a classic old-school steroid. Both Deca and Dbol were used regularly by golden-era bodybuilders, and both are still at the top of the list of popular steroids today.

Deca is not a dry compound by any means but will typically cause less water retention than Dbol. Deca’s side effects are easier to manage, but it’s so important to consider individual responses. Some guys don’t like Deca and do better with Dianabol.

Using NPP instead of Deca (both Nandrolone) can give you results at a similar speed to Dbol, but again, those size and strength gains will be a little less extreme than a Dianabol cycle. Want the best of both worlds? Just do what thousands have done before you – stack these two legendary steroids for incredible results.

Stacking Dianabol

Dianabol is what we can confidently call a bulking AAS. It’s well known that Dbol was a core component of off-season bulking in the golden age of bodybuilding back in the 1970s, with fluid retention in the off-season not being a big deal (and those guys mostly kept the dosage relatively low).

Yes, Dbol can be utilized in a cutting or recomp cycle, but better options are available… One way this can work is to use Dianabol briefly at the start of the cycle, then finish with a drying AAS to rid your body of water before a contest.

Any cycle where putting on maximum body weight is your priority is one you should think about running Dianabol in. I want to focus on some incredible Dianabol stacks where you’re using Dbol as part of a comprehensive cycle that includes other AAS that bring in their additional benefits (and side effects).

Dianabol is very often used as a kickstart compound. And why wouldn’t you? It’s the perfect way to kick off a longer cycle and make massive gains fast before other compounds take full effect. Here are just a few of my favorite Dianabol stacks:

Dianabol + Testosterone (Bulking stack)

This is the most straightforward stack we can do with Dianabol, but don’t be fooled by its simplicity: This potent bulking cycle can deliver immense results if you approach your diet and training right. You can choose any testosterone ester according to your preference, but I usually go with Testosterone Enanthate. It will take a little longer to kick in, but Dbol shines by kicking off this stack excellently and fast with a bang for the first six weeks.

Benefits:

• Massive mass gains
• Big strength increase
• Fast results
• Lots of pumps
• Muscle fullness
• Mood enhancement
• Increased energy

Dosing:

• Weeks 1-6: Dianabol 25mg/day
• Weeks 1-12: Testosterone 500mg/week

Possible Side Effects:

• Testosterone suppression
• Liver toxicity
• High cholesterol and blood pressure
• Water retention
• Gyno
• Acne and hair loss
• Stiff joints
• Lower back pumps

Results

This stack is all about building as much size as possible, and Dianabol will add exceptional mass quickly in the first half of the cycle. Gains will then slow down to a steadier pace as testosterone takes over, and you should be able to control water retention with a good diet by limiting the Dianabol dose to 25mg. Gains of 20lbs are well within possibility with this cycle.

PCT

Nolvadex: 40mg/day for weeks 1-3, then 20mg/day for week 4. If using Testosterone Enanthate or Cypionate, wait two weeks after your last injection before starting PCT.

Dianabol + Deca-Durabolin + Testosterone (Bulking stack)

This is a viral bulking cycle but one where you’ll want to be a more experienced AAS user because Deca can introduce a bunch of different side effects here. Again, use a testosterone ester that you prefer. Still, I go with Testosterone Cypionate for its twice-weekly injections (and your Deca injections can even be combined with the Test ones for convenience).

Benefits:

• Muscle gains
• Strength gains
• Joint support
• Quick recovery
• Full, pumped look
• Enhanced mood and mental outlook

Dosing:

• Weeks 1-6: Dianabol 15mg daily
• Weeks 1-12: Deca 200-300mg weekly
• Weeks 1-12 (or longer): Testosterone 500mg weekly

Possible Side Effects:

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

Results

Adding Deca to an already potent combo of Dbol and Test will make gains even more substantial on this cycle. 20lbs to 30lbs is a reasonable target, and much of the gains will be made in the first few weeks. Dianabol begins on the third week to give Deca time to kick in, so all the AAS are working together in this awesome off-season combo made famous by Arnie himself.

PCT

• First ten days post-cycle: HCG 500iu daily
• Week 2-4: Nolvadex 40mg/day
• Week 5: Nolvadex 20mg/day

Optionally, you can stop using Deca at week ten if you want to begin PCT two weeks after the cycle ends – Deca is long-lasting. PCT will not necessarily restore testosterone levels fully. Some users find testosterone cruising longer term or ongoing TRT is required after using Deca-Durabolin.

Dianabol + Trenbolone (Bulking/Recomp stack)

This is one of the hardcore stacks you can do, with Tren being an advanced AAS that you’ll want to have experience with before stacking it because its side effects alone can be extreme. This stack won’t only help you gain more mass, but Tren can also assist in drying you out from any water weight put on by Dbol. Thanks to Trenbolone, you can even lose some fat on this cycle.

Benefits:

• Huge mass gains
• Incredible strength
• Big pumps
• Fat loss
• Vascularity and hardness (towards the end of the cycle)
• Fast recovery

Dosing:

• Weeks 1-6: Dianabol 20mg daily
• Weeks 1-8: Trenbolone 150mg-225mg weekly

Possible Side Effects:

• Testosterone suppression
• Liver toxicity
• High cholesterol and blood pressure
• Shortness of breath
• Water retention
• Hair loss and acne
• Lower back pumps
• Tren cough
• Anger and paranoia
• Insomnia
• Increased sweating

Results

It’s a superb off-season stack for gaining mass and offsetting some of Dbol’s fluid retention. The Trenbolone side effects can be challenging to handle, so prepare to adjust your dosage if needed. You won’t get as much muscle definition and dryness as when using Tren on its own, but the increased size from Dianabol makes up for it – gains of 15 lbs and up of pure muscle are possible.

PCT

• Enclomiphene 25mg daily (3 weeks), 12.5mg daily (1 week)
• Nolvadex 20mg daily (3 weeks), 10mg daily (1 week)

Just like Deca, Tren can linger in your system for a prolonged length of time, and ongoing TRT or testosterone cruising is recommended if PCT isn’t effective.

Dianabol PCT

Your PCT following Dianabol use will strongly depend on what (if any) other AAS you’ve stacked it with. Since Dbol is often used in the first 4 to 6 weeks and then other AAS continue the cycle for many more weeks, you’ll be planning your PCT around the properties of those other compounds – this includes WHEN to start your PCT and what PCT compounds are most suitable.

For a basic or Dbol-only cycle, it can be beneficial to include HCG on-cycle taken twice weekly at 500iu (watch out for any increase in estrogenic side effects). PCT is best done with a combo of Enclomiphene and Nolvadex starting the day after your last Dianabol dose (remembering Dbol has a very short half-life). PCT for four weeks is usually sufficient at a dosage of:

• Enclomiphene: 25mg/day for the first three weeks, 12.5mg/day for the last one
• Nolvadex: 20mg/day for the first three weeks, 10mg/day for the last week

You want to do everything possible to get your PCT right so you can avoid disastrous low testosterone effects and keep those hard-earned gains. The goal of PCT is to boost natural testosterone production. Although PCT alone does not raise your testosterone to its normal level, it provides a base that allows the body to slowly build up to normal production of this critical male hormone.

Dianabol Side Effects

Dianabol is notorious for its high rate of aromatization and associated estrogenic activity. Water retention is a fact of life when you use Dianabol. This is part of what gets you gaining massive body weight so quickly, but you expect that some of it (or a lot) will be lost after you stop using Dbol.

Dianabol has a reputation for being a steroid that causes noticeable, rapid, and sometimes extreme bloating or fluid retention, especially in the early stage of a cycle. This results in a telltale puffy look, including on the face, and can indicate to other people pretty quickly that you’re using steroids. With experience, you should be able to control the Dianabol side effects well enough to keep using it.

There are undoubtedly other steroids that are much more harsh than DBol when it comes to side effects, with this being one of the more manageable steroids. Some guys will have a more challenging time, but you’ll find that the side effect profile consists mainly of the standard adverse effects with nothing out in the extremes, as we see with something like Trenbolone. You will still want to be alert to Dbol’s side effects and be ready to manage any that appear.

Short-Term Side Effects

The immediate and short-term side effects that Dbol causes are almost as famous as its benefits. Specifically, I’m talking about bloating or water retention¹⁰. This estrogenic effect is not only unsightly but can also lead to raised blood pressure, so you’ll want to keep it under control by using something like Nolvadex.

Along the same lines, a sudden development of gynecomastia is also common with Dbol. While gyno should, in theory, be a short-term side effect, if you make the mistake of letting it get out of control, it can be a more permanent problem.

Other short-term side effects can include acne and increased cholesterol. Once again, cholesterol can become a longer-term problem if you use Dianabol too often or at high doses. When used moderately for short cycles and suitable breaks between cycles combined with a good diet, cholesterol levels can return to normal in otherwise healthy people.

Long-Term Side Effects

Prolonged use of Dianabol and using it at high doses puts you at risk of long-term side effects and potentially permanent damage to your health. Dianabol comes with an even greater risk of causing longer-term complications because it’s an oral steroid. Therefore, you are much more restricted in the time you should be using it to minimize these risks.

Dianabol’s potential to cause long-term complications will rise significantly once you start using it for cycles of more than eight weeks and if you don’t have enough of a break in between cycles to let your liver, kidneys, and cardiovascular system recover.

What is the appropriate time to wait between Dianabol cycles (including not using any other C17-alpha alkylated steroids during this time)? Getting bloodwork done to find out the precise status of your body’s condition is a surefire way to know for sure how you’re dealing with the steroid and if you’ve fully recovered after a cycle.

Not everyone will be able to have bloodwork done or will choose not to. In this case, you’ll estimate a safe timeframe if you want to follow up with another Dianabol or other C17-alpha alkylated steroid cycle. A rule some guys use is to have the time off duration double that of your cycle. So, if you did a 6-week Dianabol cycle, the break before the next cycle should be at least 12 weeks.

Water Retention

Dianabol’s aromatase activity is moderate compared to many other steroids. However, it is still notorious for causing fluid retention, which gives you a bloated appearance – not only on your body but often around the face. This bloating can come on very suddenly – often overnight – and provides a telltale sign to other people that you’re using steroids.

It’s undoubtedly the most dreaded of any of Dbol’s external side effects, but with suitable control with a SERM or AI, you should be able to control it well; in fact, you will want to work to prevent fluid retention as effectively as possible with it not being purely an aesthetic problem. Prolonged water retention can raise blood pressure to dangerous levels, another side effect of which Dbol is well-known.

Androgenic Side Effects

Even though Dianabol has a lower androgenic rating than testosterone, androgenic effects are still common and can become severe in a minority of users. This will be an individual response, so you can’t assume your experience will be like that of anyone you know who has used Dianabol.

Our genetics significantly influence how Dianabol’s androgenic activity will promote these side effects¹¹. If you’ve used any other steroids previously, you will have some idea of what to expect with Dianabol. Dbol can bring about the usual androgenic side effects:

• Acne
• Hair loss (male pattern baldness)
• Body hair growth

The leading cause of these adverse effects is Dbol’s 5-alpha reductase enzyme metabolization. This enzyme converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and DHT is a major cause of male pattern hair loss even when not using steroids. When DHT levels are high, androgens are also high, and this can also lead to the development of acne. These are the underlying mechanisms of androgenic side effects in Dbol.

Luckily, this conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone from Dianabol is relatively low, so DHT levels should not spike too much with this steroid. However, if you’re considering using a drug like the 5a-reductase inhibitor (anti-androgen) Finasteride to treat hair loss, it is unlikely to be effective against Dianabol.

It’s the androgenic activity that causes problems for females who want to use Dianabol. This is not one of the steroids that are considered female-friendly, and very few women will consider using Dbol because the androgenic effects will be pronounced, even at lower doses, and this is although Dianabol does come with a reduced androgenic rating than some other steroids.

The androgenic signs that female users of Dianabol will almost certainly develop to some degree include hoarseness or deepening of the voice, growth of body hair, enlargement of the clitoris, reduction in breast size, menstrual cycle irregularities, loss of head hair and if a woman is pregnant and uses Dianabol, a high risk of a female fetus underground virilization processes.

Needless to say, this is a steroid with pronounced androgenic effects that generally should be avoided by females unless she is happy to tolerate the side effects.

Hepatotoxicity

Being an oral C17-alpha alkylated anabolic steroid, we know straight off that Dianabol is going to cause stress to the liver. Not all C17-aa steroids are equally toxic, and Dianabol can be considered moderate in this regard.

However, its impacts on the liver should still be taken seriously. Another reason why many people do regular blood work while using Dianabol is to keep on top of its effects on the liver. Tests that your physician takes will look at levels of Aspartate Transferase (AST), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Alanine Transferase (ALT), and bilirubin.

In the most extreme and rare cases, prolonged and extensive use of Dianabol could bring about renal failure or other liver dysfunctions such as liver carcinoma.

Avoiding alcohol is critical, and liver support supplements can go some way to reducing stress. Still, the best way to reduce the risks of liver damage is to limit your Dianabol to no more than six weeks at a time, use moderate doses, and give your body enough time to recover between cycles.

A general rule is that a break between cycles should be at least double the length of your cycle, so a break of no less than 12 weeks after a 6-week cycle should provide ample time for recovery in otherwise healthy people.

HPTA and Testosterone Suppression

Dianabol will cause quite severe suppression of normal testosterone production. This is due to the steroid’s impacts on the Hypothalamic Pituitary Testicular Axis (HPTA) because of the artificial inflation of circulating testosterone and an increase in estrogen. In other words, your body is tricked into thinking it no longer needs to produce testosterone.

You will certainly need to be using some exogenous testosterone in any Dianabol cycle. A low-dose testosterone steroid at 100mg-200mg weekly is usually enough to prevent low testosterone and its associated symptoms.

Allow yourself to fall into a state of low testosterone by not including exogenous testosterone in a Dbol cycle. The symptoms can be severe both physically and mentally, not to mention it’s just incredibly unhealthy to let your T levels get too low. Exogenous testosterone gives your body the amount of testosterone needed to function properly.

After your Dbol cycle has ended and enough time has passed that all steroids have left your body, normal testosterone function will begin to recover. This is a gradual process, and waiting for it to happen on its own once again puts you at risk of low testosterone levels.

This is where a post-cycle therapy plan is critical, with SERM drugs like Nolvadex and Clomid being essential to have on hand, ready to go. These drugs accelerate your testosterone recovery and efficiency while levels are starting to get back to normal naturally.

Cholesterol Issues

Dianabol can seriously impact your cholesterol levels. Your LDL (bad) levels can increase while your HDL (good) cholesterol levels decrease simultaneously.

The hepatic triglyceride lipase enzyme is stimulated by C17-a alkylated steroids like Dianabol, and this brings about the reduction in HDL levels, much more so than most injectable anabolic steroids, which do not pass through the liver.

You must manage your cholesterol while using Dbol; this includes eating a cholesterol-friendly diet with plenty of omega-3-rich foods, including cardio exercise in your training, and even regular bloodwork to monitor your cholesterol levels. If you have existing cholesterol problems, you should steer clear of using Dianabol completely.

Female-Specific Side Effects

Females make use of Dianabol surprisingly frequently, but those who do risk virilizing side effects like body and facial hair growth, clitoral enlargement, a deeper voice, breast size reduction, and menstrual irregularities.

If you use a low dose of Dbol for short cycles (6 weeks or less), these side effects will generally subside after your cycle. However, longer-term use poses the risk of more permanent virilization changes for females.

Is Dianabol Safe?

Most anabolic steroids are safe to use under medical doses, but few are approved for this purpose. When it comes to using Dianabol for bodybuilding purposes – at doses much higher than would ever be used medically – we can never call it safe.

No steroid is considered safe to use for performance enhancement, and the risks to your health are well known. With Dianabol, the risks are at the serious end, as they relate to your liver, cholesterol, and overall heart health. These risks are reduced by limiting a Dianabol cycle to 6 weeks and avoiding high doses beyond 50mg per day.

Dianabol Supplement

Is there a way to get the same or similar Dianabol results without the side effects and breaking the law? There are now quite a few products claiming equal alternatives to Dianabol, but very few can live up to expectations. I’ve checked out all the possibilities and keep returning to one formula: D-Bal.

D-Bal is known as the top legal alternative to Dianabol. With D-Bal, you get most of the benefits of Dianabol, with a focus on fast and significant muscle gains, strength boost, fat loss, better recovery, and increased levels of free testosterone.

I’m going to be 100% honest with you on this product. When I started using D-Bal, I was 216 lbs first thing in the morning. It’s been only six weeks; I weighed 235 lbs this morning. That’s right, I am up 19 lbs in 6 weeks!!!

I wouldn’t believe it if you told me either. But here is the thing: I didn’t even change the diet. And here is the other thing: It’s all dry gains!! People usually gain this kind of weight on Anadrol-50 or Dianabol, and it is sloppy weight. Not on this shit!!

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Here is what I like about D-Bal:

• It aims to deliver the same results as steroids but naturally and legally
• Attain a higher anabolic state ready for building muscle
• Quick muscle gains
• Big gains in strength and stamina
• Helps to sustain the gains you’re making
• Improved recovery and decreased muscle soreness
• No toxicity risks to the kidneys or liver
• No risk of high blood pressure

During the first two weeks, I noticed a slight increase in strength and a few pounds on the scale. I didn’t feel much different other than a little stronger in the gym. Now, for the third week on D-Bal, there are significant increases in strength across the board and more mass gain. D-Bal is highly potent. I have two weeks left on it, and I have no idea how much more I can gain. I’ve slapped on 19 lbs of dry weight in six weeks.

My honest take on D-Bal is that. So, if you want to gain mad size and strength in the quickest amount of time possible, then D-Bal should be your first choice. If you decide to use D-Bal, I recommend buying it here.

Dianabol Results

The most famous Dianabol user in history is Arnold Schwarzenegger. You only have to look at any of his old before and after photos to see just what an incredible difference Dianabol enabled him to achieve in his physique. Arnie was known to use a range of steroids back in his prime, but Dianabol is thought to have featured heavily and would undoubtedly have been responsible for a substantial amount of his massive gains.

We can look at Arnold Schwarzenegger as a guide to what Dianabol results you can aim for, keeping in mind that Arnold was a very successful and impressive bodybuilder before using steroids. If you’re already big, you can only stand to benefit further from Dbol. Not to be forgotten is this: Arnold Schwarzenegger was unparalleled in his training, discipline, and intensity.

Can you achieve results from Dianabol as Arnie did? It’s never impossible, but you can expect many years of tough work. Many of us are satisfied with slightly lesser results, which, by any comparison, are still impressive. To truly understand the potential results you can get with Dianabol, you must understand the steroid. This includes:

• Understanding precisely what Metandienone is and how its chemical properties influence its bodily impacts. Understanding how it differs from testosterone is essential if you want to compare results with regular testosterone as well.
• Learning exactly why and who is using Dianabol and for what specific purposes. If you don’t know what a steroid like Dianabol can do, how can you get maximum results?
• Gain a complete understanding of Dianabol’s side effects. There’s a long list of them, and if you go in ignorantly using Dbol, not only will your results suffer, but you will be putting your health in jeopardy. When it comes to Dianabol, that’s not hyperbole either because this is a steroid that can have far-reaching health consequences.
• Finally, only after you fully know the above should you start thinking about what results Dianabol can give you. You will now be in the best position to get the most out of a potent anabolic steroid.

Dianabol is capable of delivering quick and impressive results. Within a few weeks, gaining up to 20 pounds of muscle mass is possible. That level is thought to be at the highest end of the spectrum.

With muscle gains between 10-15 pounds being very impressive during this relatively short period, water retention needs to be taken into account here, with your true gains potentially not being seen until you’ve knocked out any water retention after the cycle or during PCT.

But your results will differ from the next guy based on many factors: Diet, workout regime, genetics, body type, and, of course, what, if any, other steroids you’re using along with Dianabol (Dbol).

These are the significant gains you can expect when using Dianabol:

• Fast and huge gains in muscle mass
• Immense strength gains
• Faster recovery
• Enhanced endurance

Along with increased muscle mass, a massive boost in strength can be expected. Although strength gains aren’t often the first thing we think about, Dianabol is still considered one of the best steroids for strength gains available, and this contributes tremendously to your results thanks to the added ability to go harder in the gym.

Weight Gain

Needless to say, weight or mass gain results with Dianabol are as good as possible. This is the premier reason bodybuilders so highly regard Dbol, and it fully belongs in the category of bulking steroids.

How much weight gain you can? If we are talking about total weight, you must include water because there’s no escaping the fluid retention that Dianabol causes (but you can certainly mitigate it as much as possible).

So, including water weight, which is particularly noticeable at the start of the cycle, don’t be afraid to aim for a 30 lbs weight gain from a standard Dbol cycle. Once the water weight is gone or reduced significantly, increased muscle definition will become prominent, and your total muscle mass gain can easily be in the 15-20lbs range – sometimes more.

Your diet and just how much work you put into training (remember, Arnie was training for hours per day nearly every day) will play a substantial role in your weight gain results.

Strength Gain

Increased strength will power your muscle gains, and users will rarely complain about the strength enhancement that Dianabol produces.

A dramatic rise in strength is noted as being very noticeable within the first few days of a cycle, and in most cases, this results in Dianabol users quickly being able to take workouts to new levels with the capability of adding 50 pounds or more to their bench press, deadlift, squats, and other workouts.

Even better, most users find that these strength gains are kept beyond a Dianabol cycle as long as regular weight lifting continues.

Fat Loss

Dianabol is far from the best-cutting steroid. It’s one of the last steroids that most people will ever want to use for cutting and fat loss. Dianabol’s notorious ability to bring about water retention will be your enemy when your main goal is to lose fat.

Yes, it can be controlled to an extent, and the water tends to die down as the cycle progresses, but you still have countless other better fat loss and cutting steroid options that you rarely need to resort to Dianabol for this purpose.

That said, Dianabol can help make losing fat easier while using it, even if it’s not your primary goal. Because Dbol is highly anabolic, it will enhance your metabolism somehow. It will also help retain muscle by preventing catabolic processes (where muscle is lost as energy).

Dianabol Reviews

Dianabol reviews and experiences are everywhere. 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.

Checking out other people’s experiences with Dbol – good and bad – lets you know what can happen when you use it. Remember that no two people will have the same experience, and your experience using Dianabol will be unique.

A word of caution if you dive into the world of Dianabol reviews: This can be an emotive topic, so it’s essential to focus on the facts and the whole story. People love to brag about their Dianabol results. While some will reveal the true extent of negative experiences, this can often be lost in the usually impressive before and after photos.

Positive Reviews

If we could gather all the positive reviews of Dianabol, it could fill a hundred phone books. This isn’t surprising when you know that Dianabol has been used for decades by some of the world’s best bodybuilders – positive results are expected.

Dianabol is a steroid that doesn’t make you ask IF you will get results, but how great they will be. Positive Dianabol results revolve around how much mass is gained and how quickly it’s gained. In this case, we’ll see positive reviews about gaining 20-25lbs or even more within six weeks or less. Gaining 30lbs is often spoken of, and it’s possible with one crucial factor: 5-10lbs will be water weight, but that’s still a lot of muscle tissue gained.

Not to be forgotten are the positive results revolving around strength gains. Once again, you won’t find many users complaining about the strength boost that Dianabol has brought on, and this almost always happens within the first week of a cycle – usually within just the first two or three days.

A reduction in subcutaneous body fat is another positive review we will often see. This is more of a bonus result with Dianabol as it is not a true fat-burning steroid. It’s also largely dependent on diet. Dianabol can burn fat and build muscle if only maintenance-level calories are consumed. If you are eating in a calorie surplus for bulking, you likely won’t notice much or any fat loss with this steroid.

Negative Reviews

You rarely hear someone talking about Dianabol without discussing some side effects. Lucky guys will have only mild side effects, but many will have more severe ones, and this is expected when using a potent compound like Dianabol. Raised blood pressure is a standard negative review of Dianabol.

This can get very serious and is caused by a rise in LDL cholesterol, which impacts blood pressure and water retention. The exterior physical effects of water retention can be considered annoying, but the internal impacts on blood pressure worry Dianabol users. In severe cases, users have had to lower their dose of Dianabol to stave off water retention and get blood pressure back to normal.

Where to Buy Dianabol?

Buying Dianabol requires working outside the law, so you must be prepared for all the risks. You can’t go to a doctor and get a prescription for Metandienone because it has been a prohibited substance for many decades now. You can’t just walk into a store or pharmacy and pick up a bottle of Dianabol. That means there’s no legal avenue to purchase Dianabol like in the good old days when it was legal.

Dianabol’s popularity means you will always be able to find it on the black market. There are two main ways people acquire Dbol: Through underground labs bought online or by sourcing it in countries where it is manufactured, such as throughout Asia and Eastern Europe. Being one of the most popular anabolic steroids ever, you can expect this to be one of the easiest AAS to find and purchase in most parts of the world.

Pharmaceutical-Grade Dianabol

Does Dianabol come in pharmaceutical grade? This is the first question new users will often ask because seeking out the highest quality and purest form of Dbol for best results and safety reasons makes sense. When it comes to pharma-grade Dianabol, this is a very rare product indeed.

The vast majority of the world’s pharmaceutical companies ceased production of Dianabol when it became a prohibited substance well over twenty years ago. You will not find any pharmaceutical-grade Dbol for sale in Western countries. Many pharmaceutical labs in Mexico and southeast Asia (such as Thailand) still manufacture Dianabol at pharmaceutical grade. These can come under brand names like Anabol, Methandrostenolone, Methanabol, and Naposim.

Where we have pharmaceutical products, we have counterfeits, and you will find counterfeits of any or all of these brands being sold. It takes diligence and a good knowledge of sources to know whether you’re buying a genuine or fake Dianabol.

Because of lower regulation standards in the countries that still manufacture Dbol as a pharmaceutical product, this does not guarantee you will get Dianabol of the same quality as if you were to purchase it from an FDA-approved facility in the United States or similar in other Western countries. This means that even if you purchase pharma-grade Dbol, it won’t necessarily be of high quality, purity, or sterility, which comes from some of the better underground labs.

So, while it’s always better to aim for pharmaceutical-grade Dianabol, effort will still be required to ensure you’re getting the real thing and that, in essence, you are still purchasing this steroid on the black market.

Rather than order from pharmacies overseas, many people will travel to the countries where Dbol is sold openly in pharmacy stores and purchase and use it there. This can go some way to clearing up the legal risks in your own country, but it can potentially put you at legal risk in a foreign country.

Underground Lab (UGL) Dianabol

New steroid users can be surprised to learn that there are thousands upon thousands of labs around the world manufacturing anabolic steroids. These underground labs can be anything from a tiny backyard setup run by one person to a major operation in a factory. Much of the raw material required to make steroids in these labs comes from sources in Eastern Europe and China.

This helps keep the costs down for manufacturers who are, of course, operating illegally in most cases. The better underground labs will maintain a high level of quality control, including how they source their raw powder ingredients while also taking strong measures to ensure sterility. These are the types of UGLs you want to buy from.

At the other end of the spectrum are labs that pay little to no attention to quality or hygiene, and it’s these steroid providers that can put your health at significant risk. Dianabol is a steroid always in high demand, so virtually every underground lab will manufacture it, and this keeps the price of Dbol down as one of the cheaper steroids we can buy.

Dianabol bought from an underground lab is usually cheaper than pharmaceutical grade. Still, its quality will be more of a lucky dip, so you must find a lab with a top reputation for quality.

Availability of Dianabol

Dianabol is widely available, cheap, and generally easy to find in high quality. There’s hardly a steroid supplier out there who doesn’t stock Dianabol because this is a constant best-seller that’s always in demand. 5mg tablets are the most common, with 10mg also available.

Concerns about poor quality are not as common with Dianabol as many other AAS. But you should still take care when choosing a supplier, and sticking to well-known brands means you can’t go wrong with purity – beware of counterfeits.

Underground labs will often sell capsules as well as tablets. Capsules are more likely to be of low quality and dosed much higher, and these should be avoided wherever possible in favor of tablets.

Is Dianabol Legal?

Dianabol is categorized as a prohibited substance in the United States, Australia, and many other countries, so you can not legally buy, possess, manufacture, or sell Dianabol without risking legal consequences.

Other countries are much more lenient and allow possession and use of Dianabol for personal use only – the UK and Canada are two leading examples of nations where you don’t have to be concerned with getting caught possessing small quantities of Dianabol.

In many countries, Dianabol is easily found without a prescription – Mexico is a famous example where many US residents look to source this and other anabolic steroids. Importing or mailing your AAS into the US from Mexico (or any other country) is illegal.

Dianabol (like all AAS) is banned and prohibited as a performance-enhancing substance on the world sporting stage and in competitions. Testing positive for Dianabol can see you disqualified or permanently expelled from competitions.

Typical Pricing

The great thing about Dianabol is how cheap it is. It’s probably the lowest-cost anabolic steroid you’ll ever buy. Why so cheap? It’s been around forever. It’s an immensely popular oral tablet, so a constant supply is available.

Perhaps most famous is the Anabol brand (made by British Dispensary), which comes in 5mg tablets. You can find 1000 of these tablets for $100 or less. So, unlike other AAS, where costs will factor into your cycle planning, this isn’t the case with Dbol.

Dianabol FAQs

Is Dianabol illegal?

Dianabol is classed as a Schedule III controlled substance in the US, and it is against the law to buy Dianabol or use it in most countries. It is also, like all anabolic steroids, a banned substance by world sporting bodies. Despite this, Dianabol is widely available amongst steroid suppliers, but care must be taken to ensure counterfeits are not being purchased.

Due to high demand, Dianabol is a relatively low-cost steroid and widely available, making it very affordable, which makes it an attractive option to those who are new to using steroids. 5mg and 10mg strength tablets are the most common, but some makers have created single capsules at 25mg or even 50mg in one dose.

Remember that if you want to buy Dianabol, capsules are more likely to be lower quality than regular tablets. Purchasing Dianabol in many countries comes with significant legal risks, so it should be carefully considered beforehand.

Can I take Dbol on its own?

I usually use Dbol as a kickstart to cycles with steroid compounds that take longer to take effect, such as Test E. Don’t forget that Dbol is liver toxic, so it’s a wise idea to limit Dbol cycles to 6-8 weeks maximum. I’d use Dbol at 25-50mg/day for 6-8 weeks.

Can you inject Dianabol?

The primary method of administering Dianabol is through a simple pill. This is one of the very few anabolic steroids that is almost universally used orally. Dianabol (Dbol) is made in an injectable form for veterinary use. Still, it is not sought after by human users, probably because the oral Dianabol is quick-acting, easy to take, and has a core purpose in a cycle thanks to how it works as an oral steroid.

Can you drink alcohol when using Dianabol?

Dianabol puts a heavy strain on the liver, as does alcohol. Therefore, it’s never advised to consume alcohol while using this steroid. Besides, alcohol will slow down your performance and set your results back, making the use of steroids a waste of time, which is a good reason that serious bodybuilders and athletes avoid it.

When is the best time to take Dianabol?

The prime to make use of the power of Dianabol is in the first few weeks of a mass-building cycle, where you want rapid mass gains while other steroids are building up in your system. Dianabol (Dbol) is also a powerful plateau breaker, and when used in this phase of a cycle, it will help you push past barriers and slow or halt gains so you don’t succumb to a plateau.

Does Dianabol cause hair loss?

Even though Dianabol has relatively controlled and low androgenic effects compared with other steroids, androgenic side effects are still possible, and this includes hair loss on the head or male pattern baldness. If you are genetically predisposed to baldness, then you are much more likely to experience this particular side effect.

What’s the best Test/Dbol cycle?

Here is my favorite 10-week Dianabol/Testosterone Enanthate cycle. I start with Dbol at 35mg/day for the first eight weeks (tabs taken throughout the day: Breakfast, lunch, dinner). Testosterone enanthate at 500mg/week for ten weeks.

I start PCT 2 weeks after the last testosterone injection (usually week 12) with 20mg/day Nolvadex for weeks 1-2, then 10mg/day Nolva for weeks 3-4. 50mg/day Clomid for 20 days (Clomid to stop one week short of Nolvadex).

If you want to add Deca, I’ll go with 250-300mg/week Deca (100mg/week if you need the joint healing properties of Deca) and 300mg/week Test E for week 1-12, 30mg/day Dbol week 1-8 and I’ll also add 0.5mg Arimidex twice a week.

How much muscle can I gain on Dianabol?

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.

How much Dianabol can I take a day?

Your Dianabol dosage will depend on a lot of things, including if it’s your first time using it and what other steroids you plan to stack it with. Many guys find that 10-20mg daily is enough to gain exceptional gains in strength and excellent results, while others will boost the dose to 50mg. The lower you can keep your DBOL dosage while getting great results, the less severe side effects you’ll have to deal with.

How long does it take for Dbol to kick in?

When you take oral Dianabol, which is the most popular form, it starts working very quickly. You will see strength gains in the first few days of a cycle; many users will notice changes on the first day. That’s how fast Dianabol starts to kick in, mainly if you take your dose a few hours before a workout. You’ll notice more excellent pumps and overall better performance during training.

How long does Dianabol stay in your system?

Even though it has a half-life of just eight hours, Dianabol has a detection time in drug tests of up to 6 weeks after your last dose. There are now even methods of detecting steroid use in hair, rather than just urine, and hair detection can substantially extend the detection time window¹².

Can women use Dianabol?

Dianabol is not a suitable steroid for females to use because of its potency, which results in severe virilizing effects. There are several other milder steroids more suited for female use, such as Anavar and Winstrol. In some cases, women have purchased what they believed was Anavar, but a suspect lab has substituted it with the cheaper Dbol.

Some women will take 10mg of Dbol and report no side effects. Still, it is considered a high-risk steroid for females and not one that’s recommended unless a woman is not concerned with her voice deepening and other likely androgenic effects.

What’s better, Dianabol or Anadrol?

Anadrol is known as a powerful oral steroid, but it can’t match Dianabol’s potency when it comes to power and strength. Dianabol is simply a more powerful steroid than Anadrol on a milligram-to-milligram basis, but some users will still swear by Anadrol, giving them better strength gains. This comes down to personal preference and responsiveness.

Final Thoughts

With the proper dedication to your training and diet, achieving substantial size gains in 20 pounds is more than possible within mere weeks. Since a Dianabol cycle should run for no longer than six weeks, you can expect serious changes and results within that short period. Stacking Dianabol with other steroid compounds can help you increase your capacity for quick bulking and is an option for advanced users who are aware of the possible side effects and know how to combat them.

Dianabol is a brilliant steroid – it always has been and always will be. Dbol has never gone out of fashion, and I doubt it ever will. It’s fast, cheap, easy to take, and tolerates well if you keep your dose moderated. The gains are out of this world.

Dbol isn’t a fancy steroid by any means. It’s pretty basic in what it does – but we’re bodybuilders, and gaining mass and strength is our priority. Dbol is the steroid to turn to when you’ve hit a wall, you’re up against a plateau that nothing else will break, or when you want rapid mass gains and that sought-after full and pumped look that fills out your t-shirt within a matter of weeks.

— Furious Joe